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This post is for yesterday because I was unable to post. One of these days my back will not affect my ability to sit at the computer long enough to write on here. lol So for this post I am thankful for recorded history. What I mean is that history has been written down and saved so that we can read it and hopefully learn from it. Learn from past mistakes so as not to repeat them again and from victories that we can remember wonderful people and what they did. I am guessing it isn't hard to see that I am a fan of history. lol I think it is very valuable to know our past. It is very good to have it recorded that we can see it. I was just thinking about this yesterday because of something I saw. I can't imagine what it would be like if nothing was ever written down and we had no records of events and what not. Even family trees are a form of recorded history. How would we know weather averages and record temperatures if it wasn't recorded? That would not be good. How could we know about and remember people who made amazing break throughs in medicine if it wasn't written down? Anyways, for this post I am thankful for recorded history.
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Friday, May 6, 2011
Day 199: Garage Sales!!!
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Today I am thankful for garage sales. They are so fun to go to and look through for stuff you can use. Sometimes you can walk away with a ton of great stuff for a great price. I know that people love to visit garage sales for antiques and what not which would be fun. I would have no idea what to look for in terms of antiques so I am unable to do that but it could be fun as well. the stuff can be in very good shape for a very good price. Sometimes the stuff is practically brand new even! Today I went to a garage sale that was held by a friend of mine and found some neat stuff and very glad I went. :) I got a beautiful plant stand and a bunch of books and a few things for my nephew. I am happy with what I got today. :) There is a danger of ending up with a lot of stuff you can't use though. lol My mom has great advice for that- remember to not get anything that you don't immediately have a place for. :) I saw some amazing stuff today but I knew I would not have a place for it and I didn't need it so I left it for others to get who could use it more than me. Anyways I am thankful for garage sales and the neat stuff you can find.
Today I am thankful for garage sales. They are so fun to go to and look through for stuff you can use. Sometimes you can walk away with a ton of great stuff for a great price. I know that people love to visit garage sales for antiques and what not which would be fun. I would have no idea what to look for in terms of antiques so I am unable to do that but it could be fun as well. the stuff can be in very good shape for a very good price. Sometimes the stuff is practically brand new even! Today I went to a garage sale that was held by a friend of mine and found some neat stuff and very glad I went. :) I got a beautiful plant stand and a bunch of books and a few things for my nephew. I am happy with what I got today. :) There is a danger of ending up with a lot of stuff you can't use though. lol My mom has great advice for that- remember to not get anything that you don't immediately have a place for. :) I saw some amazing stuff today but I knew I would not have a place for it and I didn't need it so I left it for others to get who could use it more than me. Anyways I am thankful for garage sales and the neat stuff you can find.
Day 198: Flyer day!
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This post is for yesterday because I was unable to post. For this post I am thankful for what I call flyer day which is the day we get our flyers. :) I love looking through the flyers for the deals and sales that I can take advantage of. I have always loved looking through flyers along with my younger sister and some think it is odd but we don't care. lol We especially love finding deals that we can combine with coupons to get amazing deals! Sometimes we can get stuff free or nearly free which is great! Otherwise we get good deals. We love that we can spend a bit of time looking through the flyers to save alot of money. It is very useful because lots of stores will price match other stores sales so you don't have to travel to different stores to get all the deals. Most of the time it will already be matched but you have to be aware of what is on sale to take advantage of it. That is why the flyers are so amazing! Getting them on the same day makes Thursdays a highlight. lol Yeah my life isn't that exciting. lol I hope my life will get better eventually and more eventful but that's another story. Flyer day means finding sales to make it possible to stretch the money I have so I can live on what I have. Anyways this is why I am thankful for flyer day!
This post is for yesterday because I was unable to post. For this post I am thankful for what I call flyer day which is the day we get our flyers. :) I love looking through the flyers for the deals and sales that I can take advantage of. I have always loved looking through flyers along with my younger sister and some think it is odd but we don't care. lol We especially love finding deals that we can combine with coupons to get amazing deals! Sometimes we can get stuff free or nearly free which is great! Otherwise we get good deals. We love that we can spend a bit of time looking through the flyers to save alot of money. It is very useful because lots of stores will price match other stores sales so you don't have to travel to different stores to get all the deals. Most of the time it will already be matched but you have to be aware of what is on sale to take advantage of it. That is why the flyers are so amazing! Getting them on the same day makes Thursdays a highlight. lol Yeah my life isn't that exciting. lol I hope my life will get better eventually and more eventful but that's another story. Flyer day means finding sales to make it possible to stretch the money I have so I can live on what I have. Anyways this is why I am thankful for flyer day!
