100 Things

Now that the end of the semester is slowly approaching my students are graveling for extra credit- they'd probably wash my car or do my laundry if I'd let them. Instead, I told them that they could give me a list of 100 things they were thankful for, and it could be both fun and serious. And let me tell you, I definitely got both! There were the standard "my family," "my friends," "God," and "living in the US," but a whole of entertaining ones too. I had a kid thankful for Scottish people, someone fond of 7-11 (understandable), another for frozen grapes. Zippers, lint rollers, bobby pins, Doctor Who, teeth, toilet paper, and Google also made a few lists. 

It was really interesting to read their lists, and they got me thinking. What would me 100 things be? Tis the season (or something like that):

In no particular order...

1. My husband

2. Cordie and Chomsky

3. My family, despite the fact they refuse to move closer...

4. My job

5. My husband's job

6. That I have a house I'd be okay living in for the rest of life

7. Self-serve frozen yogurt

8. The Yoga Den- raising prices, kooky instructors and all

9. A woman's right to choose (for the next four years, anyway)

10. Our kick-ass tax lady

11. My friends, both near and far

12. Happy hours

13. That we finally decided where to go for our annual vacation

14. Netflix

15. My books

16. That I've gotten to travel to a few really awesome places

17. My double ovens

18. My stifling sense of fiscal responsibility

19. The IB program, both as a student and a teacher

20. My ability to blog, and those that read it

21. My passport

22. Anthropologie 

23. My education

24. Colleagues that have become friends

25. The non-spicy salsa from Tom's Farms

26. My health

27. That they make cute glasses now

28. That I'm not homophobic, racist, or ignorant

29. My Amazon Visa card

30. My iPhone

31. The internet 

32. More and more ways to help the environment

33. Gum

34. My security alarm (piece of mind!)
35. That NaNoWriMo has got me writing more than ever

36. My treadmill

37. Ice cream

38. That I live close enough to LA to go to readings

39. My Fossil work bag that has lasted seven years and counting

40. That my husband didn't care if I didn't change my name

41. The low interest rate on my students loans

42. That I live somewhere safe

43. My ability to vote

44. Apples

45. Toms

46. Caffeine Free Diet Coke

47. Our pool

48. Pedicures

49. The FDA

50. BB Cream

51. My laptop

52. The teacher's union (yup... sorry!)

53. That my mom still lives in the house I grew up in

54. Target

55. Yosemite National Park

56. Automatic billing

57. Email

58. Thunderstorms

59. The ability to plan things to look forward to 

60. Amazon (as in the e-store, not the rainforest)

61. The feeling you get when you climb into bed after a long day

62. The freedom to read whatever I want

63. The Gilmore Girls

64.  My photo albums

65. My doctor and her amazing PA that will call me back instantly

66. Siblings with shared interests

67. Facebook (gotta stay in touch somehow)

68. Pajama pants

69. Peanut butter and chocolate

70. Health insurance

71. The ability to try new things and go new places

72. That my husband isn't a Republican (I had a dream he was- not good)

73. LEGO videogames

74. That I have the freedom to believe in who, or what, I want to

75. My three teaching credentials. Job security, baby

76. Floss

77. Airplanes

78. That my grandparents let me live with them for three years during college

79. That my wedding was exactly what I wanted it to be

80. Both my dogs being completely house-broken

81. A reliable vehicle (knock on wood)

82. That Prop. 30 passed here in California

83. That eReaders haven't completely knocked out print

84. Air conditioning

85. The opportunity to run over the Golden Gate Bridge

86. Things usually turning out okay in the end; despite the anxiety that comes first

87. Tequila

88. It's It (they're ice cream sandwiches for you poor unknowing souls)

89. Problem solving before panicking

90. The ability to hike

91. Ample food, and the luxury of choice

92. That I'm allowed to be independent and married simultaneously

93. Grey's Anatomy (I'm sorry I'm not sorry)

94. My sewing machine

95. Shazaam (seriously)

96. Our whole house fan

97. A fantastic hair stylist

98. That I was given the opportunity to advise yearbook (most days, anyway)

99. That while my feet constantly hurt, they can still move

100. Cocoa Puffs

Hope everyone has a fantastic Thanksgiving. I'll be cooking for eighteen, so we'll see how it goes...