Monday Five Countdown - no more HP edition *sniffle*

Five Things I'm Grateful For

1. The final Harry Potter film. Okay, I am so, so, so very NOT grateful that it's all over, but I loved the film. The series has been a pretty significant part of my life (as I've mentioned a bazillion times before, I wrote my Master's thesis on Harry Potter) and it hurts my heart that it's over because it feels like multiple phases are ending, but I'm so grateful to have had the reading and writing experience it brought me.

2. Air-conditioning. That deadly mid-west heat wave is headed our way and the end of the week looks like it's going to be brutal.

3. Everyone I know has their health. Yeah, it's one of those weeks where I have to dig deep to find things I'm grateful for, but this is a true one that I don't think about often enough. Just have a parent or spouse or child get significantly ill and see how quickly life becomes exponentially more difficult.

4. Social networking. I really wonder just how crazy I'd be right now if I didn't at least have online people to bounce thoughts off of.

5. Nate has been saying "Mom" a lot the past couple of days. I think he means "Mom" as in me, but I'm not positive yet. I love hearing it, regardless.

Four Things I Can't Stop Thinking About

1. Money. It's bad. I can't stop thinking about it so much that it's keeping me up at night and invading my dreams when I am sleeping.

2. A project I want to start (might possibly blog about it later today if I get a chance).

3. Vacation. We can't and won't be able to take one, not even a day trip, but I can't stop thinking about how nice it'd be to go somewhere that would force us to get some fresh air and unplug the hubby from his computer.

4. Some news I received at work last week.

Three Things I Want To Accomplish This Week

1. Finish the Jay-Z book. Yes, this goal again. So far I am not doing well at it.

2. Finish creating two workshops at work.

3. Make myself another mojito. I made them from scratch last night because limes and mint were on sale and I already had rum and club soda soooo... hey, yum! I'm thinking this week will need a few more.

Two Things I Am Working To Be Positive About

1. Money. It's bad and I can't figure out how we're going to pull through this. It's looking pretty impossible right now, in the short-term, at least.

2. Keeping our expenses as low as possible and not feeling like a jerk all the time.

One Random Thing

1. I tweeted this last week, but it's so true: I love soggy pb&j sandwiches. The hubby makes his on this zillion grain bread that's stiff as a shelf and I can't stand it. I need soft, going to totally mush up as it waits for lunchtime bread.

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