30 Days of Thankfulness 2017 - Days 20 & 21

Day 21 of #30DaysofThankfulness - today I am thankful for water! PLAIN OLE H2O! There is nothing better when you are thirsty as hell to quench a thirst! My throat was so damn dry earlier that I almost choked! Took that bottle STRAIGHT TO THE HEAD ... ya heard me?!?! Water ... Blessings!!

Day 20 of #30DaysofThankfulness - I was thankful for my Monday evening #linedanceaerobics class! They keep me going. I have been doing this for a full year now and I know as the year ends and the holidays roll in fitness participation will drop. Life is happening all around us but I always remain thankful and give 100% (if not more) to the few that make an effort to attend. I'm so appreciative of those ladies. #IWillWorkout #WeWILLWorkout #linedanceaerobics #FitnessandFun

30 Days of Thankfulness 2017 - Day 19

Day 19 of #30daysofThankfulness - Yesterday I was thankful for change. So often we follow what we're taught as a child through the time we left the nest. We also maintain traditions that can often lead us to and leave us in bad places without even thinking how much happier we'd be if we let them go. We don't have to keep those ways of life just because our parents and/or grandparents partook of them. We can think for ourselves and do what works for us in our lives now not what may or may not have worked for others. #ChangeisGood

Speaking of tradition, please look after your loved ones as the holidays approach, especially those "STRONG" ones!! Holidays are known to cause deeper depressive states in those suffering from depression and depression in some who don't. Remember just because something is tradition doesn't make it right. You're not obligated to celebrate ANYTHING!! #WordsofWisdom

30 Days of Thankfulness 2017 - Day 18

Day 18 of #30DaysofThankfulness - Today I am thankful for #SoDelicious and their many non-dairy products! As a new vegan it has been hard finding desserts that fit in to the categories of what I can eat besides my vegan friend Monica's homemade vegan pies. Today, I had vegan ice cream!

It was made with coconut milk and reminded me of an almond joy or mounds! I picked up some yogurt as well, can't wait to try that next! I enjoy coconut and I am truly loving the #VeganLifestyle!

30 Days of Thankfulness -Days 13 through 16

Day 16 of #30daysofThankfulness - today I'm thankful for #buschronicles! Being a public transit user I see and hear a LOT of things. Sometimes I wish I could take pictures or record video but then I think about how rude that is so I just share it through my descriptive creativity. I am good at that! As my fellow riders entertain me I am able to share the shenanigans and entertain you all ... so y'all should be thankful for them too!! LOL

Day 15 of #30daysofThankfulness - I was thankful for the relationships I have with the mother's of my grandchildren, Ashlee and Misty. Ash and I have always had a great relationship from day one and my oldest grand will be 8 years old December 4th. Misty and I, the mother of the M&M grands, had one helluva rocky relationship for years but ALL praises to the Most High for change! I think that's why the last granddaughter looks just like me. Thank you ladies for being the best mothers you can be to my baby girls!

DEM VANN GIRLS, MY VANN CLAN

Day 14 of #30DaysofThankfulness - I was thankful for STRENGTH! I think of how far I have come, all that I have gone through, all that I continue to go through and wonder how I made it through. The strength of a woman is something special!

Day 13 of #30daysofThankfulness - I was thankful for TRUTH! No matter how much it hurts sometimes truth is all you have and it's the ONLY way.

30 Days of Thankfulness 2017 - Days 10 to 12

Day 12 of #30daysofThankfulness - today I am thankful for aging gracefully, with youthfulness! I had Nana's girl this weekend and LORD knows keeping up with her takes all of my ENERGY!! #hopscotch #parkplay #NanasGirl #DemVannGirls #DayshaMichelle #LovemyGrands

NANAS GIRL AND I HEADED TO THE PARK

Day 11 of #30DaysofThankfulness - I was thankful for grandparenthood! There's nothing like these three #DEMVANNGIRLS to me!!

#DAYSHAMICHELLE #MIJAELCHAYLEA #MIKAELACHANIYA #LOVEMYGRANDS

Day 10 of #30daysofThankfulness - I was thankful for the art of and my love for dance as a form of stress relief and happiness. In just a moment, whatever is ailing me, line dance takes the stress away!! Here's an oldie but goodie from my days with the Pepper Steppers. Enjoy!!

30 Days of Thankfulness 2017 - Day 9

November 9, Day 9 of #30DaysofThankfulness - today I'm thankful for alone time, plain and simple. It is needed every now and again to clear the mind. No phone calls, minimal text & social media engagement, just simply a little time with oneself. I think I need a week of it.

30 Days of Thankfulness 2017 - Day 8

November 8, Day 8 of #30daysofThankfulness - I am thankful for the love of and fellowship I have with my line dance family. Although I am no longer a member of any particular group, my previous line dance family always embraces me no matter how long I have been away. It is always like I never left.