On Being Thankful

This year was not necessarily an easy year but it was one full of reasons to be thankful on this day of Thanksgiving:

1. Mark and I made the decision to leave San Francisco to a city where the cost of living is not a sieve and we were fortunate to land in Seattle - another beautiful city - with Mark in a wonderful new position and a comfortable (temporary) roof over our heads

2. I put my mind to making my PR consulting career path actually happen since I launched it a little more than two years ago and with the support of friends and family and my own hard work, it has taken off

3. In spite of this tough economic time that many people in the United States and around the world are facing, Mark and I are financially stable

4. Our bodies are (more-or-less) healthy and our minds are clear

5. We brought a new addition into our family a little more than four weeks ago, Winston, and we can't imagine our lives without him (I can't imagine how spoiled an actual baby will be given how spoiled our little guy Winston is...)!

There are so many other reasons to be thankful that can go unspoken.  Many times people tell me that I'm lucky.  I tell myself that I'm lucky too.  But, is it luck?  Or is it just life?  I've worked hard to be where I am in life and I work hard to maintain it.  It takes a lot of work to make a marriage successful.  It takes a lot of work to keep financially healthy.  It takes a lot of work to take care of a puppy :)

I guess overall I'm trying to say that while I'm thankful for the things in my life, I also am grateful for the people in my life who support the hard work that I do to make my life the way that it is...my husband, my parents, my friends.

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What are you grateful for this Thanksgiving Day?

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!

xo,