Today I’m grateful once again for people who are looking out for me. Those who checked in with me today, who sent me something funny, or gave me encouragement. I’ve have a bit of a rough week/rough month/rough patch lately but I’ll get through it. Having friends and family who care is the best.

I’m thankful to have made it to the end (almost) of the week. That’s it.

Because Covid cases are still high in our area, almost everyone where I work is still working remotely. However, I went into work today for a meeting, which was really weird. It’s been over a year since I’ve been there longer than an hour.

It was kinda nice to see folks in person whom I haven’t seen in so long. I’m thankful for the slow dip back into in-person work. And for some really thought-provoking conversations.

Today was kind of productive. I got my vaccine booster, finished the laundry, almost finished a book I’ve been reading for a while now, cleaned my craft room, and made a thing. Yay!

We spent the day junking and I found an old settee really cheap. Whoop! I’m going to clean it up, recover it and sell it to my sister. Ha!

I’m thankful for the fun diversion today. It’s been a long week and I’ve been stressed lately, so Patrick has been good at getting me out of the house for a little bit the last couple of days.

It also helps to have these silly guys hanging with me.

Today I’m thankful for the end of another long, lousy work week. I’m also thankful for friends who check in, walks in the cold with the pups, and decent endings to mystery shows.

I’m thankful for my favorite meal after a lousy day.

Our deck is finished! The guys actually finished yesterday but I didn’t get a picture. And the high temperature yesterday was not that high. Something like 28F. I felt bad for them, but they wrapped things up in half a day and never complained.

The size of this thing is ridiculous. I told Patrick it was a party deck and he needed to find more friends to invite over. He said it is just the right size for him. Alone.

I’m thankful it’s complete, but I’m more thankful that the contractor did a great job. Spring can come anytime now.