I was doing some searching today and I came across my original gratefulness challenge that I did in the summer of 2010. This first challenge wasn’t as intense as the one I just complete. I never wrote in detail about why I was grateful for these things, but I still find it quite an interesting read. I especial find it neat which items got repeated the second time around. If I’m still grateful for it three years later then it must really be important.

1 – My family and friends’ continuous support
2 – My self-confidence
3 – My princess bed
4 – My education
5 – dance
6 – really long hugs
7 – Having this morning off to sleep in a little
8 -Caffeine, for getting me through the earlier part of this week
9 – My alarm clock, for insisting I get up and be productive each morning
10 – 24 hour pizza places
11 – good, cheap wine
12 – tide to go sticks
13 – solutions
14 – options
15 – love
16 – free massages
17 – online television
18 – a home of my own
19 – pain meds
20 – oregano oil
21 – echinacea
22 – summer dresses
23 – summer breezes
24 – water
25 – refreshing smoothies
26 – cold showers
27 – finished papers
28 – the magic of my chiropractor
29 – long emails from dad
30 – survival
31 – my new fan!!!
32 – new beginnings
33 – a new week
34 – sunday secrets
35 – good nights with good friends
36 – more time to dance this week
37 – Go Two finding a new stage manager for Fringe
38 – finished dances
39 – the smell and feel of rain on a hot summer nigh
40 – Darryl Tracy
41 – the gorgeous smell that only pretty boys have when they sweat
42 – the wonderful neighborhood I live in
43 – finished posters
44 – gut feelings
45 – life’s little ironies
46 – chocolate
47 – honesty
48 – clean houses
49 – pay day
50 – free food
51 – milestones
52 – kind strangers
53 – exciting opportunities!
54 – fun parcels
55 – heart to hearts with mom
56 – productive meetings
57 – the realization that you’re not doing too bad at this surviving thing
58 – laughter!
59 – exciting mail
60 – priceless moments
61 – gold stars!
62 – printed business cards
63 – butterflies in my stomach (the good kind that is)
64 – creative managers
65 – homemade splints
66 – venue walk throughs!
67 – getting into all my courses (even the ones I don’t have the prerequisites for tehehe)
68 – Holly Small’s astounding knowledge of all things amazing
69 – sushi
70 – showers
71 – afternoon naps
72 – comfort food
73 – good conversation
74 – free cab rides
75 – free drinks
76 – volunteers!
77 – awesome dance shows!
78 – sarcasm
79 – scheduled radio interviews
80 – functioning internal body clocks
81 – canceled rehearsals (on days when you really don’t have the time)
82 – sanity, or at least the resemblance of it
83 – a strong immune system
84 – good music
85 – those few people that things will never change with, no matter how much time passes
86 – karma
87 – this lovely little project for helping me stay positive this past month
88 – sincerity
89 -memories
90 – life