Today I’m thankful for a good massage. It’s been a few weeks since I last got one, and I was really needing it again. My massage therapist said it felt like he was working on two separate people—each side of me had varying issues. In fact, my hour massage turned into 90 minutes because he had too much to work on.

I’m so grateful that our overnight snow was mostly gone by the afternoon and we didn’t get the 8” my family up north got. April can be such a fickle month. The “showers” are as likely to freeze the flowers as they are to make them bloom in May.

I’m also thankful that the hip x-ray my doctor ordered came back normal today. No sign of degeneration, which means the pains I’ve been dealing with must be all muscular. I’m relieved, frankly. Muscles can be reworked, so I have hope things will eventually improve.

We dropped 40 degrees in temperature from yesterday and are supposed to get snow throughout the night. It reminds me of this meme:

I’m not thrilled about this spurt of winter, but at least we know it won’t last. I’m thankful for that. I’m also thankful for chatting with my mom, cleaning up my craft room, and this yummy, spring dinner Patrick made.

I’m grateful today for another lovely day, a trip out of the city, an afternoon with my friend Ann and this snuggler…

Another warm, sunny day for which I’m grateful. I was able to sit outside for a bit and enjoy it after work. And tomorrow looks equally as nice. Yay! I’m also thankful for my busy week ending well, for beer and pizza, and for a weekend with no plans.

I had my 3-month oncology visit today—the first one since my oncologist left the area. I met with a nurse practitioner, and thankfully, I liked her. She was easy to talk to and sympathetic to my concerns. Upon my description of the continued joint pain, especially in my hips and lower back, she suggested getting an x-ray to make sure I don’t have any osteoarthritis starting. I’ll be scheduling that soon. I’m thankful everything else seems good.

I’m also thankful for another beautiful, warm day. And for getting my project timeline done and emailed, finally.

I have no words for today. It was a crazy work day that included a very contentious meeting with a customer and about 3 extra hours of working on a program schedule and chart after dinner. And I didn’t get it finished.

On the upside, we got a new water softener and drinking water system put in at home today. No more hard water showers. Yay! Im thankful for that.

I’m thankful for my lovely friend Ann, whose birthday is today. I’m glad we were able to celebrate on Easter.

I’m also thankful for the signs of Spring that seem to be increasing daily.

After another long Monday where I found myself stress eating jellybeans at work, I’m thankful for beautiful sunny weather that allowed me a long walk after I got home. I made my way to the gym, lifted some weights, and walked back, all the while catching up on the Easter sermon I missed. It was a good way to wind down.

Happy Easter! We had some friends over for lunch; we were even able to sit outside for a while. I’m thankful for the wonderful day and for the meaning of this holiday. He is risen!