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Day 197: hearing something at the right time
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Today I am thankful for hearing something at the right time when I need to hear it. What I mean is when I am going through something and trying to find answers and then I hear something that clarifies things that I am thankful for that. Or even hearing a song that speaks to me about something I need to hear. The other day I turned on the radio and I heard a song that the words just hit me and almost brought me to tears. People can debate where this comes from, whether it is God affecting stuff or coincidence or what ever and people do but what ever the case- I am thankful for the times I hear what I need to when I need to hear it. Sometimes it is a song that I have heard so many times but then when I am going through certain circumstances, it will hit me or click in a different way or help me to realize stuff.... or I will just relate to it differently. It is hard to explain I suppose but I think we have all been there maybe. Sometimes for me it is that I am going through something and I hear someone speaking about a topic that has to do with what I am dealing with and things make more sense. I am very thankful for that. I hope this makes sense-I feel that lately I am having a harder time expressing myself and my thoughts. It could be because I am distracted and need to focus more. lol Anyways this is what I am thankful for today. :)
Today I am thankful for hearing something at the right time when I need to hear it. What I mean is when I am going through something and trying to find answers and then I hear something that clarifies things that I am thankful for that. Or even hearing a song that speaks to me about something I need to hear. The other day I turned on the radio and I heard a song that the words just hit me and almost brought me to tears. People can debate where this comes from, whether it is God affecting stuff or coincidence or what ever and people do but what ever the case- I am thankful for the times I hear what I need to when I need to hear it. Sometimes it is a song that I have heard so many times but then when I am going through certain circumstances, it will hit me or click in a different way or help me to realize stuff.... or I will just relate to it differently. It is hard to explain I suppose but I think we have all been there maybe. Sometimes for me it is that I am going through something and I hear someone speaking about a topic that has to do with what I am dealing with and things make more sense. I am very thankful for that. I hope this makes sense-I feel that lately I am having a harder time expressing myself and my thoughts. It could be because I am distracted and need to focus more. lol Anyways this is what I am thankful for today. :)
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Day 196: Cloudy days
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This post is for today and I know I normally post at night but today I know what I am thankful for and want to post about here so I thought I would do it now. Today I am thankful for cloudy days. During the spring, cloudy days are cooler and not great to be outside so then I can stay inside and get stuff done that I would otherwise avoid. During the summer, cloudy days are good days to be outside working in the garden and what not because it is not too hot to be outside working. I find when it's sunny and hot outside that it is more difficult to work outside because you're sweating and really hot where on cloudy days it is just nice. Today is a cloudy day and I am thankful because I can get stuff done inside that I have been starting to neglect because it's been weather to be outside lately. It hasn't been incredibly nice but nice enough to be getting stuff done and ready for the growing season to come. Today is one of those blustery cloudy days with the threat of rain that it is much nicer to be inside. So I am thankful for cloudy days to get things done. I got a fair bit done actually today inside where if it had been nice-I would have been outside. I know that means I don't get stuff done outside but it can wait. It is good to catch up inside too (like with cleaning lol). Anyways this is why I am thankful for cloudy days.
This post is for today and I know I normally post at night but today I know what I am thankful for and want to post about here so I thought I would do it now. Today I am thankful for cloudy days. During the spring, cloudy days are cooler and not great to be outside so then I can stay inside and get stuff done that I would otherwise avoid. During the summer, cloudy days are good days to be outside working in the garden and what not because it is not too hot to be outside working. I find when it's sunny and hot outside that it is more difficult to work outside because you're sweating and really hot where on cloudy days it is just nice. Today is a cloudy day and I am thankful because I can get stuff done inside that I have been starting to neglect because it's been weather to be outside lately. It hasn't been incredibly nice but nice enough to be getting stuff done and ready for the growing season to come. Today is one of those blustery cloudy days with the threat of rain that it is much nicer to be inside. So I am thankful for cloudy days to get things done. I got a fair bit done actually today inside where if it had been nice-I would have been outside. I know that means I don't get stuff done outside but it can wait. It is good to catch up inside too (like with cleaning lol). Anyways this is why I am thankful for cloudy days.
Day 195: The ability to vote!
