View Full Version : The "Today I'm Grateful For" Thread
NitaBaby
08-10-2019, 09:40 AM
Grateful for Friday's and Saturday's off.
WendiStarr
08-10-2019, 10:11 AM
The new apartment is giving me a $50 discount on monthly rent for my entire lease term since I'm moving in soon. Also, my daughter allowed me a nap.
whirlerz
08-10-2019, 10:21 AM
I'm so glad for the shade, sitting here w/feet up.
Glad to not be doing anything, & observing the Sabbath
A beautiful Monarch butterfly just went past, another kind landed & stayed on my foot, I took a vid &, some pics
carmen_b
08-10-2019, 12:51 PM
I'm grateful for Mr. Alaska.
It was nice to be out a couple days ago and have the pleasure of company of someone totally engaged in the conversation and complimentary.
WendiStarr
08-10-2019, 02:01 PM
Steak with mushrooms and Bloomin' onion from Outback Steakhouse.
NitaBaby
08-10-2019, 04:42 PM
Date night with bf tonight. I'm going to take a righteous nap while he hangs out with his daughter so that I don't fall asleep (again) as soon as the movie starts.
Glamourmilf
08-11-2019, 06:59 AM
Okay, you be Tia and I'll be Tamara (or should we be the Lindsay Lohan "parent trap" twins?) because you really are my sister from another mister.
That nothing-came-from-wish-today?? disappointment is crippling lmao
Sounds good to me. I don't know who they are, so you pick.
I'm grateful for Aldi.
I bought a week's worth of groceries for less than $40! Everywhere else would have been double.
I bought some chicken thighs, and corn on the cob, lemons, that I'm making in the Crock-Pot today.
Sweet_Sadie
08-11-2019, 07:17 AM
Sounds good to me. I don't know who they are, so you pick.
I'm grateful for Aldi.
I bought a week's worth of groceries for less than $40! Everywhere else would have been double.
I bought some chicken thighs, and corn on the cob, lemons, that I'm making in the Crock-Pot today.
^^^I'm on a never-ending quest to get my grocery bill down without eating ramen and hot dogs, lol.
I'm grateful for some inspiration I had this morning. I made a list of strong reasons why camming work is for me. I came up with 16 strong reasons, so far. And mind you, I'm just really getting into the groove of things.
In the past, I used to just take any job that I was capable of doing. But as I'm maturing, I realize that I should be and can be selective about the type of work I do, based on what my needs, desires, and values are. I can't believe it, but camming ticks off a lot of boxes!
NitaBaby
08-11-2019, 07:23 AM
Date night with bf tonight. I'm going to take a righteous nap while he hangs out with his daughter so that I don't fall asleep (again) as soon as the movie starts.
I stayed up for 2 whole movies, "The Intruder" and "Prodigy" ;D. Then I crashed hard. But I still had a great night.
Sweet_Sadie
08-11-2019, 10:21 AM
More gratitude: I'm SO FUCKING GRATEFUL that I've evolved enough to wonder why the fuck I had certain people in my life!!!
I'm cleaning up an email account related to a vanilla industry I used to work within. And in this email account, I created folders for both clients and colleagues. And as I'm erasing the past, I'm just sitting here like OH MY FUCKING GOODNESS!
And I finally erased the email folder I created from a back-stabbing mentor from four years ago. In her last email, she pretty much confirmed that she was going to/she actually did stab me in the back. She predicted that my career and my life would be ruined!
What?!? Because my only chance for survival and income depended upon her, riiiiight? I'm seriously laughing at this. Why did I let this hurt me for song long?
WendiStarr
08-11-2019, 10:26 AM
I'm grateful for Aldi's too. $40 goes a long way there.
Elle:)
08-11-2019, 11:04 AM
I am grateful for coffee.
carmen_b
08-11-2019, 01:25 PM
Very grateful for my noise cancellation headphones.
I’m almost handicapped in coffee shops and stores without them ( I hate certain sounds ).
They help me flow through the day with so much more ease.
Glamourmilf
08-12-2019, 07:47 AM
I decided to attend a service at a New Age church I used to go to.
I ran into one of my grief counselors. He came over, hugged me, and told me how much he loves me.
Well, that got me thinking of my Mom and how much I miss her. The waterworks started.
A woman I had been sitting next to and talking with put something in my hand.
It was a dollar bill, which she had folded into an oragami shape.
How kind.
I've been feeling depressed over how slow cam is. How hot it is. How alone I am, with nobody to ever rely on.
In that moment, I felt so cared for.
Which is how my Mom used to make me feel.
