Sometimes you have a great week.

That was not my last week. My last week was the other kind of week – you know, the one where everything that could possibly go wrong did. The one where 2 back injuries (on separate days), one bee sting to the torso, and 2 gallons of laundry detergent on the floor that needs to be cleaned up are all real things that happened.

Those are the weeks that we most need to look for things to be thankful for.

So, that’s what I’m gonna do. Five things I am thankful for, even after the week that was cursed.

1. It was my fall break. Why is that something to be thankful for? Because it meant I had time to deal with those things. Time to recover from the first back injury. Time to clean up the 2 gallons of laundry detergent on the floor. Time to sit down afterwards and just be. I’m thankful I didn’t have to fit all that around a work week.
2. Easy health care. I don’t take this one for granted, and I know that a lot of people don’t have easy access to healthcare. My insurance (thankfully) has a teledoc type service that’s available 24/7. That meant that one of my injuries could be taken care of even though it was 10pm on a Saturday. That’s something I am grateful for.
3. I’m not allergic to bees. I may have, kinda, sorta, panicked when I got stung, because I have a childhood memory of being stung by a bee and swelling up profusely. So when I got stung I was sure this was a hospital run for me. Thankfully, it wasn’t. Just an itchy bump for a few days. Grateful.
4. Medication. (Is this doubling up with #2? Am I cheating?) If it weren’t for the meds I’m on right now, I would be in a lot more pain. I am thankful that I live in the age of modern medicine.
5. My husband’s patience. I know I was thankful for him last week. I am trying not to double up. But when he ran to the pharmacy for me at 10:30 on a Saturday after watching me bawl in pain and whine all evening, I couldn’t tell you how grateful I was for him. I simply could not have driven myself. He’s amazing.

I’m starting to really like this once a week sit down and come up with five things you are thankful for exercise. I highly recommend it. It makes even cursed weeks like last week seem…not so bad.