The Little Things
February 5, 2015

Happy Thursday! It’s been much chillier this week than the previous three weeks, so in some ways it feels like we’ve reverted back to early January instead of early February. What’s up with that?! All weather aside, here’s what I’m thankful for right now:

I’m thankful for a solid month of base training in January. After my off season the second half of November and all of December, January has been a great time to get back on track and start building up a strong base before I enter into training once again. I’m thankful for a month to pick up on PT exercises to continue to strengthen weaker muscles and get my cardio back up again!

I’m thankful for the ability to read. Not only was I born into a place where there is a written language, but I was also taught to read (and had a love of reading instilled in me) at a very young age. I think most of us (I certainly do!) take it for granted, but I’m so thankful for the ability to read. It certainly makes work and day-to-day tasks easier, but it also provides a relaxing, fun, and life-giving activity!

I’m thankful for my stationary bike. No matter what the weather or time of the day, I can get in cardio when I like because of my bike trainer. January was my best month of bike trainer riding yet, and I’m really thankful that my parents got it for me back in 2013!

I’m thankful for all the “extra jobs” I have. As I’ve mentioned over the past few years, I have an 8 week extra job from February-end of March/beginning of April. This wasn’t an opportunity that I went looking for, but it was brought to me back in 2012, and I’m so thankful for it! It’s nice to have some extra income come in those months, and I’m so appreciative of both the money and the experience!

I’m thankful for electricity. While my sleep/wake schedule might feel a little more regulated without it, I’m so thankful for electricity. I can’t even imagine living life the way I know it without it, and I definitely take it for granted! What a truly amazing thing we experience every time we use it!

Now it’s your turn to share! What’re you feeling thankful for today?

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4 responses to “Thankful Thursday”

  1. Amber @ Busy, Bold, Blessed says:
    February 5, 2015 at 4:27 pm

    Electricity is a good one! We lost power for almost a week last year due to an ice storm and we were very fortunate that my husband’s parents have a generator.

    I am feeling thankful for access to healthy foods, my church community, and my new cell phone that I got last night!

    • littlethingscaroline@gmail.com says:
      February 5, 2015 at 9:00 pm

      How lucky you were to have a generator handy! It sounds like you have lots of great things to be thankful for right now! 🙂

  2. Kristen @ Glitter and Dust says:
    February 6, 2015 at 6:59 pm

    We just had a huge wind/rain storm last night (ongoing today) and a lot of people around town have lost power. Thankfully, my house was not one of them. Because I work from home and depend on Internet connection to do my work, it would get ugly if I lost power. So yes, I completely agree with electricity!

    • littlethingscaroline@gmail.com says:
      February 6, 2015 at 9:28 pm

      I’m glad you didn’t loose electricity! It would definitely be hard to lose your means to work.