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I love living above the best pizza place in town. I am grateful for ‘like homemade’ pizza’s, thin crispy bases overflowing with fresh basil or rocket. But my real grateful today is for the person I shared pizzas with tonight. The first person I met in Noosa. Properly met. The first person who really made me feel welcome. Tamara has been around in my new life for nearly four years. She was the first person I met who I could talk to and laugh with. Yes, Tam is from Zim and that did help when I first arrived, surrounded by difference, but it’s more than that. She is full of shit, she is controversial, she is affectionate, she is naughty, she is heaps of fun, she does not judge, she is different to me in many ways, she is like me in many ways. She just is. She really makes me laugh, and I know she would be there, no matter what and no matter when. And for that I am grateful.

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Kate is in year 10 which means she has to go to Googa, an outdoor education centre. For a month. They camp, they hike, they cook over open fires, they wash, they clean, they do without any form of technology, they do everything for themselves. They learn about themselves, what they are capable of, what they can handle. They learn about their friends. And they learn to be grateful for what they have. We had the information evening tonight, and I watched Katie interact with her friends. I am very very grateful that Kate has made such lovely friends. So that she now feels excited at the prospect of the month away. When she first started here, we made a pact. I would do whatever I needed to to ensure she didn’t go. Even if it meant changing schools. To be honest 4 years seemed a lifetime away then. Today I am so grateful I don’t have to.

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Today I am grateful that our flight home for this year has been confirmed. This annual trip home has been the reason I have managed to still be here, knowing that I will see family and special friends at home at least once a year. Every year. For that, I am very very grateful.

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I was grateful for an early morning walk and coffee today. Especially grateful because it was at the request of Kate. We watched the Noosa Festival of Surfing kick off at First Point. I was amazed at how the surfers managed to do something with the beautiful pond they were presented with. Kate was amazed at how gorgeous some of them were. A perfect start to a gentle Sunday. For both of us.

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I am very grateful to all those who asked after the progress of precious little Jayde, the rat. She is doing very well despite being completely stressed out and pissed off with her Elizabethan collar. And mostly because she can’t groom herself. Yes, contrary to popular belief, these little fancy rats are the cleanest of creatures. I am grateful she is doing so well, and especially grateful to the most wonderful staff at Tewantin Veterinary Surgery, for caring for Jayde as if she were a pedigree.

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I am so grateful today for living on the river. Not only is it a gentle place to live, but it means Jem gets to sail on it every friday afternoon. It is so beautiful to watch all the little sailing boats in the late afternoon sun, especially knowing my daughter is on one of them.

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I was sitting watching the surfers at the entrance to the national park this evening while I was waiting for Kate. I was just thinking how grateful I am that this is where I get to wait when my heart swelled at the sight of a beautiful old lab lumbering down the walkway. I am very grateful that I was where I was today so I got to meet Whiski. A lovely old boy with the most wonderful and interesting owners who let me play and love and remember.

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I was humbled today. By the lovely mum of a dear friend of mine. She told me I had a gift. In how I was able to write. That she gained from reading me. I was humbled because she had so much wisdom, so much knowledge, so much grace and so much to share. And was one of the most dignified woman I have ever met. It was an honour to spend some time with her. I wished I could write down everything she shared, because it all just made so much sense. She is the one who truly has a gift. The gift of treating everyone with love and respect and kindness. The gift of being able to see truth. The gift of being able to hold herself back so others can experience their journey. The gift of no ego. I am grateful that today I got to learn so much about myself from someone who knows nothing about me. I am grateful for and humbled by her wisdom. The wisdom that only time and experience can bring.

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Jemma loves little Jayde and little Jayde loves Jemma. I am grateful I get to witness this devotion, this love, this bond everyday. Little Jayde has a tumour. She has to have a lumpectomy tomorrow. The vet warned us about the risks of the anaesthetic and the stress for the little poppet. I am grateful that no matter what happens tomorrow, they have had today.