During this time of year it is important for us to reflect on what we are thankful for. Really, it isn't just this time of year that we should be thankful it is all the time. But we are reminded over and over this time of year to be conscious of what good fortunes we have, and how lucky we are. I'm working on a list of 100 things I'm thankful for. Here goes: (not in any specific order)
Molly Doolittle Perkins is thankful for:
1. My husband Andy.
2. My family.
3. My friends.
4. My job- I love being an educator.
5. More specifically having the opportunity this year to teach 5th grade. I really love it.
6. Shelter, food, and the basic life necessities that I have the fortune not to have to worry about.
7. Amazing colleagues who teach me something new each day.
8. My sister who was our amazing wedding planner.
9. My niece Sofia who has a passion for Mary Poppins.
10. Star Wars cookie cutters.
11. Down throw blankets to keep you cozy on the couch.
12. recycling programs
13. pull through parking spots
14. clean water to drink.
15. A roof over my head.
16. Funny stories.
17. Plants- I love my plants… and have a tendency to name them.
18. Christmas trees
19. Communication
20. bicycles
21. rainy days biking through puddles waist high
22. sitting at Shay’s enjoying a beer
23. Back yards.
24. books
25. sunshine
26. snowflakes
27. snowstorms
28. science
29. sun sets
30. clouds- especially when you have the time to imagine about their shapes!
31. sleeping in
32. runner’s highs
33. phone calls with old friends
34. thunder storms
35. rainbows on sunny humid days
36. My bed- so comfy!
37. Really comfy jeans.
38. Great meals together with friends and family
39. Chocolate!
40. The scent of fresh air in a forest
41. Living in a city
42. the amazing technology that is at our fingertips
43. The opportunities I’ve had to travel.
44. My pillow
45. My favorite blanket.
46. Our amazing Earth
47. Having had the opportunity to see earth being formed by lava oozing into the ocean.
48. Having had the opportunity to watch the sun set over the clouds on the top of Mauna Kea.
49. Coffee in the morning
50. Old theatres
51. Dominoes
52. Re-runs of Friends and Seinfeld
53. fire- more specifically campfires
54. Candles
55. A clean house
56. arranging flowers
57. front porches
58. flower boxes
59. The smell of worms after a good rain.
60. Snow days
61. mail- actual physical mail… not junk, but cards and messages
62. Christmas carols
63. donut runs
64. lobster
65. splashing in puddles
66. low tide
67. hot chocolate
68. When trees get coated with a thin layer of ice
69. When the first crocus pops through the cold ground of winter
70. Poetry
71. When kids learn.
72. Homer and Rufus
73. Fireplaces
74. Pizza night
75. adventure
76. Hinterkins
77. public transportation
78. tide pools and all the little critters inside them.
79. Lydia at the grocery store
80. really hot showers
81. the smell of clean laundry
82. standard shift cars (I don’t know what I’ll do when they all become automatic!!)
83. Hand me downs
84. the internets
85. photography
86. Harpoon Brewery
87. Bar-B-Que – At least the Harpoon competition!
88. Gossip in the sauna
89. The American Liver Foundation and all they do to help people fight liver disease.
90. homebrew
91. Skype- and catching up with people who live far away
92. The sound of acorns dropping onto the roof at Leete’s Island
93. The heavy salty feeling you have after spending a whole day in the water at the beach.
94. Having a slight tan in the summer time.
95. being barefoot whenever possible.
96. macs
97. compost
98. the opportunity to lean how to do construction at the Cape.
99. the sound of snow crunching underfoot
100. I’m thankful I took the time to stop and think about all the wonderful things the world has to offer us.
