Thankful Thursday, one day late

1. The cold/flu from hell forces me to take lots of naps, and naps feel Wonderful.
   
2. Despite having been sick, I remain at the top of my game academically, which continues to surprise me and make me happy. People ask me questions & stuff when they're confused. I think they think I have a clue ;)
   
3. My hands-on classes at school always make me feel so alive, even when I'm ill, and even when it makes very little sense. I mean, in Palpation class today, we were gently searching for vertebrae and ribs and places on the sternum (the last of which was a major ouch!). There's no reason on earth that should have made me feel alive and not-sick, but it did. I think I just love touching people. (For those of you who are thinking about how unprofessional it is for a future health professional to go to class and risk infecting others -- I wear a mask and have become paranoid about scrubbing my hands. I sneeze into my shoulder and am obsessive about using the hand disinfectant.)
   
4. Neil started his job yesterday, which means that I worry less about money, in the back of my head, and also makes me feel rather proud of him.
   
5. I was worried about it, but the store hasn't pestered me at all. Whew.
   
6. I may take on another InDesign gig, which (see above about money) also lessens my worrying about "argh, how am I going to pay rent?" I think of it as a chance for me to prove that I can stay at the top of my class academically without having much time to study, plus a chance to prove myself somewhat more as a designer-ish sort.
   
7. Tomorrow, Neil and I are planning a viewing of X-men, and it's a chance to catch up with friends, which I haven't been doing lately at all.
   
8. DayQuil/NyQuil and PeptoBismol. They are wonderful examples of how modern drugs can get you through a day. As Dennis Leary says, "the Big Q talks to me..."
   
9. Battlestar Galactica, season 2, has been quite good so far.
   
10. Neil always gets up first in the morning, and makes me tea (even when I sleep-snarl at him for not murdering the alarm clock). If romance is in making a person feel special, this is one of those small things that is super-romantic.
    
11. I have a little time to myself after class, while Neil is at work, which is going to be really nice for space, although I've only used it for naps so far. I love time where I can just curl up with a book or curl my toes in the carpet or keep my kitchen just how I want it or cook something yummy.