Thankful Thursday | and one un-thankful

This week, I am thankful:

that our power went out overnight, not during the day

We had a big storm roll through, and the power went out just as I was going to bed. That’s much more convenient than losing power during the day.

And fortunately, the storm brought some cooler air, which meant the house did not get miserably hot overnight. Whew.

I also am grateful nothing fell on our house; many branches and trees in the area came down during this storm!

for the flowers that other people grow

I can appreciate them, and they are zero work for me. 😉

for beautiful skies

I looked up and noticed this one on my way out of the gym!

that this class is over halfway done

Every week is one week closer to graduating! So I celebrate.

This is week ⅝, and I’m mostly done with this week’s assignments. Sooooo, there are really only three weeks of work left, and then this class can be tied up with a bow and deposited neatly in my little Classes I Have Completed box.

(This is an imaginary box.)

that next summer, I won’t have classes

If all goes according to plan, I will be entirely done with my BSN degree by next summer, which means I will have the summer off, plus the fall and the next spring, and so on. 😉

It’s hard to even imagine a life with no schoolwork! It will feel too good to be true.

for air conditioning

I am especially grateful for A/C at night! I hate sleeping in the heat, so I actually turn mine down two degrees at night. 🙂

for budgetary wiggle room

I am very thankful to not be just scraping by anymore. If I want to turn my A/C down a little at night, I can!

for my healthy body

Every day at work, I take care of people whose bodies are struggling in one way or another, and I am reminded to appreciate my health.

I’m glad my body is healthy enough for me to take care of others.

My unthankful: group projects

I am currently in a group project, which is frustrating on several levels.

For one, the instructions are supremely unclear, and the rubrics are unhelpful as well (for instance, the rubric for an outline assignment will say that to get an A grade, you need to “include cutting edge technology”, and that makes absolutely no sense for an outline! What even does that mean?? Outlines do not have cutting-edge technology.)

I also am unappreciative of this: I have never been in a group where someone other than me takes the initiative. I would be thrilled to pieces to let someone else lead and move things forward. I would love for a group member to completely outshine me. I would love to merely be a supporting player. JUST ONCE. Sigh.

Thank you for listening to my complaining.

What are you thankful for this week? (and you can include an unthankful too. Ha.)