A Thankful 13

Happy Thanksgiving.

And since it's Thursday (and a holiday week), why not a list of thirteen things I'm thankful for (for Thursday 13)? 

Note: I'm out of town, so it might be a couple days before I return visits. I hope you're having a wonderful holiday.

1. Vacation time. I may not get paid for vacations, but it is nice to get time off. 

2. Steady work. I wouldn't enjoy vacation time nearly as much if I wasn't working steady. This is not a foregone conclusion as a sub, so I'm very fortunate that I catch all the days I do.

3. Chocolate. Yeah, just chocolate. 

4. Flannel sheets. I know, I know, you wouldn't consider Southern California weather "cold". But we've hit the season where it's as cold as it gets for us, and it's nice to have snuggly warm sheets to sleep on.

5. This meme. It's been three years since I first saw it, and it still makes me laugh.

6. All of you. Blogging is a lonely endeavor. I write things and publish them into the void. And you all stop by and let me know you're here, too. I appreciate having people who read and comment. I feel less alone.

7. Sleep. There was a time when I was tired all the time and couldn't get to sleep at night. That doesn't happen anymore, and it's so nice to go to bed and fall asleep. (Melatonin did the trick for me. I am thankful for melatonin, too.)

8. Migranol. Whenever I'm getting a migraine, this is the stuff that knocks it out for me. It doesn't work 100% of the time, like if the migraine has fully hit (when I wake up to the throbbing pain), but even then it'll knock the worst of the pain back so I can function. 

9. A working car. I have issues with my car from time to time, but mostly it still gets me from point A to point B. 

10. Fast forwarding through commercials. There was a day a couple weeks back when I was watching something I had recorded, and the fast forward wouldn't work. It just... I felt off. For a time, I felt as if it might be gone. But it turned out to be a glitch that got fixed the next day, and now I know what it would feel like if I lost it. So, definitely grateful it exists.

11. Spell check. When it works. There are just some words... 

12. Internet shopping. I like grocery shopping in store, but everything else I'd rather pick it out from the comfort of my home and have it shipped to me. I don't have to look through shelves. I don't have to hunt through racks. I know, lots of brick and mortar stores are now going out of business due to habits like mine, but it's just so much easier to order and ship. 

13. Games on my phone. I've got Gardenscapes, Skip-Bo, and Words with Friends 2 keeping me distracted. Sometimes, I just need to chill out and not think, and these help with that.

This is by no means a complete list, but it's a good start. What is something you are thankful for today?