What have you got to be grateful for

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Feeling frustrated that I can barely get any work done while looking after dd who has covid and 3 others in the home while dh can sit happily on his pc working.... so thought I'd start a positive thread to lift mine and others spirits...

wondering what you really have to be grateful for?

I'll start... I'm so grateful I started my own business late 2018 and it's doing well and I can work from home (and yes I am frustrated that right now I can't work but thankful I don't have to worry about losing my job if that makes sense

1. My health and my families health.

1. That I have a warm home, it might not be a palace but it is home and I feel safe here

I mean you can have more than 3 but I'm struggling. Maybe more will come to me

Lovely healthy kids and DH. In laws who are supportive and lovely people. Good health myself. Also feeling very grateful for things starting to open up after a very hard winter cooped up inside a lot.

Marrying a lovely man in a few weeks who treats me like a queen.
I don’t have to work if I don’t want to, so I do bits and bobs of what I fancy.
I’m very happy with how I look physically. Buying a house next year.
I have a dog who I adore, even if he can be difficult to manage.
The sun will be shining for the next 10 days or so.

I find being grateful hard. To whom should I be grateful?

I chose a good man to be my husband. I am lucky to have 2ds's. I have 5 close friends but I made that happen myself. We have a caravan in Dorset that we bought with a bonus years ago, we have great holidays there. I go to cities regularly for long weekends with 2 of the friends mentioned above. We both have secure jobs. I choose to work 4 days. We both have severe medical conditions, but hey. We socialise a lot, eat a lot, drink a lot and enjoy life.

I have a very loving relationship with my mum, and visit her every couple of months, she's an hour+ away, and I like taking her flowers.

I make sure I enjoy her and value her, not knowing how much longer I'll have her for.

Today? In the absence of good health I'll take access to a rescue pack of steroids, free health care, all the food in the house which I am making good headway with - see above, kind family, good kids, calm home and a holiday booked for the end of the week. Happy days.

My lovely son
My family
Our health
Our home
My new job
The financial security it has brought us

Bear with me- this is long! After having to quit work in 2015 to look after my 2 adopted children, struggling for 5 years after that in an unhappy marriage, then finding out from other mums at school that my H was shagging a school mum and being absolutely petrified about being on my own- I've survived!

I've found a decent, flexible job, taken over the mortgage, managing the DC's behaviour much better now there's only me in charge, taken a lover for when the DC are at their dads and lost 12 stone.

I'm grateful he couldn't keep it in his pants. Really, really grateful.

Cindylouwhosplaits
Did you say 12 stone?

@Cahu58

Cindylouwhosplaits Did you say 12 stone?

I think it’s the husband who weighed 12 stone.

I like these threads!

My cat head butting me.
Gousto boxes.
My soppy DH telling me he's lucky.
The fucking sun finally coming out.
The Sopranos (now rewatching).
Biscoff mini ice creams.

Great thread! I was born into a shite poor background but I am 40 and own 2 properties outright, one of which is on a lovely Scottish island, my DD is healthy and beautiful and having a much better start in life than I had due to the above, I have a well paid job but am in the middle of a degree which will get me an even better job, and I’ve cut my bullying toxic brother out of my life. I’m fit, healthy and thriving without the hassle of my abusive violent ex (I was 17 he was 30 when we married he “saved me” from my home life 🤔). I’ve thrived. My daughter has had an amazing life. We have a motorhome we’ve done amazing things together in. I could cry at how good life has been to me I’m eternally grateful!

My beautiful dc
Dh that I get on with most of the time!
Health of myself and family
Warm safe home
Garden

Biscoff mini ice creams.

Oooh these sound great!

Lots really. I've had a crap day so it's useful and apposite to stop and remember.

I'm expecting twins after a loss last year that absolutely put me through the wringer. DH, DD and I are all excited and happy, I can't wait to meet them, and the hospital care I've received so far has been excellent.

I love my job. I do interesting and meaningful work which suits me, supported by a great team of trustees and volunteers.

My DD, nearly four, is great. We had an unexpected day off together yesterday and instead of it being a catastrophe we had a wander along the Thames, chose snacks to share in M&S and had a chat. I am absolutely amazed at some of the stuff she comes out with.

I have a lovely home. We're financially secure. We're in good health. DH has a job which I don't understand in the slightest that he loves.

@Cahu58 Yep- I was extremely overweight and in 18 months have lost 12 stone (plus the 12 stone ex-h!)

Right now I’m ridiculous grateful for my beautiful boyfriend. I’m in a stupidly emotional love him to death mood at the moment after he was rushed to hospital with appendicitis on Sunday (which I’ve mentioned on so many threads and been so bloody repetitive and boring about because it was so traumatic and I can’t stop thinking about it. Sorry! 😭) Together since 17, celebrating 10 years together next month, I’m so grateful to have such a kind, considerate, lovely and hella gorgeous man in my life. I’m so bloody grateful to have him back home where he belongs and hope I never have to see him in that kind of pain again. Sorry for such a stupid gushing post, I could give Stacey Solomon a run for her money on being annoyingly over emotional right now! 🙈😂
I’m also eternally grateful for our beautiful baby boy after 2 losses ❤️
Some beautiful stories on here, to everyone going/gone through difficult times.

@harverina What a beautiful soul your 7yo sounds. An absolute credit to you. So sorry to hear about your mum xx

Lots, I consider myself very fortunate.

Me and my family are healthy
Secure job that I enjoy
About to move to my dream home
Will retire in 10 years time
Lovely dd
Dogs
Good friends

I love doing this with my DH. It always make us feel so much better and remember how lucky we are.

Ds after 3 years of hellish ivf etc and losses
Beautiful home that we have made our own
Great friends
Work I love
Back in relationship with my db after a while falling out over silly stuff
Health
A brilliant work team
Going to our Italian home in two weeks!
Dcat who is the daftest soppiest cat ever.

[quote YukoandHiro]@harverina What a beautiful soul your 7yo sounds. An absolute credit to you. So sorry to hear about your mum xx[/quote]
She really is wonderful ❤️