Ten things of thankful #13

Oh the number 13.  Now I'm not supperstitious, but I find it very interesting that my 13th writing of the TTOT has fallen on a week when I'm least feeling like doing this.  When I've just felt like crying, hiding away, punching something and bemoaning the fact that life is all so not fair.  I can't/won't go into that any more than that here, as it's all too personal and private, please know that I am okay physically.  I just want anyone reading this to know that even when it is all just a bit s***ty, you can STILL find some things to be thankful for, and the exercise of doing that is GOOD!

1.  I shared the "thing that's the problem" with two people a week ago now.  And I am thankful for the internet.  For the screen that brings.  For the distance that gives.  For the courage it instills.  For without the internet, that medium of chatting online, I probably wouldn't have done it.  And don't get me wrong, it could have not-been-said, but I think I don't regret it, I'm glad it's done and now I can get on with the dealing-with-it, so amen for Facebook chat (now it's relaible, unlike in its early days when it let me down all the time!).

2.  Secondly, before we move on, I am glad for supportive, understanding, listening, sensible people.  The people-who-got-dumped-on by me were more useful, lovely, helpful and totally made it the least traumatic it had to be, so kudos to them for being decent and lovely.

3.  This week I ran further and longer than I ever have before.  Okay, there were moments when I slowed to a walk and I couldn't keep up, but I did 10.69km in 1h23, and I pushed myself to run as much as I could, and I can feel that stamina developing and the endorphins coming through, so yay, I must keep it up (when weather allows and we can keep to well lit roads now the nights are drawing in).

4.  I had a lovely meal at a Chinese buffet with my Dad and Stepmom last Sunday, lovely food, nothing was left, and I am definitely going to go back - I don't know why it took me so long to try it out!

5.  I had a nice day out in Salisbury on Monday and got my hair done - went to my normal salon but had to see someone else as I've been so busy on my weekends off and my normal lady doesn't work Mondays, but it couldn't wait, and now it is done, always nice to have a pamper!

6.  After Salisbury, I drove to Amesbury where my Mum grew up and checked on my grandparents' old house and had lunch in the cafe my grandad used to take me to.  Shame I couldn't go to Stonehenge after with the sky looking as dark as anything and rain coming, but I can do that another time.  It was good to reminisce.

7.  Luckily my brain remembered the backroads to cut off the centre of Salisbury when I went back home so I could avoid the traffic.

8.  Today I went over to Kent to do a Mensa regional quiz.  It was mostly teams from Kent, I think we had come the furthest and arrived a little late.  We managed to come second, which considering the winning team had the Brain of Mensa and Brain of Britain winner I didn't think was bad showing!  Shame there wasn't a prize for second place though!

9.  Friday night I managed to have a nice quiet night in to myself as it turned out.  Now it was a shame I didn't get to catch up with my sister then, but it was much appreciated to have a nice restful evening just to be alone.

10.  When I did get to catch up with my sister on Saturday night, she showed me an album she'd made of old photos from when we were small, and it was lovely to remember - I'll have to get Mum to dig the rest out, they're in her house somewhere.  Here's a taster, a 6/7 year old me:

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