So… Number One on my gratitude list today is my employer. Why, you ask? Well, I’m always grateful to them for several reasons – giving me a job in the first place, keeping me around even when times were tough, generosity with salary and bonuses, agreeing to allow me to work from home when I moved across the country… the list goes on! But this week I was particularly grateful when they offered to fly me to Victoria to work in the office for a few days this fall. The best part? We were able to schedule my trip for a week and a half in October spanning a number of special occasions – my parents’ anniversary, dad’s birthday, sister’s birthday, and Thanksgiving – which I’ll be able to celebrate with my family! As you can imagine, I am SO EXCITED (and they might be a little bit as well)! So yes, my employer definitely gets top billing on my gratitude list today. 
Hope you’ll join me in this week’s Gratitude Linkup!
(If you’d like a bit of background on why I started the Gratitude Linkup, check out this post.)
How to get involved in the Gratitude Linkup
- Write and post an entry in your own blog containing your gratitude list for a moment in time.
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- Visit some of the blogs listed in the Gratitude Linkup and comment on their posts.
My Gratitude List
In no particular order, here is my own gratitude list for this moment in time. I hope that after reading it you’ll go on to write and share your own!
- A successful week of healthy eating, drinking enough water, and fitting in some exercise every day.
- Our new walkway, sidewalk, paved road, and now the fresh sod on the front lawn… I do believe the work on our street is pretty much over and done with!
- A front porch where we can sit and watch the world go by.
- Safety for the tiny little kid we saw running across a busy street and heading to the park, without an adult in sight. (We got involved – remind me to tell you that story sometime!)
- The groups of which I’m a member – trivia, two book clubs, dining group – and the friends I’ve met through them.
- Coffee, especially on weekend mornings.
- Getting an advance invite for Spotify in Canada (I never get advance invites!) and being able to enjoy a whole bunch of great, free music streaming on my computer.
- Surprise flowers blooming in the back yard.
- Opportunities to pay it forward.
- The trickling and bubbling sounds of my neighbour’s outdoor water feature.
- Making some progress with catching up on my To Do List after getting behind.
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Twitter: jpage_manuel
August 10, 2014
Having such an employer is truly worth being grateful for! I think it’s also great that you get relaxing sounds from your neighbors and feel grateful for them. Being in good company as far as neighborhoods go is always worth being grateful for!
As for my own list for today, hmm….let me see. I guess I’m grateful for medication to help with my sinus pain; grateful for my son and hubby who are so affectionate; and grateful for my knees that they still allow me to go on the treadmill for some walk and jog time. Thanks for an inspiring post, Laurel! Happy Sunday to you!
Joy recently posted… A Mom’s ‘Back-To-School’ Depression
Twitter: alphabetsalad
August 12, 2014
Lovely list, Joy – thank you for sharing!
Laurel Regan recently posted… Review & Giveaway: ActiFry 2in1 from T-fal Canada
Twitter: gordonbryan
August 10, 2014
So many people forget to have gratitude for their job, which means gratitude for their employer – it’s a point well worth reminding sometimes!
cheers,
Gordon
The Great Gordino recently posted… When Did Football Get So Ugly?
Twitter: alphabetsalad
August 12, 2014
Very true!
Laurel Regan recently posted… Review & Giveaway: ActiFry 2in1 from T-fal Canada
Twitter: mydomesticdish
August 10, 2014
Oooh! I’m doing this!!
Thanks for a great idea and link opp
Alysia recently posted… To all of my Toronto area readers….
Twitter: alphabetsalad
August 12, 2014
You’re welcome!
Laurel Regan recently posted… Review & Giveaway: ActiFry 2in1 from T-fal Canada
Twitter: RambinGarden
August 10, 2014
My gratitude list includes: Being able to enjoy a lovely day in upstate New York, being able to hear a new band I fell in love with at a local music fest, taking a walk with my husband, having a community garden plot where we can grow veggies (even if the wild animals have gotten more than their share this year), having dinner cooked for me tonight and having a job to go back to tomorrow. Thank you for the reminder to be grateful.
Alana recently posted… Civil War Sunday-The Battle of the Seniors
Twitter: alphabetsalad
August 12, 2014
Fabulous list, Alana! Thank you for sharing.
Laurel Regan recently posted… Review & Giveaway: ActiFry 2in1 from T-fal Canada
Twitter: ccassara
August 10, 2014
I’m super grateful I don’t live in Iraq…
Carol Cassara recently posted… Ebola virus and protective neurosis
Twitter: alphabetsalad
August 12, 2014
No kidding…
Laurel Regan recently posted… Review & Giveaway: ActiFry 2in1 from T-fal Canada
Twitter: rm29303
August 10, 2014
I am grateful because I’m getting a grandson and a granddaughter for Christmas!!! Life doesn’t get any better! Great list Laurel especially getting to visit family!!
Rena McDaniel-The Diary of an Alzheimer’s Caregiver recently posted… AN ALZHEIMER’S CAREGIVER DAY FROM HELL
Twitter: alphabetsalad
August 12, 2014
That’s fabulous, Rena – congratulations!
Laurel Regan recently posted… Review & Giveaway: ActiFry 2in1 from T-fal Canada
Getting to spend time with family and celebrate special events is wonderful. Even better is when your employer has a plan that lets both work and family intertwine.
Great list
Twitter: alphabetsalad
August 12, 2014
I totally agree, Kathy! Thanks!
Laurel Regan recently posted… Review & Giveaway: ActiFry 2in1 from T-fal Canada
How exciting for you, Laurel. I’m always so happy when other people acknowledge employers or express enthusiasm for careers or jobs. I was very fortunate to work in a beautiful office with exceptional people, and always felt so grateful because we spend so much of our lives on that endeavor.
I’m grateful for sunshine, warm weather, my flowers and our little n’hood stream, and always for my husband’s love!
Sammy D recently posted… It’s All Fixable
Twitter: alphabetsalad
August 12, 2014
Excellent list, Sammy! And so glad you too had a great employment experience.
Laurel Regan recently posted… Review & Giveaway: ActiFry 2in1 from T-fal Canada
Yay! for the work/pleasure/family visit time this upcoming fall!! Love the sound of trickling water, so soothing and calming
Life Breath Present recently posted… Gratitude Linkup – Week of 8/10/14
Twitter: alphabetsalad
August 12, 2014
Me too! Would love one in our own yard, but the neighbour’s is nice for the time being.
Laurel Regan recently posted… Review & Giveaway: ActiFry 2in1 from T-fal Canada
What a lovely employer you have got… and you should be really good for them to be this good.
… It feels good to read these gratitude lists. Just makes my bad day better. Thanks for sharing. Hoping to write one really soon.
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Twitter: alphabetsalad
August 14, 2014
They really are wonderful, that’s for sure.
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