Since today is Thanksgiving, I'm going to take a step away from the shiny new things and be thankful for what I have. Sure, that can be hard sometimes. Both not buying things and giving thanks.

Consumption:
The enormous wall of holiday packages in my living room shows I adore purchasing things. This season makes me giddy. I love buying things for others and wrapping them up. And I like to do some unwrapping on Christmas morning, too. Since I have a November birthday, I get a double-dose of "new" in the latter two months of the year.

Thankfulness:
I'm thankful for so many things, but a couple recent things have gotten me on edge. It is easy to think about the scary things, the "what-ifs" and the disappointments. It is so much harder to live in the moment. Just this morning, I was going to complete my eleventh month of Project 2010k. But, my back has gone out of whack, and it just wasn't wise to risk further injury. I'm sad, but I know that failing to complete an arbitrary fitness goal isn't the end of the world. There are much bigger fish to fry.