Welcome to the July TIGF Contest, which runs from 00:00AM GMT on July 1st 2008, until 11:59 GMT on July 31st 2008. The focus of the contest for July is commenting. The rules this time are the same as last time, and I’ve tried to keep them as simple as possible. I’ve set them up [...]

Today’s list of things to be grateful for or appreciate:

Getting a good night’s sleep.
Weird dreams. I was with a family in WW2, and we lived on the side of a hill. They were Jewish, and were trying to hide from the Nazi’s. We were coming up with all sorts of plans to hide away. At [...]

Today’s list of things to be grateful for or appreciate:

Hot Teeccino.
Getting a good night’s sleep.
That I will be free of this situation soon. That I am aware that I will be free of this situation soon.
I’ve been paid back by another $11 on Kiva.org. I’m up to $455 now.
I only have to work 4.25 hours [...]

Today’s list of things to be grateful for or appreciate:

Getting a good night’s sleep.
Hot Teeccino.
A book I ordered arrived this morning.
As did some DVD’s from Lovefilm. I’m really loving Carnivale.
That I live in a developed country.
Awareness of my emotional mood.
Dinky mentioned yesterday that A and J are both off for a week each in a [...]

Today’s list of things to be grateful for or appreciate:

Delicious hot Teeccino. I love it. I can drink as much as I want, at any time of day, without worrying for my health or having problems sleeping.
I’m not in work until 1:15 today.
5-minute snoozes. Awake at 9:00, up at 9:30.
A good night’s sleep.
Hot fruit tea.
A [...]

Today’s list of things to be grateful for or appreciate:

Getting a good night’s sleep.
3-minute snoozes.
I’m not in work for quite as long this week.
I’ve been paid today.
Breakfast cereals.
Work went OK.
Chatting to Dinky and L.
Laughing with M.
H has finally got his backside into gear and given me a letter inviting (what an odd choice of word) [...]

I’ve realised that I’ve gotten very good at making lists of about 30 things I should be grateful for, and very naff at making lists of things that I actually feel grateful for. I’ve got caught up in my own dogma. So, I’m going to try listing only those things that I actually feel grateful [...]

Today’s list of things to be grateful for or appreciate:

Getting a good nights sleep in a comfortable bed.
I’m seeing Lush today.
Hot Teeccino. I’ve ordered some more, in the flavours of Vanilla, Hazelnut and Mocha, and I’m looking forward to it arriving so I can taste it.
A nice warm shower.
Nat is going to drop me into [...]

Today’s list of things to be grateful for or appreciate:

Getting a good night’s sleep.
Dreaming about elephants. Not just any elephants, but a purple one and a grey one, both of which were adults, and a blue one that was a baby, running about in The French’s garden. Then they were running into the next door [...]

Today’s list of things to be grateful for or appreciate:

Hot Teeccino.
Getting a good night’s sleep.
Being ready for the day.
The messages I sent myself last night just before I went to sleep. I use Gmail on my mobile phone to email myself reminders, and I sent myself a couple last night. I’d completely forgot about them [...]