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Day 3 of My Daily Gratitudes
Katie Wearing • April 19, 2020
What Are My Daily Gratitudes Today?
Hi everyone!!
Firstly, I would like to apologise for not doing this yesterday, but I’m back again writing today’s list. To many of you out there reading this, you might think that my gratitudes are silly or mundane but what may be insignificant to you could be a big thing for me so please bear this mind.
I’m not going to write too much today as I’m struggling with tiredness now as I’ve had a bit of a busy day. I spent a short time learning a few moves of Tai Chi with thanks to my uncle for sharing a short video of himself teaching his students (he’s a Tai Chi instructor). I truly hope he’s continues to share more little videos so that I can learn at home , at my own pace. Then I got myself ready for filming, and then spent the next hour and half filming for my next two videos. Throughout the rest of my evening, I was busy working on the editing as it is time consuming. Today it’s also the first day where I have been the most active this week since my spine/chest issues started getting worse.
The first thing that I’d like to show my gratitude for is that I have my smartphone which means that I can buy and download many different books. Sadly, I tend to struggle holding real books now. The latest book that I’ve purchased is The Librarian of Auschwitz which was recommended to me by my friend on Twitter. I was curious about this book as I’ve already read The Tattooist of Auschwitz which is a brilliant book to read. Moving just like this current one I’m reading is. It’s heartbreaking to read and learn what all those innocent people went through during WW2. My phone enables me to do other things such as photography, filming/editing and playing some games. It’s also where I write here from.
The second gratitude I have is for my grey loungewear pjs. I was given these for Christmas just passed and I love them so much!! I think they’re my favourite item of clothing. They’re soft, comfortable and so snuggly to wear without feeling like a hot water bottle. They have a zebra head on the front and have a hoodie. I wear them for bed too. We tried to look for another pair but they didn’t have any. If anyone knows if and when Debenhams start selling kids pjs/lounger wears that are like these, please let me know!!
My third and final gratitude goes to my first college BC that I went to after leaving school because they encouraged and helped me find my voice. When I first started there, I was so shy and had no confidence but it wasn’t long before I started coming out of my shell fully. I’d like to think that I use my voice in a positive manner... whether it’s on here, my Facebook pages, Instagram or on my YouTube videos. If by me sharing my story, my experiences can help another feel less alone, feel more confident and raise awareness at the same time, then I feel really happy and know that I’m doing something right in my life. Although while I appear confident on the places I’ve mentioned above, in real life situations, I struggle with social anxiety and general anxiety, but this is because the above are my safe places to fully express myself.
I hope that tomorrow I will be sharing three more things that I’m grateful for and it’s definitely a wonderful thing being able to show and share what my gratitudes are for each day. Positive thoughts to hopefully fall asleep to! What are you grateful for, today? Thank you for reading and I hope you will see my next post soon, take care and keep safe at home!!
Love Katie aka DinkyKt ❤️
Love Katie aka DinkyKt ❤️
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