{"id":337,"date":"2012-12-12T00:24:19","date_gmt":"2012-12-12T06:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wvcreamery.com\/blog\/?p=337"},"modified":"2013-01-16T21:35:51","modified_gmt":"2013-01-17T03:35:51","slug":"day-11-the-simple-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wvcreamery.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/12\/day-11-the-simple-things\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 11- The Simple Things"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today I am grateful for the simple things. And also the not so simple. Mostly I am grateful for the blessings that have come my way. Like at this very moment I am in a super comfortable king sized bed in the bed and breakfast that I have been living at since August. My spacious room has a bathroom, jacuzzi tub, microwave, fridge, tv, dvd player, office, and windows on three walls. Outside, I am surrounded by a winter woodlands. Deb, the owner of the Servant’s Quarters, went totally nuts with the Christmas decorations inside and out of the house. She is a sweet woman and everything about this place makes me feel loved. And when life is in transition and the future is uncertain, this feeling is very important. It feels like a hug just when I need it. Tonight there were even homemade Christmas cookies in the kitchen which I ate more than my share of. <\/p>\n

I even am grateful for my rusty 98 Ford Escort. I didn’t know how much I cared for that car until I started looking at dealerships at new cars. All of a sudden, I appreciated so much about the one I had including how crappy it was. I love how it is so crappy that I don’t have to worry about a new stain or dent. How I could be the person last year that told that poor college girl that she hit the right car. <\/p>\n

I am always grateful for good food. I was happy to come home tonight to some farm fresh eggs and enough fresh produce for a good salad. AND those Christmas cookies. I love that I can whip up entire meals out of seemingly nothing. And I am equally grateful for peanut butter and jelly which has been a staple in these lean times. Except I am not as lean as I used to be because of said sandwiches. And that is ok for now.<\/p>\n

Or how about getting a fistful of romantic comedies at the library? <\/p>\n

Or saving money when I am the most broke I have ever been in my whole life? Actually, I am almost the same broke as another pivotal year, 2004, only with less debt. So, I’ve moved up in the world. I have been wondering if this is the big eye opener. Like, this is what it is like to live life with less nights out and lattes. Except I could have been living this lifestyle for years and I’d have a fistful of money saved from it. Note to self: this is the lesson. Don’t let this one escape. Use this one.<\/p>\n

Cribbage games.<\/p>\n

Family holidays with lots of food.<\/p>\n

People who believe in me.<\/p>\n

Warm socks.<\/p>\n

Strangers who recognize me.<\/p>\n

Fresh cheese curds.<\/p>\n

Fresh. CHEEEZE. CURDZZZZZZZZZZZZZ. MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Yeah.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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