Grateful 6/23

A list of things I’m grateful for:
  1. I am so, so grateful for Andrey, Tessa, Elizabeth, and Grace who reply to my clunky sat phone messages, ask how I’m doing, and listen to all my thoughts. They google my random questions, keep me updated on the news, and generally supply me with a wealth of friendship that would be sorely missed without their wonderful stamina.  
  2. I am so, so grateful for my satellite phone app. I love being able to communicate with my friends and family with the ease and emoji inventory of my iPhone. 
  3. I am so, so grateful for my unlimited satellite phone plan. I love being able to send and receive as many messages as I want.
  4. I am so, so grateful for my satellite phone! It works and has worked constantly albeit with some weird glitches for two years now!
  5. I am so, so grateful for my mosquito/spider sanctuary. I almost couldn’t sleep the summer of 2016, because I was so freaked out by the house spiders. When I see one of these spiders, there’s something inside me that screams “Leave! Leave now and never come back!” My zippered sleeping tent keeps this anxiety to an amazing minimum. 
  6. I am so, so grateful for my functioning technology - my phone, my solar panel, and my computer. They have all come close to breaking on me and in these moments I have felt my extreme reliance on them most of all on my productivity and consequently on my happiness and self-worth.

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