An entire week has passed since I made the time to blog. I mentioned, I think, that November was my busiest month. I wasn't lying. Perhaps this is why it's important to stop and be thankful for things amid all the chaos and bewildering activity. I would attempt to go back to each day I've missed, thinking of something that happened on those days that I can be thankful for. But it's been a long week, and then a long weekend, and so these smell in-between things are going to be arbitrarily chosen.
Day 11: I am thankful that my apartment is fairly clean right now, and that (for the winter, at least) the spiders have stopped invading.
Day 12: I am thankful for winter clothes, and for the excitement I experience when I take them out of storage and put away the summer dresses.
Day 13: I am thankful for stores that are closed on Sundays, even if it inconveniences me.
Day 14: I am thankful for friends who come to visit me in Illinois, because it makes me feel grown up and worth hanging out with.
Day 15: I am thankful for Chicago and all its wonders.
Day 16: I am more thankful for Seattle, because it's my favorite city, even if its wonders are more familiar and less mysterious.
Day 17: I am thankful for stores that haven't put up their Christmas decor yet.
Day 18: I am thankful for peppermint flavored things, and the abundance of them during this absolutely delightful season.
And now I'm all caught up. I promise to try to get on top of everything again tomorrow. I may even write some posts in advance because Thanksgiving is coming soon and I will be even more occupied and busy.
Thanks, all-these-things-in-between. You're incredible... and your brevity is convenient.
