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Thankful: A List

I'm thankful for lists.  I love them.  So, what better way to show gratitude the awesome-ness of lists than to make a list of things I'm thankful for?!  Here's a list of 30 things since I'll be 30 in less than a month:

 1.  Our Home
2.  The ability to say "no" when I need to
3.  Laughter
4.  Lessons learned through others' experiences
5.  Our little family
6.  Our extended families
7.  Wine
8.  Books...like, physical books with pages and stuff
9.  The ability to cook
10.  Friends both new and long term
11.  Quotes!
12.  Personal journals
13.  Having a job
14.  My health
15.  Fuzzy slippers
16.  Fall leaves
17.  The internet
18.  Having the freedom to express how I feel
19.  The Holidays
20.  Lists!
21.  My faith
22.  Pictures of puppies...seriously.  Having a bad day?  Google "cute puppies"
23.  Candles
24.  Music and it's ability to always fit my mood
25.  The need to strive to be better
26.  Ah HA!  Moments
27.  Our beautiful wedding
28.  Vacations with my love
29.  Goal setting and goal achieving
30.  Love....it's corny, but it's true, y'all
"I am a goal setter and I set more goals everyday.  I keep lists of goals in my office to stay on track."
-- Kiana Tom

"I'm controlling, and I want everything orderly, I need lists. My mind goes a mile a minute."
-- Sandra Bullock
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