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<\/p>\nI’d started a little practice a few years ago, of sharing a brief post around Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is not a celebration that exists where I live, but I feel that it is good practice to pause for a moment, and give thanks, so I adopted Thanksgiving. I also previously adopted Black Friday sales but that’s a different story LOL! (this year, I’ve stayed away from most of the year end sales … thus far and hope to make it through the rest of the year unscathed)<\/p>\n
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I looked back in the past 3 years, and realised that I’d stopped this practice. Truth be told, the past 3 years weren’t pretty ones, and I was too wrapped up in my own misery to be thankful for much of anything.<\/p>\n
Although I still traverse stormy seas, I think these posts are something I should maintain, because it serves not only as a reminder to me, but also maybe to you \ud83d\ude42 So, I’ll share a little of what I’m thankful for, and you can do the same. Or if you’d rather not, just pause for a minute today, and think of 3 things you are thankful for. I promise you, the day will look a wee bit brighter – before you head off for your Black Friday sales \ud83d\ude1b<\/p>\n
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These are just a handful of the things I am feeling thankful for this year:-<\/p>\n
I am also thankful that I had gotten to know a fellow blogger, Fiona of Street Love blog a little better in these 2 years. I know many of you read both my blog and hers, and many of you may have known by now, that Fiona has passed on, after a brief illness (If you don’t already know, then this serves as a little update, as I realise not everyone has Instagram). She had always been active in the beauty and lifestyle community, and the news hit the local blogging community like a shockwave. We weren’t very close, but we shared a similar view and approach to blogging, and she was always a familiar face at events I attended, and a good laugh, and like me, not afraid to wear red lipstick. I was sad to learn that she is gone, and I’m sure it is very hard on her family. May her soul rest in peace.<\/p>\n
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