This week, I am thankful:
for flowers that I didn’t have to plant
Sometimes I choose to take a walk in the historic downtown area instead of on a wooded trail, and when I do, I always enjoy seeing the lovely flower-filled plants people put together.
I’m not much of a plant-person myself, but I’m glad other people are!
for the fun of looking in shop windows
When I do my downtown walks, I always like peeking in the windows of the little shops.
They’re starting to be filled with Christmas-y things now! Aren’t these little guys so cute?
This bear made me giggle because here he is from the front:
And his schnozz is SO big from the side!
that I am fast at writing
This BSN class would be even worse if I were not well-practiced at typing out my thoughts! Since I have been typing here for so long, though, I’m fairly quick at getting writing assignments done.
Of course, the school writing is way, way less fun than blogging. Here, I get to decide what I write about, I can be informal, I don’t have to follow fussy APA guidelines, and I make the rules about how long or short my posts are.
Writing with fewer rules = way more fun. 😉
that my friend “made” me take a break from homework
My friend Jena suggested that PERHAPS it would be a good idea to not spend every single second of my non-work days doing homework. Ha.
So, I took a break midday and met up with her for coffee, and I’m glad I did!
that I only have three more weeks of this class left
Week five finishes this weekend, and I already submitted all of my week five homework, so I’m counting it as done.
That means I just have to survive weeks six, seven, and eight, and then I’m FREEEEEEEEE.
that it’s kind of cold on my walks now
I know the fans of summer will never understand this, but I actually do like walking in the crisp, cold air, all bundled up.
To me, this is vastly preferable to a humid summer morning walk.
Amazingly, this honeysuckle has survived some very cold nights
for crunchy leaves to walk in
Even in these, my middle-aged years, I still dearly love walking through a good pile of crunchy leaves.
I will probably enjoy this as long as I’m alive, honestly!
that I never have a problem falling asleep
I know this is an issue that plagues many people, but for whatever reason, it is not a problem for me.
I am almost always so tired at night that I am asleep within 10 minutes of hitting my pillow.
How do I know?
Well, I have been trying to use a breathing/meditation app every night when I go to bed, since breathwork does have some proven health benefits.
A number of the little daily sessions are only 10 minutes, and I still sometimes fall asleep before they’re over.
I think I need to sit up while I do my breathing exercises. 😉
Regardless, the point remains: I fall asleep easily, and I appreciate that!
(Note: I know falling asleep as soon as your head hits the pillow can be a sign of a problem, but my thyroid is fine, my watch says my sleep score is good, and I experience almost no daytime sleepiness. I just conk out fast when I lay my head down at 9 pm. 😉 I’d blame my current anemia, but I’ve been a fast-to-fall-asleep person for quite some time.)