Ironically, Gratitude was the topic of the sermon too.
whirlerz
08-12-2019, 07:59 AM
I hear ya G, I miss my Mom a lot too.
& Hugs
miss.a.p1600
08-12-2019, 08:19 AM
A week of vacation with some luxury added in.
Almost wanted to stay but gotta get back to work! This week is going amazingly well so far and I have an appointments to interview 2 potential new hires.
Aurora_Sunset
08-12-2019, 07:12 PM
Grateful to be pretty on-track financially this month. I think things will slowly start to get better from here. Also, for getting all the laundry done today.
WendiStarr
08-12-2019, 07:15 PM
Grateful that I almost have everything packed up. I just need get 2 more boxes tomorrow so that I can pack up my canned goods in one and the rest of my plastic cups in the other and I will finally be done. Woohoo!
Aurora_Sunset
08-12-2019, 07:18 PM
Grateful to my hubby for giving me some money from his tax return to sign up for a beginner drawing class that starts at the end of the month. All my life, I've had zero artistic talent and was always made fun of or told "it's just something you have or you don't" when I would ask my artistic friends to teach me anything... I hired a one-on-one drawing teacher a couple years ago, but she had to quit after a few months because of a new job. I haven't pulled out my sketchbooks since then until yesterday, when I decided to pull down Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain to get back into it and try to improve my skill level again.
As I was flipping through some of the last pictures we did together, my husband was in awe. He was like "Omg, that's really good, babe!" I was like "It's ok... it's definitely better than when I started those lessons..." He was like "Why don't you go to art school or something?" I said that I had toyed with the idea of the drawing class at the art institute several times over the years, but it was a few hundred dollars and I didn't have that to spare right now. He said that after all I've done to help him, he would happily give me the money out of his new savings to send me to the class if it was something I really wanted to do.
No one has ever been that supportive of me learning art skills... Friends used to laugh at me. I even remember my mom, in high school when I went through a period of trying to practice drawing every night, snatching the paper away from me one night and yelling at me that I was wasting my time, it was a pointless thing to practice, because "it wasn't like I was ever going to be an artist or something." I am grateful to have someone in my life who is so supportive and encouraging of me following dreams and ambitions.
Miss_ShaSha
08-13-2019, 12:28 AM
I'm grateful I'm healthy.
NitaBaby
08-13-2019, 03:06 PM
Grateful to be feeling a little better. I was developing the beginnings of a kidney infection. Who knew that it can also delay periods.Thankful that I now know what the problem is. Grateful that I'm not pregnant (even though the smallest part of me was hoping that I was? Insanity, is that you?) I need to pay the most expensive energy bill I'll probably receive all year but I also need to rest. Grateful for the option to do that.
lilylilylily
08-13-2019, 03:15 PM
I just found an old nose piercing of mine in a jewelry box at my moms. I probably haven't worn it in over 20 years, I cleaned it and stuck it in my nose, it took some forse, but I got it in. It never fully closed,wow.I might even start wearing it now lol
lynn2009
08-13-2019, 05:49 PM
I did not lock the apartment last night so my grateful for is not being murdered, raped or robbed last night.
WendiStarr
08-13-2019, 08:12 PM
I found a ridiculously expensive rug for my living room. I am very particular about decor. Once I have my mind set on something I have to have it. I ended up earning twice the cost of it today. Thank you, universe!
Miss_ShaSha
08-14-2019, 03:12 PM
Grateful for the best night of rest I've had my whole adult life. Watched The Secret before bed, fell asleep to positive affirmations, dreamt I bought hundreds worth in quality items, & woke to my Polar saying I got 10h 15m rest.
Fuck! Thank you Universe!
& I'm $12 away from high goal on THE slowest week this month.
Dude...beyond grateful.
miss.a.p1600
08-14-2019, 06:07 PM
Set up 2 meetings with potential clients and getting momentum back.
Some much needed rest
Lunch date with a lady from my networking group. The food was good, more affordable than I expected, and she was good company.
miss.a.p1600
08-14-2019, 06:18 PM
Grateful to my hubby for giving me some money from his tax return to sign up for a beginner drawing class that starts at the end of the month. All my life, I've had zero artistic talent and was always made fun of or told "it's just something you have or you don't" when I would ask my artistic friends to teach me anything... I hired a one-on-one drawing teacher a couple years ago, but she had to quit after a few months because of a new job. I haven't pulled out my sketchbooks since then until yesterday, when I decided to pull down Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain to get back into it and try to improve my skill level again.
