At the big meal today at my Grandpa and Macil's house there were some fellow vegetarians, so that was fun! My super considerate family made sure I had plenty of options, with delish butternut and acorn squash and squash soup, mashed potatoes, veg stuffing, cranberry sauce (not from a can), veg gravy, and even== Tofurkey!! Haha, it wasn't half bad- probably wouldn't eat it every day, but on Thanksgiving it's not too bad of a substitute. Really though, with all of the other yummy stuff I hardly needed any kind of meat "sub"- meals just really don't need to center around meat! Especially when you can top it all off with pumpkin pie!!! And I didn't miss/need the Tryptophan and other additives one bit :) Even Eisenhower got on the bandwagon and offered a veggie option to us on the night shift when they gave everyone a free turkey dinner... making an effort is so appreciated! Cheers to all of you who went organic or free range (though this doesn't legally guarantee much- better to go organic which is federally regulated), but don't forget that the meat industry is a pretty scary place... just because you don't have to see it doesn't mean you shouldn't think about how that turkey arrived on your plate!
So I'm thankful for my health and the ways I know I can support the environment and live sustainably, and I am also so thankful for my job- the simple fact that I am blessed enough to have one, along with knowing what a fantastic place I work for and that I love my job. This is not very common, and I feel so happy to be doing something I want to be doing, and to be able to fully support myself at 22.... great feeling. I'm really thinking a lot about the people who don't have jobs this year, and hoping that they are still somehow making ends meet, and that they have people to love and support them when things are so tough.
Sleep. That's what I'm going to do right after I finish typing this.... I've only been getting 3-4 hours of sleep per day since Sunday, and I'm definitely coming down with something- my body is mad at me. I need to get plenty of sleep in order to function... I also need at least an hour (sometimes more like two) after I wake up before I'm a functioning human. If I have less than that my brain just doesn't click in very well and I feel sluggish and out of it when I first get to work. I also need an abundant amount of time in the morning to process my thoughts and think about my day... this all adds up to equal the fact that I'm really not what you would call a "morning person." And that's probably putting it mildly. Anyway, I'm going to try and get on a better schedule so I can get more sleep during the day, and Debbie helped me so much by darkening her room with extra curtains (towels) and by just being supportive, so that's really great. I think I'll adjust pretty soon- it didn't take me too long when I did this before!
Even though it still isn't sinking in that it's the holiday season yet for me (not complaining, but there are no seasons here- it's confusing!), I hope you all had a great holiday and I'm thinking about you, even if I am not with you this year. Especially Samm because it's her 23rd birthday- Hooray!! :) I'm going to start busting out the MC Christmas and then start watching all of my fave Christmas movies soon, like Little Women, White Christmas and Holiday Inn, It's a Wonderful Life, ELF!, Love Actually, The Holiday, Home Alone, the Santa Clause and, of course, The Muppet Christmas Carol! Love you all very much!
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