Day 29

I'm grateful that even on t'other side of the world I have down to earth friends to help remind me of the important things in life.

Day 28

I'm grateful for friends who share their advice & wine with me.

Day 27

I am grateful that my leave for the weekend of the 8th & 9th of February was granted (ignoring the fact that the roster thinks we're still in January). Now I get to go to the 7s with my friends and spend the following day hungover but with my oldest NZ friend on her last day in NZ.

Day 26

I'm grateful that good advice can be bought with pizza when the advice is given by a friend. It was so god I forgot to take a photo. Instead here is a downloaded image of what I want if I ever own a house!

Day 24 & 25

Day 24

Mostly I was just grateful that the day was over and that it could have been worse but wasn't.

Day 25

Two days before pay day and a good friend suggests dinner. Rather than risking missing another opportunity to catch up said friend suggest she pays this time and I pay next. The steak was fabulous but the company was better. I am grateful for my amazing and generous friend and her listening ear. Yes ok, and the steak and gelato!

Day 22 & 23

Day 22

After a bit to much sun the day before I was extremely grateful to have some of this on hand.

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Day 23

Yes this is what I did at the end of day 23. Grateful? Hell yeah!

Day 21

I am grateful my friends convinced me to venture outside today 

when I was so tempted to stay hidden away in my room.

Day 20

I never wanted a kindle. I love the feel of a proper book. However when my mother had one spare it seemed silly not to give it a go. Now I am grateful that no matter where I am I have an ever growing library of free books with me.

Day 19

After a hard day at work and a not very successful gym session seeing that this place was open made me very grateful indeed!

Days 17 & 18

Day 17

I am grateful that this was my mothers response to a grumpy skype chat from me.

Day 18

I am grateful that I lived here for 6 months, that I am still welcome and can still find friends to say hello to after a long day at work.

Day 16

Today I am grateful for a decent internet connection that allows me to easily plan my future adventures.

Day 15

I'm grateful that my friend let us have a sundae stop between tattoo places this afternoon. Ice-cream and chat, 2 of my favourite things.

Day 14

I am grateful that my friend bought this book for her dad then proceeded to read out of it for the next few hours. There are some seriously terrible jokes in here. It cheered us right up!

Days 12 & 13

Day 12

Yesterday I fell asleep not long after I got home from work and woke up 13 hours later and it was today. Therefore yesterday I was probably grateful that I had my own room as I obviously needed the sleep and when I was living in a dorm there is no way I would have gotten 13 hours sleep uninterrupted!

Disclaimer: Since I was asleep this is mostly a guess..... I could also have been thankful for flying unicorns or other such impossible things that people dream of when they're dreaming.....

Day 13

Today I am grateful that I have friends and family who care enough to keep me supplied with my favourite chocolate bars from the UK which I cannot buy over here. It makes going to the gym worthwhile.

Day 11

Today I am grateful that when I logged in at the gym it told me to take it easy. Though I'm good at finding reasons not to go once there I will push myself. Today I needed that reminder that I'm not super woman and tomorrow I bet I'll be even more grateful that I heeded it!

Day 10

I'm grateful for this little guy who has been my constant companion since October 2010.

Who knew one little teddy could come to mean so much. As well as reminding me of those I love back home he's helped to make some of my best photos. Seeing him reminds me to keep having adventures and not get too bogged down in the day to day. I'm so grateful to my friends who contributed to me 'adopting' him all those years ago. Seeing him always makes me smile.

Day 9

Today I am grateful that I was able to enjoy this wonderful collection of art before the exhibition closed.

Day 8

I am occasionally struck by how privileged I am to live the life I do but like most other '1st wordlers' I do love my technology. Today I am remembering to be grateful for my gadgets :o)

Not just for the fun stuff but because my gadgets are what keep me in touch with my friends and family stay in touch and help me share my life with the people I love most.

Day 7

Today I am grateful for the lovely people I work with but since I don't think they'd appreciate me putting photos of them online I am also grateful for the BBCs quick release of series 3 of Sherlock on iTunes

Day 6

Today I am grateful that the sun shone on my day off as that meant I was able to enjoy an outdoor lunch with one of my favourite people.

Day 5

Today I am grateful to for my mum who got up at 6:30am to listen to me over skype.

This isn't the first nor will it be the last. She always tries to accommodate me and my life when we organise these things even though it was my decision to live 13 hours ahead of her.
She is amazing and when I grow up I want to be like her x

Day 4

Today I am grateful that I was able to leave work almost on time having done everything I was meant to do.
At least I think I did everything I was meant to do......
3 guesses what I did when I got home....

Day 3

I'm grateful that when it's not raining I get to see this view from my living room window.

Day 2

I'm grateful that I have easy access to hot running water. The restorative powers of a hot shower at the end of a long day are something not to be lightly dismissed!

Day 1

Today I am grateful that I shall be sleeping in my own bed, with an actual duvet in my new pj's :o)