As I was flipping through some of the last pictures we did together, my husband was in awe. He was like "Omg, that's really good, babe!" I was like "It's ok... it's definitely better than when I started those lessons..." He was like "Why don't you go to art school or something?" I said that I had toyed with the idea of the drawing class at the art institute several times over the years, but it was a few hundred dollars and I didn't have that to spare right now. He said that after all I've done to help him, he would happily give me the money out of his new savings to send me to the class if it was something I really wanted to do.
No one has ever been that supportive of me learning art skills... Friends used to laugh at me. I even remember my mom, in high school when I went through a period of trying to practice drawing every night, snatching the paper away from me one night and yelling at me that I was wasting my time, it was a pointless thing to practice, because "it wasn't like I was ever going to be an artist or something." I am grateful to have someone in my life who is so supportive and encouraging of me following dreams and ambitions.
Thats awesome you can explore with more support now.
I feel similar way.
I wanted to be a professional artist in some capacity when I was in High School because it was one of the few classes I really enjoyed but was told 'oh artists never make money' or 'that's not a real job'
Cut to 7 years later and seeing a broad on real housewives making millions owning her own art gallery n mingling with wealthy art connoisseurs
SnuffleUffleGrass
08-15-2019, 06:59 AM
Grateful my favorite musician posted on Instagram. Dumb I know but it gave me a boost for today.
Grateful my cup of day old coffee tastes awesome.
Grateful to have abundance when I've definitely been reflecting on when I had much less materially in the past. I think a LOT of people get into "Dissatisfaction Grooves" and lose the joy they get out of things they have in the present. Yesterday I went through a bunch of stored items and got a lot of joy out of them.
Glamourmilf
08-15-2019, 06:59 AM
Grateful for double pane windows.
Construction started last month that will last until next June. They start working at 6 a.m. yikes.
I don't hear a thing unless I open my windows ( which it's too hot to do anyway).
I'm grateful for finding a Canon video camera for $5 at a thrift store I frequent.
Also found a sarong, a statement piece necklace that matches it, a white ceramic heart on a rope necklace, and a Batman bling necklace.
All for 15!
Score!
WendiStarr
08-15-2019, 11:36 AM
I'm thankful that I stopped spotting.
miss.a.p1600
08-15-2019, 07:40 PM
Out of 5 potential new hires, 2 interviews - 1 guy seemed eager to get started.
By December, I’ll lead a team of at least 5 ambitious up and coming leaders
miss.a.p1600
08-15-2019, 07:42 PM
It’s January 10th 2020 and my company awarded me (and 2 others) out of 1239 people with a fancy new 6k watch. Wow! It’s been a minute since I’ve had some expensive jewelry! But hey, I earned it.
miss.a.p1600
08-16-2019, 10:39 AM
I’m on the paid texting app and most dudes end convos when it’s not “pussy n your face” right off the bat after the third text.
Lately some decent looking guys on here messaging me and they are being “normal” and not extremely gross n raunchy
I think I’ll use this income stream to pay off my lil credit card
Sweet_Sadie
08-16-2019, 12:26 PM
I've been feeling depressed over how slow cam is. How hot it is. How alone I am, with nobody to ever rely on.
I can totally relate. It's a battle not to fall into victimization, which is why I post on this thread. I'm sorry you've been feeling down, and I'm glad that the universe sent someone to give you much needed love and kindness.
Me? I've been away for a few days. I'm back. Today was a lemonade out of lemons day. I ate a nice lunch with a coupon I had - buy large drink/fries, get a large burger for free. Did a wee bit of shopping at grocery store in the same shopping area. Was able to get a Lyft home. Didn't have much money, but still managed to save a few dollars. I'll take that. :P
miss.a.p1600
08-16-2019, 01:17 PM
So glad the pap smears came back negative for hpv; inflammation; etc.
Amazing how the pussy can clean and heal itself sometimes because at one point these heauxs in lab coats tried to freeze my whole uterus off. I was so traumatized that I did not go to the gyn for years.
Finally faced my fear so that I could be proactive about my pussy health because well I need that to reproduce, experience pleasurable lovemaking, and to have overall good health in general
Ifyouseekamy
08-16-2019, 03:24 PM
So glad the pap smears came back negative for hpv; inflammation; etc.
Amazing how the pussy can clean and heal itself sometimes because at one point these heauxs in lab coats tried to freeze my whole uterus off. I was so traumatized that I did not go to the gyn for years.
Finally faced my fear so that I could be proactive about my pussy health because well I need that to reproduce, experience pleasurable lovemaking, and to have overall good health in general
YAY!!! Happy for your reproductive health!
