I am grateful that I can do Maths. That those little numbers speak to me. That I can do the math and work out which loo rolls are actually cheapest (currently the white own brand four pack). That I can play with those little equations and move those numbers around. But I am also grateful that there is more to learn about numbers and that there is soooo much MORE! Can you imagine how the mysterious relations between numbers and the way they all work together must have seemed like magic to our ancestors? Love them....

And I am still loving those eggs.... and it seems everyone else loves them to - even the person who has spurned every cake and sweet I have ever wafted under their nose. I know their weakness now!

Today I am grateful for the powers of internet shopping. If you live in a small town you expect limited choice, but the truth is, even in the larger towns, my choice is pretty limited. Shops that used to stock larger sizes seem to have slowly stopped. Marks and Spencer and then Tesco left Evans as my only choice.... Their clothing is expensive but not always of great quality....

The internet gives me choice. Not as much as a thin person, but choice. I am actually able to buy clothes that fit.... which is a good start. I love all this choice, where a small artisan has as much chance as a huge shop. All of these shops at my fingertips.

I am grateful for the internet which is full of good things. Like the recipe for chicken and sweetcorn soup and a gazillion other recipes. Just one little area of wonderfulness. And so useful. And the soup was good, very good. I am grateful for the good will of all those people who put all this great stuff on to the internet.

I am grateful just for being today. I am grateful that jerks have to try to make my name embarassing. Glad my name is not embarassing without them having to be numpties.... Although I wish the numpties spelling mistake had not ended up being quite so public or quite so amusing to soooo many people....

I guess I should be grateful that I bought so much laughter to so many people's days.... (still working on that one though....)

I am grateful for Cadbury's Cream Eggs. I just love them. I love to bite the top off and slurp that sugary goodness out with my tongue. I love it, love it, love it. And my Masseuse told me they are relatively low cal the other night. So now I don't feel guilty for eating multiple eggs at a time....

I am also grateful for the lesson they once gave me in sensible eating. I had a trick when I was a kid, where I would put a whole one in my mouth and bite off the top and slurp it all out within my mouth. Except this one time it went a bit wrong. Luckily I was small enough for my Mum to dangle me by my feet and slap me on the back, hard.....

Probably the closest I have come to death and I STILL love them! They are that good!

This morning I am very grateful that I have a man who gives me space to figure out what I am thinking and feeling and doesn't object to the sudden u-turns as I work myself out.

I am grateful for big hills with views of the sea. I am grateful for stacks of granite slabs to climb and for Little Dog to race around madly. I am grateful for the gentle mist flowing up the valleys giving the land a beautiful soft look as the setting sun paints the land in pastel colours. I am grateful for seeing the land turning into a gentle dream beneath a sky turning to night.

This morning I am grateful that it is Friday. I was thinking about putting the rubbish out tomorrow just after I woke up and then I realised. Yesterday was a mid week day off, a Thursday, that does not make this Monday! Yay!

I am also grateful that I have an indoor loo for nocturnal wanderings. Can you imagine having to go outside at night? Or maybe I would have had a pot.... Still, much love for indoor plumbing!

Oh and I am also grateful that I wore a top with a lovely pattern that consisted of multiple colours and large flowery shapes. It turned out to be very good for disguising the oily drops I managed to let loose.......

I am grateful for a barmy spring day where winter sends the wind and bites from the shadows but can no longer win against the sun. I am grateful for a beautiful beach, a rock perfectly suited to sitting on and a lovely man to sit with me. I am grateful for the beauty that surrounds us, when we but drive out to go see it. I am grateful for good food and the people who invent those recipes and then cook 'em up for us!