Month of Thanks

So ya'll remember on my bucket list how I said that I wanted to keep a gratitude journal?

well guess what.

This is it.

That's right kids.

For the next month I'll be posting something every. single. day.

[we'll see how well that goes..]

so here it is.

Day 1

I'm grateful for the opportunities that I have.

I think that I am a habitual quitter. like literally. Let's make a list of everything that I have quit:

When I was a kid I wanted to do dance

I know, cute huh.

Anyway I did dance for three years.

Then I quit.

I quit dance to do cheer. I was a cheerleader for three years

[unfortunately my cheer pictures are lost at the current time]

Then I quit.

I quit cheer to

What: play piano.

How long: for five years.

Why: because one of my

best friends is a-mazing and I wanted to be just. like. her.

So I took lessons from her mom.

Then I quit.

All this time I had been somewhat 'hired' to work on my grandpa's farm.

[More like drafted.]

One day I just decided that I hated it.

I hated the farm.

I hated the cows.

I hated the smell.

I hated the mud.

I even hated my horse.

After practically all of my childhood

[all whoppin' 14 years]

I quit.

Anyway,

I quit piano to play clarinet.

Good old band was my life for four years.

Man, I loved it.

I had some good times. and no, I DID NOT go to band camp.

I wasn't even in marching band. aaanyway. I quit.

Somewhere in the midst of the cheer dropping and piano picking up,

I found my new love.

Softball.

In case you haven't noticed.

I loved softball.

a lot.

An explanation for this quitting will come later,

but yes. I even quit this.

I quit band to pursue my softball career in hopes of playing in the "big leagues," college.

In reality, the only thing that I have stuck with is school and church.

I don't know if this counts or not.

But I love school. I always have.

As much as I complain about it I love learning.

I just hate the homework and the collegiate workload.

I stick with church because it has literally saved my life. more than once.

I'll probably offer an explanation for that later also.

Anyway, yep.

I am "Exhibit A" of what it is to be a quitter.

Thankfully I have a family that is willing to support me through my ridiculous mind-changing throughout the years.

And it doesn't help to have some friends in low places. or maybe high places. who knows.

The moral of the story is:

"I've been lucky.

Opportunities don't often come along.

So, when they do, you have to grab them."

-Audrey Hepburn