November 6 ~ Thankful

I don't have too many actual "Fridays" if you will. I work almost every Saturday, but tomorrow I am off of work. I am grateful for two days off in a row. Woo-hoo, for Friday!

Thankful ~ Novemember 5

Cell Mitosis, go ahead taunt me. Today I'm thankful for a professor who is willing to sit down and walk me through the 5 phases and 3 sub phases of Interphase. Ah, yeah. It's big time fun in our house right now. Seriously.

Okay, stop reading this now unless you want to know the inner track of my thoughts today.

IP, MATC. In my brain, it's I Pee Matic. I know it's not what it says, but it's one way to help me remember the phases of mitosis. Not that anyone cares but me, but Interphase (G zero, G one, S phase, G two), Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase, and Cytokinesis. Huh!

As dorky as it sounds, using pipe cleaners to represent Chromosomes through this process IS helpful. I won't bore you with the rest, but thanks again to Dr. Rene Kratz for her patience.

Thankful ~ Day 4

Right now, from where I'm sitting here is the thing I'm most thankful for;
Today is coming to an end, and tomorrow will start a new day. It's been a torturous one.

Day ~ Thankful for "This too shall pass".

Thankful ~ 3

The library here in Everett features a nice coffee cafe'. The barista, Katie is always pleasant (student as well), remembers me, and makes a damn good latte. In a way it makes up for all the homeless guys who hang out in the place all day!

I'm thankful for a nice quiet place to study that serves up delicious coffee. Simple but sometimes it's the little things that count the most.

Thankful ~ 2

Yes, fall is in the air. There is a crispness and coolness that only fall air holds and it is so refreshing. Tonight, I got out of class early enough to walk home. I love living close enough to school to be able to walk there or back when I'm so inspired. I should do it all of the time, but I don't. I sure enjoy my neighborhood with all of its charming old craftsman homes and colorful trees.

So todays thankful thought ~ is many fold. Thankful for the close walk to school. The nice neighborhood for which I live. And lastly, the exhilarating fall air to walk home in and clear my head in after another night of exams.

A Month's Worth of Thankful - 1

Thanksgiving is in 25 days. Thought I'd do a countdown of things I'm thankful for since sometimes with all the rushing around, it's easy to forget...

Just one a day, of course unless I get to the end of the month and realized I've forgotten something of importance.

1 ~ Someone who "gets" me, loves me, respects me, and supports me.

You are the best ever April.

Three Years and Two Days

I have lived in the state of Washington for exactly 3 years and 2 days. I arrived here permanently on October 30, 2006.

I love it here. I am still amazed at the beauty each and every time I'm out and about. I love the view I have of the sound. I love the seasons, and yes even the damn cold and the snow. It doesn't last long enough to become cumbersome. I like the people.

Since I've arrived my life has changed in a multitude of ways. Those changes have taken me from a very sad, depressed, and worried woman to one who is once again optimistic, hopeful, and happy. I have read that Washington is a place to live if you want healing. I can only speak for myself when I say, for me that is true. My heart, my mind, and my spirit have all come back to the me I love and somehow I feel even better and improved. Change does bring about new things, some of which we can never anticipate.

I still feel like a newbie here, but that's okay it just makes life more of an adventure!

One of my first neighbors, Lama Mama! Who never bit me or spit at me! Ha!