On Being Thankful

These days I'm noticing that:

my bangs are too long,

and I'm sick of all my clothes,

our bags are too heavy,

and my phone's too expensive (bye-bye iPhone!),

coffee costs too much,

and Nutella is not a major food group,

and I miss drinking tea and reading in bed.

But then I try to remember:

that my haircut doesn't really matter,

and my clothes don't either (so long as they fit and I have some),

that my hands have gotten stronger,

and I don't need to make calls anyway,

that instant coffee tastes (almost) as good,

Nutella SHOULD be a major food group,

and that one day I'll be old and all I'll do is 

drink tea and read in bed.

So I do my best to:

be thankful that I have hair,

be grateful that I have clothes,

and welcome the new callouses on my palms.

Because I get to see THIS every day:

Notre Dame!

and not everyone does.