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This post is for yesterday and I didn't post because I was actually glued to the tv watching election results and I apologize. For this post I am thankful for the ability to vote not only because we had a federal election yesterday but that we get to have our say over who is in government. We have a voice and we can choose to take advantage of it and vote. People in some countries around the world do not have this ability and they are willing to die for this right. Yet here we are able to vote without fear of getting shot or have the results tampered with or even to have the chance to have an election where the people decide. The funny thing is that many people don't vote here despite our ability/freedom to vote. People here take it for granted and make excuses but still complain when they don't like what is happening with the government. I always say that if you don't vote-you can't complain. Yes I know that we may vote for a party that ends up not getting in but if we don't go for that reason along with many others with the same thoughts, of course it will affect who gets in. Just think that if a bunch of people don't vote because they think their vote won't count and they all want the same party to get in... if they did vote then maybe that party would get in. We have an amazing opportunity to have a say in who our government is and that is pretty amazing! I am so thankful I live in a country that I can vote and not somewhere where I have no say in the matter and could be killed for trying. I know the election is now over and thankfully we shouldn't have another one for 4yrs but the next time an election comes, please consider voting. It is amazing to have the ability to vote.
This post is for yesterday and I didn't post because I was actually glued to the tv watching election results and I apologize. For this post I am thankful for the ability to vote not only because we had a federal election yesterday but that we get to have our say over who is in government. We have a voice and we can choose to take advantage of it and vote. People in some countries around the world do not have this ability and they are willing to die for this right. Yet here we are able to vote without fear of getting shot or have the results tampered with or even to have the chance to have an election where the people decide. The funny thing is that many people don't vote here despite our ability/freedom to vote. People here take it for granted and make excuses but still complain when they don't like what is happening with the government. I always say that if you don't vote-you can't complain. Yes I know that we may vote for a party that ends up not getting in but if we don't go for that reason along with many others with the same thoughts, of course it will affect who gets in. Just think that if a bunch of people don't vote because they think their vote won't count and they all want the same party to get in... if they did vote then maybe that party would get in. We have an amazing opportunity to have a say in who our government is and that is pretty amazing! I am so thankful I live in a country that I can vote and not somewhere where I have no say in the matter and could be killed for trying. I know the election is now over and thankfully we shouldn't have another one for 4yrs but the next time an election comes, please consider voting. It is amazing to have the ability to vote.
Day 194: Butterflies
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This post is actually for Sunday which I missed posting. It was more of an oops because I forgot to. I meant to post and I had it picked out already early in the day but somehow it slipped my mind that night. So here is the post I intended to write on Sunday. :)
For this post I am thankful for butterflies. As you may have guessed, it is indeed inspired by seeing the first butterfly of this spring. Yet I am not thankful for butterflies just because I saw the first one of this year on Sunday. There is more to be thankful for about these wonderful insects. First off, they are absolutely beautiful to watch with their colourful wings and the way they move from flower to flower. I can not imagine a garden without the beautiful butterflies fluttering about and would be very sad if we had none in our garden. They seem so dainty as well to me. But Butterflies bring more to our gardens than just beauty. They are also very useful because they help pollinate flowers while they drink their nectar. They help the bees with this very important job which is great! If we had no insects to pollinate our flowers, then we would have no food or seeds because they require pollination to produce it. We could do it by hand but when I think about a huge field and attempting to pollinate it by hand.... I become so much more grateful for the bees and the butterflies and who ever else helps pollinate flowers!!! It would take forever to do. So with the butterfly's beauty and usefulness, I think it is very clear why I am thankful for them!
This post is actually for Sunday which I missed posting. It was more of an oops because I forgot to. I meant to post and I had it picked out already early in the day but somehow it slipped my mind that night. So here is the post I intended to write on Sunday. :)
For this post I am thankful for butterflies. As you may have guessed, it is indeed inspired by seeing the first butterfly of this spring. Yet I am not thankful for butterflies just because I saw the first one of this year on Sunday. There is more to be thankful for about these wonderful insects. First off, they are absolutely beautiful to watch with their colourful wings and the way they move from flower to flower. I can not imagine a garden without the beautiful butterflies fluttering about and would be very sad if we had none in our garden. They seem so dainty as well to me. But Butterflies bring more to our gardens than just beauty. They are also very useful because they help pollinate flowers while they drink their nectar. They help the bees with this very important job which is great! If we had no insects to pollinate our flowers, then we would have no food or seeds because they require pollination to produce it. We could do it by hand but when I think about a huge field and attempting to pollinate it by hand.... I become so much more grateful for the bees and the butterflies and who ever else helps pollinate flowers!!! It would take forever to do. So with the butterfly's beauty and usefulness, I think it is very clear why I am thankful for them!
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