I’m thankful to have a job.  I’m thankful to be able to shape that job into a place I want to be, and my staff wants to be.  I’m thankful for excellent support and strong autonomy where I work.

I’m grateful for my family, my dearest friends, my dearest love.

I’m thankful for my home, my kitchen table, my sewing machine, for alpaca yarn, for the color pink.  I’m thankful for gorgeous vegetables, for the guffaw laugh of my friend Punky, for having four older brothers.  I’m thankful for NPR and my yoga practice and whipped cream from a can.

I’m thankful for the strength I’ve found to change my body and to change my life.  I’m thankful for what’s to come.