Grateful today is a chill day. I’m busy AF, but it’s manageable.
NitaBaby
08-17-2019, 06:28 AM
Grateful for a clean home. Few things put my mind at ease the way clean dishes and swept floors does.
Grateful that BF is off today. I'm not ready for him to go back to work yet.
Grateful that school is two blinks away. Think I'm gonna go to the mall when they're gone to celebrate my first day as a child-free mommy.
Miss_ShaSha
08-17-2019, 06:53 AM
Grateful for the new pots & pans that just came in. I can cook larger, healthy meals now.
Glamourmilf
08-17-2019, 08:32 AM
I'm grateful that the cashier at Ralph's was feeling generous yesterday.
He let me use coupons for things I didn't even buy. :)
I'm grateful that in just a 30 minute drive, I can be out of this intense heat of 120 degrees.
WendiStarr
08-17-2019, 10:08 AM
I was able to lower my Comcast bill by $30. I did have to threaten to cancel service with them, but hey. They are a money hungry company.
Sweet_Sadie
08-17-2019, 10:49 AM
Gratitudes: First, that I have means to turn on my money faucet, as I like to call it. I don't make much yet, didn't make much today, but I showed up, and the drops of money fell in my bucket (so to speak). Now I've got my other "faucet" turned "on." Also grateful that I came up with the idea to use one of my side-hustles exclusively for my personal care and entertainment needs, instead of pulling it/sacrificing it from the household budget.
It was wearing on my soul to never have enough for my needs, let alone desires. But I realized...I can't leapfrog to my next income level feeling depressed or weighed down, so I HAVE to portion of money that's just mine so that I can smile and feel optimistic - this makes me creative and gives me energy.
Finally, I'm grateful for the free financial advice I get from personal finance bloggers and vloggers. It's a bit humiliating that people much younger than me have their shit so much more together, but the info is free, and I'm willing to learn and change.
xxxGothBarbie
08-17-2019, 06:50 PM
Feeling grateful for my free spirit I was born with :) The ability to get up & go as I please, my ability to hustle men for $$$.
Aurora_Sunset
08-17-2019, 07:18 PM
Did my first full drawing exercise out of Drawing on the Right Sid of the Brain - an upside down drawing. It actually turned out really cool.
NitaBaby
08-17-2019, 07:31 PM
I ordered a "pussy wagon" necklace from Wish and they cancelled the order due to low stock and refunded me. Guess what came in the mail today! My (free) order!
Small victories.
I actually have a "made and directed by Quentin Tarantino" crop top and will definitely be wearing them together on cam. I rely on my clothes to be interesting because, damnit, I'm boring asf. Soooooo freggin happy.
Miss_ShaSha
08-18-2019, 04:25 AM
Grateful I've been meeting my daily calories burned goal for the last week. It's good to know that the food I consume is used for energy and I'm maintaining a healthy weight.
Miss_ShaSha
08-18-2019, 04:29 AM
Did my first full drawing exercise out of Drawing on the Right Sid of the Brain - an upside down drawing. It actually turned out really cool.
I have 3 degrees in Art. It's such good therapy and I'm happy to hear you're enjoying it (turning out cool is icing on the cake).
WendiStarr
08-18-2019, 05:58 PM
I almost got everything unpacked in my new place. It feels more like a home now.
lynn2009
08-18-2019, 06:25 PM
I haven't meal planned in a very long time, but I pulled out an old cookbook today and ordered groceries online for pick-up tomorrow. The total is almost half of what I usually spend when I am wandering the store...geez.
NitaBaby
08-19-2019, 08:44 AM
First day or school.
My baby doesn't start until tomorrow but Jesus Christ this is already an awesome feeling
Glamourmilf
08-19-2019, 09:27 AM
I haven't meal planned in a very long time, but I pulled out an old cookbook today and ordered groceries online for pick-up tomorrow. The total is almost half of what I usually spend when I am wandering the store...geez.
This.
I went to Gelsons yesterday (as a treat to myself for dealing with so many idiots on cam).
Even with their 10% resident discount, it's twice what I would have paid for Walmart pick-up.
I'm grateful that I have the money to buy there though.
When I was married, I was always stuck in the kitchen cooking. My husband ( 2nd one) was too cheap to take me out.
On that note.
I'm sooooooooooo grateful that I'm single, and that I live alone.
Having been married twice, and then dealing with several roommates, I feel like I've paid my dues.
Most of my friends don't get the fact that I'm not looking for anyone to be with.
Just leave me be.
I'm good.
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