Day three...

This is my third day of writing down things I'm grateful for, and I'm already stuck. Part of the problem is that I'm not feeling particularly positive right now. I'm downright panicky, and that's interfering with the gratitude part. I'm guessing that the gratitude part should interfere with the panicky part... at least, that's the goal, right?

The other problem is that I don't know the rules. Yeah, I'm really making this up as I go along, but what are the limits? I want to write down at least 5 things a day. The first three I thought of today were ones I've used in the past couple of days... sun, health, cats. So, how much can duplicate? How much do I want to duplicate?

As usual, I'm thinking too much.

Before I get to the list... a note about yesterday's list. The bald eagle. Flying close to my house. SO incredible.

Today's list, so far:

1) I'm grateful for the sunny day. Yes, I'm adding it! I live in a rainforest, so I am VERY grateful for any sunny day. Additionally, it might get to 70 today, which would be a first this year. So... grateful for the great weather today. I'm realizing how linked my mood is to weather.

2) Grateful that I have a lead on a make-a-little-extra-money job. Not sure what is going to happen... money-wise or job-wise. But the lead made me think more optimistically about my (panic-inspiring) money situation. Optimism is good.

3) Grateful to be finishing up my first year in my new job. It was an awesome year, in a lot of ways. My dream job. Things didn't always go smoothly -- nothing does -- but I'm happy that I have that dream job of mine.

4) Grateful for L'Oreal Feria's hair color, specifically color #36 (chocolate cherry). For my fabulously unnatural shade of red hair.

5) Grateful for the internet, so I can connect with my friends all over the world.