I’m grateful for the addition to my family and especially a sibling for my dog, they are getting along really well

I recently started a new job that has really good insurance and I was able to go to the eye doctor for the first time in 4 years and get my glasses! As I was leaving with my new glasses I was overcome with gratitude.

Only a year ago I was homeless, jobless, carless and addicted. My brother (who I am also incredibly grateful for) helped me get to rehab and then sober living and then back home over the period of about 9 months.

I was able to get the decently paying job with great insurance. He helped me get a car. He also bought a rental property that I’m now living in and paying for.

Every day I wake up and I can’t believe this is my life! I have a nice little house, a job that I like, a car to get there, food in the fridge, family that loves me, my dog, a fiancé that I adore, glasses so I can SEE! The list goes on and on.

Sometimes I get so overwhelmed with gratitude that I cry. I don’t know what I did to deserve this but I will do everything in my power to keep it.

Still getting on each other’s nerves 😝🤣

This has been my first full week of being a live in caregiver for my grandma. She has dementia, is blind in one eye and is hard of hearing. It’s been a rocky first week, with very little relief for me from family and her insurance provided aides.

Last night I had been up almost 48hrs with widely spaced moments of rest for an hour or so at a time. My grandma finally fell asleep and stayed asleep for almost 12 hrs!

I got to sleep and even go outside to smoke which I haven’t been able to do since I got here.

I’m just grateful for the rest and the opportunity to start a new day with her.

Grateful for the weather because it pushes me to go inward and reflect. Do some self work instead of going out and doing a bunch of things. Forces me to be intentional everyday and not waste time or energy doing whatever.

Edit: Gratitude Practice day 6/100

Gratitude Practice Day 17/28

... coming through my window today. ♥️

Grateful for this blessed day and the care that surrounds me: for the gift of health, the warmth of friendship, the depth of love, the nurturing of my mother, and the strength of family.

Tw: mentions of self harm urges.

Last night I was really about to, but I managed to hold it off and I'm posting this as proof for myself that it was in fact a big deal that I stopped myself, and that I can do it again. I'm grateful for random people on reddit who post about how to deal with urges <3

They are cute. ☺️ They are resident birds, meaning they are non-migratory, and stay to survive through the winter.

They keep warm by puffing up their feathers, making them even more adorable looking.

They cache food to collect throughout the winter, but are helped by feeders, so if you live in a place where Chickadees winter, consider a feeder and you might have your day blessed with this cutie visitor.

No matter what's going on I can hop on my bike and it will take me to new vistas, or familiar places, usually to new people and dog faces too. Pedaling is freedom. Thank you.