"There are two things to aim for in life: first, to get what you want; and, after that, to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second." Logan Pearsall Smith

¶ 1/31/2006 12:19:00 PM 5 comments

• That January 24, the most depressing day of the year is now over(if you have any doubt ,read my post from yesterday)
• Chuck's phone call about his good day
• We are getting health insurance on February 1, 2006
• A productive day applying for jobs
• Tom picking me up tomorrow to teach me title searching
• A possible job with Tom
• Sam's reading ability seems to have leaped ahead in the past few weeks
• Church tonight
• Today's meeting

¶ 1/25/2006 02:36:00 PM 8 comments

• Prayer
• A God who loves me
• Being part of a growing church
• Moving message last night
• New challenges
• An interview for a job I really want
• Sam had a successful sleep over Friday night with his friend Max
• Finally getting the Christmas decorations down
• Alone time for Chuck and I
• Third Step

¶ 1/22/2006 10:59:00 AM 5 comments

With your adult partner think of a way to conserve water or electricity and do it for one week. Here are two suggestions: Collect rain water and use the water for plants in your home. Turn off the lights and turn off the T.V. and
radio when you are not in the room. Cub Scout Tiger Cub
Handbook, page 123

¶ 1/21/2006 07:54:00 AM 4 comments

• Exciting things happening at church
• Possible part-time title search job through an A.A. friend
• Becoming friends with Mary Jo
• Bart's dog and curly fries
• Upcoming interview for a job I really want
• Chuck's and my willingness to finally deal with our financial situation
• A boy who gets along well with his peers(he can't be my kid)
• Physical, emotional and spiritual healing
• A good night's sleep
• Kathy watching Sam last night
• The ability to pay Kathy for watching Sam last night

¶ 1/20/2006 07:29:00 AM 6 comments

• A boy who likes school
• A good nights sleep
• Feeling physically good today
• A meeting to go to
• Ellen, who called me for advice, just when I needed to get out of my own head
• My Blogger Buddies across the nation
• Rich's belief in me
• Chuck's support of me
• My parents in my life to day
• My second interview for a job I really want on 2/03/06 at 9:30 am
• Warmer temperatures today

¶ 1/18/2006 08:25:00 AM 14 comments

"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and
more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It
can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.
Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision
for tomorrow."--Melody Beattie

¶ 1/17/2006 08:26:00 AM 3 comments

It was nearly 60 degrees yesterday. Today I am looking out my window at snow and wind. According to the Weather Channel it is now 22 degrees but feels like 6 degrees with wind chill. Yikes!

• A good nights sleep
• Finding a lost library book
• Willingness to serve both in and out of A.A.
• A moving church service last night
• New ideas to write about
• Feeling good

¶ 1/15/2006 08:49:00 AM 7 comments

Sam and Chuck are going on Sam's first Cub Scout Camp-in tonight. All that means is they are sleeping overnight in the church hall where they have their regular meetings. The important thing however, Mom is staying home. A Friday night to myself. Do I hear an amen!

¶ 1/13/2006 09:03:00 AM 9 comments

I cannot sleep tonight worth a darn. So after hours of lying in the dark waiting for sleep to take over, I decided to get up and be grateful.

• A very comfortable bed
• A warm house
• My boy who sleeps through the night
• A quite neighborhood
• Good thoughts
• The job interview I had yesterday
• The second interview I have with this employer in two weeks

¶ 1/13/2006 03:24:00 AM 5 comments

"I have held many things in my hands, and I have lost them all; but whatever I have placed in God's hands, that I still possess." Martin Luther

¶ 1/12/2006 03:14:00 PM 6 comments

• Feeling physically good today(I was sick Monday and Tuesday)
• Starting the day on my knees
• Ann
• Being relieved of the bondage of self(if only for a moment)
• Getting turned down for that job interview yesterday
• Having another job interview today
• The Recovery Club

¶ 1/11/2006 06:31:00 AM 2 comments

• This mornings meeting
• Rich's offer
• Chuck coming home early
• Roof over my head
• Food in my refrigerator
• A wonderful boy
• Nonna making it safely back to Tucson
• My Christmas "toys"

¶ 1/09/2006 12:18:00 PM 10 comments

• Sam is back in school today
• I could be with him when he was sick earlier in the week
• A good meeting yesterday
• Chuck starts to make commission on top of his salary this week
• A hug from Richey
• A great conversation with Ann yesterday
• People's prayers
• We will have health insurance again on February, 1

¶ 1/04/2006 06:12:00 AM 8 comments

• Feeling feelings even if they suck
• Support network
• A marriage that is maybe stronger than it has ever been
• A great kid
• The Recovery Club
• Being able to serve others
• Knowing that there is a light at the end of the tunnel

¶ 1/03/2006 09:14:00 AM 5 comments

• All the laughter we(the extended family) shared this weekend
• My internet connection
• My strong and loving husband
• The funeral is over
• Carol and Ed putting us up
• A great kid
• Greeting the new year sober
• M.J. and I exchanging numbers after the meeting

¶ 1/02/2006 09:05:00 AM 8 comments