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My Daily Gratitudes: 09/03/2013

I got really busy over the weekend with some projects from work. While I had plenty to be thankful for, I just didn't have time to stop and blog about it.

With that said . . .

I'm grateful that the weekend is finally over. I wouldn't normally say that as a regular Mon-Fri 8 to 5'er, but this weekend was way more labor than it was holiday.

I'm grateful for the opportunity to have recently experienced a conversation with a long time friend from the other side of the world using Whatsapp. This was the first time I actually got excited about the idea of texting.

I'm grateful for the opportunity to have set up a dhcp service for someone. While it's not hard to do, it is hard to do for the person who needs your help. I'm grateful that they had the confidence in me to ask, and that I have developed the competence to provide the service.

I'm also grateful for our exercise machine. While exercise is tough sometimes, having a machine of my own makes everything much better. I really do think I would have quit or either skipped a lot of my  schedule if I couldn't just hop onto the machine and get it done.

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Positive Event from the Past 24 Hours:

I finally got to sit down and blog!

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Wipe Out

My Daily Gratitudes: 08/19/2013

I'm grateful that my sister-in-law's wedding is finally done and was a happy occasion overall. Her wedding is also the reason why I haven't posted for a few days. Rehearsal, wedding, photos, cleanup-- all had me wiped out!

I'm grateful for the opportunity to witness my son and daughter do something well and make me feel proud.

I'm grateful for (and to) my wife for shuttling the kids around and getting them up early in the mornings for school. I suck at that-- she takes up my slack with so much grace.

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Positive Event from the Past 24 Hours:

This is actually from the past 48 hours or so . . . but it was a really nice thing to see my mom dressed so beautifully at the wedding. I also reflect on how my wife stepped up and helped take charge when no one asked-- she just saw that it needed to be done and played a major role in the wedding turning out to be really nice. And I also enjoyed watching my daughter and son play their role. During rehearsal, things weren't looking so good. But, at the wedding, they both played their roles beautifully and really made me feel proud.

And lastly-- we finally got some much needed rest yesterday.

Time to sign-off and get to my workout, and get ready for tomorrow.
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Not So Bad After All

My Daily Gratitudes: 08/14/2013

I'm grateful that my daughter's tutoring sessions are going well.

I'm grateful that so far, this week hasn't been as tough as I worried it would be.

I'm grateful that we found time to get my wife's car fully functional again.

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Positive Event from the Past 24 Hours:

I got a really good night's sleep and woke up really early this morning. Doesn't look like I'll get to repeat that . . . but, I'm glad for last night's sleep. It was energizing.
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Taking It Easy

My Daily Gratitudes: 08/11/2013

I'm grateful for having some time to relax today and take it easy.

I'm grateful for the good feeling I had after finishing my workout. I got a lift from it and felt like I had won a race or something. It was a good feeling-- and I made my best time yet on my exercising machine.

I'm grateful for my wife. She's been a good companion to me through the years.

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Positive Event from the Last 24 Hours:

Rest.
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