Three up, three down

Work has been crazy the last few days and I was just too tired in the evening to blog. Lame excuse I know, but it’s the truth. So today I am due for three new things I am thankful for. Here we go.

First, I am thankful for my (#14)eyes, for the ability they give me to see. In one of my massages this week the lights in my room went out. It was completely dark except for a small seam of light coming from underneath the door. My client was off in la-la land so they didn’t even notice. I however was forced to channel myself back to a day in school where we did a blindfolded massage. After some calm and reassuring words to myself I was able to continue. It was nice of them to prepare me with the tools to handle such a crazy situation.

No worries, all heck did not break loose. I knew as soon as I went back outside the lights would be on and everything would be under control. I would be able to see again. Not everyone is able to say that. For some people it's dark all the time. I am so grateful I can see. I really need to try and enjoy all the things I get to look at every day.

My second thankful thing sort of goes along with the first. I am thankful for my (#15)good eyesight. Not just that I can see, but that I can see really well. For some reason this week I felt like my eyesight was starting to slip. I couldn’t read the small print on the menu board at a restaurant or fully see some of the words on the tv. I'm sure my roommates got really tired of me complaining about my eyes failing me. Well after rigorously testing myself with small print at different distances last night I discovered that I am not going blind. Bright lights glaring off different surfaces will sometimes makes you squint, but that does not mean your eye are failing. My eyesight is fine. It may not be not perfect, but I don’t need glasses or contacts and that is something to be thankful for.

Finally I am really thankful for (#16) hair ties. That sounds so simple compared to eyes and the ability to see. But when you have been “blessed” with thick hair such as mine you find that a good hair tie is worth its weight in gold.  More than once I have found myself without a hair tie and had to resort to pens, string, or those horrible rubber bands that catch and pull your hair. Bonus points to whoever decided to invent those lovely little lifesavers.