Things to be thankful for

Its very easy to slip into a woe is me mentality. I should know. I have spent the past 8-9 months thinking moaning and lambasting what is WRONG with my life. Well the sun is shining and my mood is uplifted by it. So today I am going to count what I have to be thankful for.

Four healthy children. The thing I should be most thankful for. From four pregnancies I have four healthy babies. I see people who would make the most fantastic parents struggling to conceive and realize the world is an unfair place. I see women lose longed for babies before they even have a chance to meet them. So yes I am thankful for my boys. They may drive me to distraction at times I may want to throttle them on occasion but they are also the single biggest joy in my life. They provide me with more love than I ever knew was possible. They can make me roar with laughter well up with tears and pull my hair out with frustration.

I am thankful for my friends. They say friends are the family you choose for yourself. The friends back in the UK that I may not speak to every day or even every month anymore but who will always be at the end of a phone when I need them and vice versa Jo I mean you. The new friends here. I really should make more of an effort with you but life has a habit of getting in the way on both sides you guys have really helped me feel happier here. My mum friends and friends that live in the computer. I would seriously be lost without you lot. You offer unbiased broad spectrum opinions very large shoulders practical advice practical help and are there with a pull yourself together when needed. When I get back to the UK there are a number of you I intend on visiting be warned.

My health. I am physically healthy. I have had no major health concerns. There are brave people out there battling with illness and ill health and every time I look at them I am in awe. I am also mentally well although i am sure there are those who would challenge that. I love the saying Mental illness is not a sign of being weak. Its a sign you have been strong for too long.

So there we have it 3 things I can be thankful for. I could of course carry on but 3 is enough for today I don't want to overwhelm myself now do I