1 - My hubby. Awwww sappy soppyness. I know. But you know, he's pretty awesome and wonderfully good to me especially when I don't deserve it.
2 - My mummy. Gosh if my daughter moved overseas, I'd hate her. My mum misses me, but she only throws the occasional guilt trip my way. I'm lucky to have her.
3 - My family. My brothers, my nana, my cousins.. I love them all.
4 - My girlfriends. I used to think the amount of friends I had mattered, but now that I am older - I know it's quality over quantity.
6 - The blogging community. Double duh. Before I blogged I would read how bloggers loved the community and the friends they'd made and I just rolled my eyes, like how can you make friends online talking about yourself? Well, I was wrong. The blogging community is the bomb dot com.
7 - Books. For allowing me to escape, dream, live other lives and to never be alone.
8 - My good health. Sure I have a few issues, but I am alive, healthy and able bodied. I can run, I can lift furniture, I can eat chocolate and nuts (because that allergy would suck).
9 - Immigration. Because without them, I wouldn't be here with my husband, girlfriends and cats. So thank you very much. But now may I please have an updated green card? You know, the one I sent in for in April?
10 - The Internet. For blogging, asking questions, stalking people and of course staying in contact with people on the other side of the world. It is so wonderful.
I mean, there are a million other things I am thankful for, but these are the top 10 for today. I'm thinking perhaps next year I'll start a gratitude journal - such a good idea.
What are you thankful for?
I love thankful posts, they are so happy and fun to read!!!!! I'm thankful for the blogging community, too! Glad we get to be friends because of it!
ReplyDeleteThat picture of you and your mummy is precious!
bahahahahhaha for blogging and stalking <---- I mean duhhhh stalking is like number one right? ;-) Seriously though I feel the same way so thankful for blogging and all the amazing women (like you!) that I have "met" through this crazy community. I love thankful posts such good reminders!!!!
ReplyDeleteLove this list! I am so glad I chose to start my blog. It has really made such an impact and I've met so many great girls including you!! xo
ReplyDeleteLove this girl!!! I can't imagine not having the internet. How would I stalk people without it?!?! And I am so thankful to have met all of you amazing ladies through blogging! I can't imagine never knowing you guys now! Hope you have an amazing week love!
ReplyDelete<3, Pamela
sequinsandseabreezes.blogspot.com
So I was visiting with my sister in law this weekend and she asked if I had read Pride and Prejudice and when I said no she gasped and told me I had to read it immediately and that she had read it a million times. Made me think of you...so now because of you and my sister in law this is on my to read list next!
ReplyDeleteI agree that it's nice to take time out to list the things you're thankful for. Who cares that there are already posts like this circulating -- there should be! And anyway, I like your list :) Hooray for having so much to be thankful for (though immigration seriously needs to get on the ball. April? Geez...)! I hope you have a lovely Thanksgiving, my dear :D
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Never sick of these posts. I am big on taking time to appreciate and be thankful every day of the year. I think that's how you stay happy and attract good to your life, by appreciating what you already have. GREAT list.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea for a post and good list! Happy Thanksgiving week lady :)
ReplyDeleteI'll just exchange cats for dogs :)
ReplyDeleteYou ars so right, those allergies would totally suck
Health! This is such a huge one. I'm very thankful for the ability to be healthy and run :)
ReplyDeleteI never get tired of these posts! It is always a good idea to acknowledge who/what you are thankful for.
ReplyDeleteAt the moment I am thankful for umbrellas and rain boots since Georgia decided to have monsoon weather today. ;)
It doesn't matter where you're from, when you're here during thanksgiving you get to celebrate it! And yes, thank god for no chocolate allergies. I mean, I just bought lays wavy potato chips covered in chocolate. Oh my yum!!!!
ReplyDeleteNope, I'm never tired of seeing others' gratitude! You have a ton to be thankful for, and that's awesome. I was totally with you on loving the blogging community... I thought you couldn't make friends on the internet without actually meeting them! Wrong.
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I never get tired of Thankful posts, they are sweet! :) Hahaha, I agree chocolate and nut allergies would be horrid! And I also thought it was strange when I saw people talking about relationships built from blogging, now I totally get it!
ReplyDeleteI personally love seeing these posts, they are some of my favorites!! I think good health tops the list of me...because with out seriously we couldn't enjoy anything!
ReplyDeleteLove this! So much to be thankful for xoxo
ReplyDeleteI seem to agree with everyone else on here! I love reading them! And such a good picture of you and your hubs!
