i am grateful for:
1) quiet, sunny writing spots at whole foods.
2) being safe despite the many, many assaults in my neighborhood and others recently. take back the night–and take a cab. my new motto. which sucks. but what to do? other than walk with purpose, hide electronic devices, don’t talk on the phone, look confident, carry pepper spray, look the bastards in the eye, be home by dark, tie up your hair, wear pants, and know how to execute a quick sharp knee-to-groin kick? what else? sigh. really, though. i want women to stop being the first line of assault the minute the economy goes bad. how can we do this?
3) apples, fresh, organic, in fall.
4) sunshine in october.
5) getting “most improved” speaker last night at toastmasters. woot! and my speech was about gratitude. what it does, how i’ve done it, and how to do it. my first speech without notes. at all. look ma, no notes!
6) creating a life with my sweetie.
7) people reacting strongly to create laws to prevent what happened in ohio to the zoo animals from ever happening again.
8) friends, helping me climb out of complicated stuff too big for my small brain.
9) my latest article! in natural health magazine, november issue. page 64. cover story! and they kept my tina fey nod, which makes me very happy.
10) iphone! from china to hong kong to tennessee to newark to a fed ex truck in brooklyn!
