247) The gift of a bone marrow sample come Monday.
248) The gift of belly dance happy giggles tonight.
249) The gift of baby blue fleecy penguin pyjamas.
Bonus: The gift of being more than a little numb. I want to go hiking.
244) The gift of ANOTHER 10 hour sleep night. I kind of feel like all I am doing this week is working and sleeping, with the obligatory eating, potty and shower thrown in there, but I'll take it!
245) The gift of a surprise phone call from my brother Joe this morning. :)
246) The gift of ... breakfast. I have breakfast.
241) The gift of a "Good morning, cutie!" text from a complete stranger. Aaaaat a wrong number. I'll take it, though. Heh.
242) The gift of belly dance classes starting this week. :-D Horah!
243) The gift of amazing friends. :)
Bonus: The gift of amazing friends. I had to say it twice.
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Horrah for belly dancing! We used to do it at school. It was fun, and surprisingly tiring. S-s-s-s-shaaaaake it. ;)
And enjoy yourself most of all. ♥
The last time I read a wrong number text, it was from a woman who meant to text my (ex) husband's phone so they could hook up and fuck. Still wondering how she got my number at the time...
238) The gift of eye soothing cream. That shit's amazing.
239) The gift of atrocious puns at 5:15AM.
240) The gift of cats finally behaving well. For now. While I am looking.
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How do I love thee? Let me count the ways...
How the frick does one COUNT LOVE? I mean really? Is it like jello where you can touch it and squish it and nom nom nom...
Um let's try again.
How do I love thee? Never mind, I ate it.
o.o
I was gonna say that Req's not squishy, she's hard and solid but... o.o
The below were very difficult to come up with for yesterday and today. My eyes are swollen, and the surrounding skin raw, from crying today. No, I'd prefer to not discuss it.
232) The gift of a gentle but blunt bedside manner.
233) The gift of Puffs Plus Lotion.
234) The gift of actively working on one's fears/triggers.
235) ... give me a minute. There we go. The gift of time.
236) The gift of lotion that makes me smell like chocolate pudding.
237) The gift of two grown men in bathrobes, dueling with light sabers, and hollering, "You can't take it from me, bitches!"
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*hugs*
Sending you love, lots and lots of it.
229) The gift of scrubbed wooden floors for a friend.
230) The gift of congenial conversation during chores. :)
231) The gift of an excellent pot of coffee.
BONUS!: The gift of an excellent costume for tonight's Star Wars themed party: That's right. Dee's gonna be a Jawa!
OOTINI!
223) The gift of making someone laugh. :)
224) The gift of communal confusion. NONE of us understood the movie chosen for movie night. >.o Think Dr. Kevorkian meets the Story of "O." Eeeeyyeeah.
225) The gift of soon to see M!
226) The gift of a few nights free of nightmares. ♥
227) The gift of the perfect costume.
228) The gift of a surprise cinnamon burp. Very confusing.
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Hooray for nights free of nightmares!!!
AND for making someone laugh (an under appreciated gift).
217) The gift of a hot stone pedicure.
218) The gift of discovering a nail polish I cannot fuck up in the first few days of wearing.
219) The gift of 6 hours of sleep.
220) The gift of Ogre layers.
221) The gift of peaceful thinking.
222) The gift of inside jokes!
I know, I am still behind three, but I need to drive!
205) The gift of Sugar Free French Vanilla coffee flavor.
206) The gift of a completely unexpected 20% discount for exams/tests/vaccinations/laser spay and boarding for a stray cat I am rehabilitating prior to finding it a home.
207) The gift of animals deciding I am A-OK.
208) The gift of fears conquered and other fears stared at with intent.
209) The gift of amazing treat ideas.
210) The gift of, "I miss you." ... I miss the hell out of you, too, sugar.
211) The gift of purrs from the cranky cat. o_0 The universe has realigned.
212) The gift of the "miss" portion of a swing and a miss.
213) The gift of finding a pasta I can eat! AAAUUUUGGGHHH!!! YUM! Corn and Quinoa. And love. Those are the ingredients.
214) The gift of finding three Shibari books on sale, and being able to order them. ♥
215) The gift of discovering I am NO kind of Houdini when it comes to untying myself from the ropes. Heheheheh. GODS that was an unholy mess that man had to unravel before he could unbind me from the body harness.
216) The gift of sharing passions and joys in a surprisingly uncomplicated manner - and no, this is not a sexual reference. For which I am ALSO exceedingly grateful.
AND - I want to do either 3 more tonight or 6 total tomorrow to catch up.
202) The gift of being able to tease a sadist about wearing a tutu - and have him say the best he can do is a tiara (and he posted a picture!).
203) The gift of bourbon bacon cupcakes in the making.
204) The gift of laughter and teasing. :)
199) The gift of seeing, "Good morning Sunshine!" roll across my phone every morning.
200) The gift of not being involved in drama, other than being able to point and go, "hee hee hee!"
201) The gift of a feather.
196) The gift of someone making me pumpkin bread with almond flour.
197) The gift of bringing order from chaos.
198) The gift of Red Vs. Blue.
190) The gift of being able to give time.
191) The gift of stress easing.
192) The gift of Shibari tying a chocolate Easter bunny. ... Chocolate rope bunny! ♥
193) The gift of being able to give someone a ration of good natured shit on a regular basis and have it returned in kind. Ahhhh picking on someone. :D
194) The gift of being able to quickly forgive a genuine oops.
195) The gift of a busy weekend ending with a decent sleep.
187) Thank you sir, may I have another? ;-)
188) The gift of brattiness well rewarded.
189) The gift of a nifty group of people strange and comfortable enough to call family.
184) The gift of apple flavored kisses.
185) The gift of a non-judgemental brother.
186) The gift of astoundingly amusing (to others) naivete (mine). o_0
181) The gift of being able to be someone's first suspension. Hoorah! He did a good job, and I flew.
182) The gift of growing friendships.
183) The gift of bacon for breakfast.
175) The gift of coloring books. :)
176) The gift of my brother feeling better and no longer being sick.
177) The gift of tragedy passing by those about whom I care.
178) The gift of a new book which I still have not opened - anticipation is!
179) The gift of remembering to pay my bills. :P I hate being a dumbass and forgetting and getting a late notice. Money's there - mentation, sometimes not so much.
180) The gift of unabated curiosity.
166) The gift of hot running water.
167) The gift of being able to joke about skin missing from my eyelid. "What happened?" "... I tried to leave the kitchen." (Before horrible thoughts fly - there was a new girl doing the eyebrow waxing. We'll both live.)
168) The gift of a zoo membership! W00t!
169) The gift of kitteh snuggles in clean blankets.
170) The gift of cranberry scented candles and the feel of winter when they burn.
171) The gift of purple monkey giggles.
172) The gift of excellent friends, hookah, and open communication. :)
173) The gift of bratting someone out of a bad mood. :D
174) The gift of enjoying who I *am*.
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