ReplyDeleteWell this is perfect on every single level and I can agree with 100% of these! Great post! xoxo
ReplyDeleteI definitely don't get sick of these posts. Gratitude is never bad and it doesn't matter you're not originally from here. You're here now so celebrate the crap out of it!
ReplyDeletelove this! its so important to say thanks for the things in your life -- im working on my post for thursday ;) im incredibly grateful for my husband, family and bun in the oven! xo jillian - cornflake dreams
ReplyDeleteI love this! First of all, your hair looks AMAZING in that first photo of you and your hubby. Also, you totally have a claim on Thanksgiving because you live here (that's how I feel anyway. Haha) Also, I love how you put INS on here. I totally get waiting for stuff...they are so slow! There were a few times my green card had been expired for months, and I was still waiting on a replacement. So frustrating. One of the reasons why I finally took the plunge and became a citizen!
ReplyDeleteWelcome to America: Where every day in November is a day we concentrate on being thankful via social media.
ReplyDeleteLike Jana said, gratitude is never a bad thing! Plus, now you have to celebrate anyway :)
It's always great to be thankful - especially for the simplest things in life like family and friends. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving week :)
ReplyDeleteI actually really like all the thankful post. I think its nice people are reminded not to take things for granted. And your hair is perfect!! So pretty in every picture! So jealous!
ReplyDeleteI love seeing these posts! And I'm totally with you on the blogging community - I definitely did not understand it until it sucked me in, haha!
ReplyDeletelol i think you're probably the first person to say you're thankful for the USCIS. maybe one of your readers works there and can move things along ;)
ReplyDeleteI am thankful for you and the rest of my bloggy friends! When are you coming to NYC? You have to meet up with me and the girls from Sequin Notebook!
ReplyDeletePretty much all of the same things. Almost. :) My job even though it isn't exactly up my alley. Creative outlets. Thrift stores. Music. Winter. Netflix... Gilmore Girls. Burt's Bees. Nail polish. -all the essentials. Cute photos! :) XO -Alexandra
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Your kitty is incredibly adorable! He/she looks like snuggle bug. :) I loved reading your list. I never get tired of reading these types of posts. They are always a good reminder to be thankful for the blessings we have in our lives.
ReplyDeleteSo many great things! My hubby, health, pup and home are some top things I'm extra thankful for! And the blogging community for sure :)
ReplyDeleteLOL at that that pinterest picture. Love this entire post. :) Hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving!!
ReplyDeleteSo many things to be thankful for, I think it is good for us all to reflect on that! I sure am thankful for the blogging community because I have friends like you! My list would include my husband, dogs, family, our home, my job, health, and endless TV shows and books to keep me entertained!
ReplyDeleteAw these posts never get old so don't worry!! What I am thankful for is pretty much the same! My husband, family, friends, my pup and kitty, good healthy, roof over my head, a good job, my blogger babes you know all that good stuff! Have a great start to your week!
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Upbeatsoles.blogspot.com
So much to be thankful for, especially family and good quality friends. Blogging is pretty amazing! Health is a really good one too.
ReplyDeleteYou are too cute! Im so thankful for a lot of things in spite of a sucky year and I agree the blogging community is one of them :)
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, you are just stunning! And you and your husband are just adorable! Love this list and think it's important to count our blessings often! Happy thanksgiving!
ReplyDeleteI always love a good thankful post! And totally agree about the blogging community - I think it's one of those things you can't understand til you're "in" it :) I'd be lost without you guys now!
ReplyDeleteI like your list. I'm a total cat person too.
ReplyDeleteAgree with alll of these! I only live about 10 hours from my mom, but I am very thankful she rarely...okay not that often, guilt trips me.
ReplyDeleteI love the thankful posts! :) I've been doing them 1x a week this whole month bc it's a good reminder that I should stop and be grateful more than just one day a year! Your list rocks- and the ecard about Pinterest definitely made me LOL!
ReplyDeleteHah shout out to immigration - love the list! There's always much to be thankful for and it's great to list it out. #teamcats
ReplyDeleteHahaha! I love that Pinterest meme! I feel like that about my blog, too. When I'm pinning stuff now (e.g Taylor Swift images, LOL) it's for a PROJECT. It's important. hee hee. And 100% agree about the blogging community. I felt exactly the same way before blog - I didn't think bloggers could really like or know each other and they all secretly hated each other. I am so happy to be wrong on that and to "know" super awesome people like you.
