The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow

The sun came out, I'm happy! :)

Snug as a Bug

Today I am most thankful for my bed. The last time that I was sincerely thankful for my bed was when I first moved in and I wasn't sure I would even have a bed to sleep in that night, but thankfully, it was delivered and I set it up joyfully. Today I am grateful mainly for my duvet. A wonderful, warm, comfortable duvet is one of the greatest things you can have in the winter time and today, I am so happy to curl up inside it and enjoy. 

Thursday 16 Jan

Today the sky is clear and sunny; the day is full of hope and potential! I am having lunch with a friend (which is a big deal since I haven't got the same, massive community here that I do back in Canada) and then I am dropping off three job applications, very exciting!

Jobless, temporary retirement, involuntary gap year?

Today I am thankful that I can follow my own schedule.

Social Butterfly

I'm stuck in Canada. It's a great place to be stuck, it's massive and it's home. But when you've got things to do and life to live in other places, it's not ideal. That said, I've been blessed with more time to spend with people that I love! Each time I say a goodbye, I am struck by the comedy that I'll probably have to say another the way this weather is acting, keeping me here. But I am thankful because I am able to invest more time into friendships face-to-face rather than bouncing e-mails across oceans and through timezones. There is something so rich about real life (what an understatement) that just cannot be replicated through any kind of social media. On the other hand, I am so thankful for that same social media when I am distanced from my friends and family so that we can share life more than we could if we were limited to phone calls or letters (although I do love a good letter!).

Restoration

Today has been a restful day. I've spent it reading, writing, e-mailing, snuggling with my dogs; being restored. Normally, I would fight this kind of "unproductive" day and beat the pavement or my keyboard keys to whizz through an extended to-do list, and there is value in that. But today, today is a day for restoration, for rebuilding myself and relaxing so that I can be a better person on days when I have a demanding to-do list.