Gratitude on a Monday, of all days!

What is this?  Thankfulness?! On a MONDAY??!!  Especially on a Monday in which I am feeling zombie-ish and sugar-hangovery?

Let me explain. 

A four-day "weekend" full of rest, delicious food, and leisurely-to-moderately-paced walks, led to an "OHMYGOSH its Sunday night and I have soooo much writing to do for papers that are due this week!" slight panic last evening.  (Although, that didn't stop me from taking a 2-hour afternoon nap.)  Last night, I suddenly realized that it was 1am and I was still working on a paper for my evaluation course.  "Bedtime for Bonzos!" I said to myself (channeling my mother).  *p.s. mom, I literally say that out loud sometimes.  And, sister said it while she was here visiting me.  FYI.*  I digress. (Typical.) 

Sooooo, this morning I wake and am STAH-rugglin'.  Puffy, sore eyes, achey head, body aches, sleepy sleepy sleep.  Need-to-get-up.  Did this to myself.  Have early morning class.  Lots to do today. Mind-turn-on-NOW! now!!!!  DO IT!! Hm.  That didn't work.  Try another tactic. *snooze* *snooze* *snooze*. Okay, now its really time to get up.  Puttered around and got as ready as I felt necessary and had a few minutes before I thought the bus would come.  "Sit down and read today's devotion," I thought to myself. (Shoutout to youngest-older brother, who gave me the daily devotional book for Christmas last year.)  The last few days have been, fittingly, composed of words regarding thankfulness.  Today's was/is no different.  And in the last few days, I've been really working on making life-decisions and having faith in my needs being provided for me.

Why do I feel like writing about this?  Because I finally got my behind outside and was in the parking lot as the bus pulled up to the bus stop . . . and STOPTHEPRESS! The bus driver waited for me as I sprinted awkwardly across the parking lot, hurdling the ditch and singing prayers of gratitude! I thanked him and thought, "Wow. My needs are provided for.  I am thankful. I took time for the devotion, which said that if I take the time for gratitude, I will be richly blessed."  And I proceeded to start humming How Great Thou Art.  And I started singing it out loud as I walked to class. :)

Sure, I got to finance class and got my grade on my mid-term quiz (::ahem. 62/100. far from norm for me::) Thankful that it is better than the 20/100 that the automated grading system originally posted on our class website!  Eek. *Thankful to be learning...right?!?!?*