ReplyDeleteI have my post scheduled for Wednesday, and we have a few overlapping items ;) I love this post though. I don't care how many show up in my feed, it's always great to see people showing some humility and gratitude (not that you don't act those ways all the time or anything!) and it's great to have a reminder for all of us of what we take for granted. Also, HEAR YOU on the quality over quantity thing. It's been a big thing in my life this year, and I'm glad for it in the end!
ReplyDeleteha! Blogging and stalking! The internet is how I keep up to date with what is cool and new. I am definitely an old lady now. I was the same way about making friends blogging and now I refer to bloggers as my friends.
ReplyDeleteYou are so right, it is quality over quantity!
These are great! You have so much to be thankful for. It's the perfect time of year to take stock of everything and realize how good things are:) And yay for blogging friends:)
ReplyDeleteCute post! All very important things in life. Definitely quallty of friends is what's more important than quantity. It becomes apparent the older you get.
ReplyDeleteYou've got a lot to be thankful for! I love books as an escape too :)
ReplyDeleteLove this post and I can't get over how cute you and your hubby are!
ReplyDelete~Elise @ Highheelsglitteringeyes.blogspot.com
I feel the same way about friends... when I was younger and didn't have many I felt like a loser. But now I know better. Quality over quantity FO SHO!
ReplyDeleteAnd I feel the same way about the blogging community, too. I used to think people were weirdos if they could connect to someone online this way... but it happens and you meet some of the BEST people!
So this is actually the first thankful post I've seen, haha & I love every bit of it! I'm so thankful for the blogging community too- I never realized it was more about the relationships and community than the actual content of the posts.
ReplyDeleteIt's always good to read a thankful post. Yes, to the blogging community...I use to roll my eyes too, and I just met Shannon for lunch today (who I would not know without blogging!). All very good things to be grateful for!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great list!!!
ReplyDeleteI totally agree on friends - quality over quantity!!!
Such a fun list! Love your reason for loving books and the internet. For stalking obvi. ;) You and your husband are the absolute most adorable! Does your mom get to visit the states often?
ReplyDeleteAll the pictures you posted with your list are just perfect! My list would be pretty close to the same, excluding good health, because I need to work on that. And, I am so un-blog-famous, that I haven't really met that many folks...but I'm working on that too. I'd add music. Music truly speaks to me. I have no musically talent, but I love listening to music.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know you were from Australia?! I'm going there tomorrow!!
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Love this post - so many great things to be grateful for. I'm the same with friends these days. It's definitely quality over quantity! And this blogging community has really blown me away. I never understood it before I blogged but now I do and I'm so incredibly grateful to have met so many wonderful people!
ReplyDeletei had no idea you had to apply again for an update green card. i thought once you were married, that was it! my step aunt just married a guy in england after 8 years of long distance and the process was crazy!!
ReplyDeleteI love reading thankful posts! And you live in the US now, you can totally claim Thanksgiving! Hah. :) It's amazing how many awesome people you can meet in the blogging community. I'm definitely thankful for that.
ReplyDeleteHahaha your list is so you, at least the way I think of you:) I love all of these things too, except your hubby of course. Although he is very cute:)
ReplyDeleteGreat thankful list! I enjoyed the read!
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XO, Claire
Http://www.littlemissfashionqueen.blogspot.com
Love thankful post! And your list is the best! I'm pretty thankful for the Internet too :) Pretty sure my mom would hate me if I moved overseas, so it's awesome that your mom is so supportive!
ReplyDeleteI love thankful posts! These are all so great. You have so much to be thankful for! I LOL'ed at "how can you make friends online talking about yourself?" I'm honestly amazed we've all been able to do this, but still very thankful that it's somehow possible ;)
ReplyDeleteAwh this is such a great list!! I loved seeing Pride & Prejudice there because I'm playing it on Netflix in the background right now. I've had it on repeat for a week!
ReplyDeleteIt's so true that it's quality over quantity that counts with girlfriends. I feel really lucky to have a handful of really close girlfriends. I think I took that for granted when we all lived so close together, but now that we all live in different places, I really appreciate them!
This is cute and I am SO not sick of seeing thankful posts. In fact, we should probably make them more often!
ReplyDelete(You just had to slip P&P in there, huh?)
Agreed with quality over quantity when it comes to friends for sure!! All such great things to be thankful for!
ReplyDeleteLove these things that you are thankful for! That picture of you and your hubs is so cute! :) I agree, if my daughter ever moves that far I will hate her :) lol.
ReplyDeletePost them as many times as you want. I love to read about it.
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