Cold days

I've been evaluating.

Partly due to it fastly approaching winter, a season I loathe for a number of reasons. I won't go all Scrooge on everyone, but suffice it to say, I do not contain much holiday spirit. Thanksgiving to Christmas has always been a bit on the problematic, if not dramatic, and sometimes tragic (enough ic?) side. I wish it weren't, but shit happens.

But I try to find ways to keep it from getting me down. Contrary-ism seems to help, and the constant influx of people going through changing processes right now and the like has made me evaluate what I have, and what I do that I like. Maybe it's because I've been reading a lot ofgaladarling, who is someone that really seems to get a kick out of everything (yes, maybe it's the apparent disposable income she has, but you know there are ways to enjoy life on a budget. and it's so nice to see something so consistently positive).

Maybe it's a prelude to Thanksgiving, which has gotten to be better in recent years with my family (having mom no longer cook and going somewhere that is not home for it has improved all our moods muchly). Maybe it's because today was so cold and crappy and it's good to think positive.

Hell, I'd even love to hear other people's lists. But it's basically things I'm glad I have or am doing:

( listy list )

~Cendri