gratitude!

i've had such a great week, and have so many things to be thankful for!

* i started my new job at the residential home for individuals with eating disorders and i absolutely love it!  it feels so good to be diving back into my career {aka - what i'm really passionate about}, and this particular job is such a fulfilling niche within the field of psychology.  in a lot of therapeutic situations you don't get to see people progress in such powerful ways in such a short amount of time, but here you do.

* i'm also grateful my job will be motivating me to form a much healthier relationship with food in my personal life.  i don't really like food, i think it's a huge inconvenience to have to stop in my day to eat, but here i sit through meals and snack times with the patients and model healthy eating behaviors and attitudes.  ironic? yup.  good for me? probably for sure.

* other things i'm really grateful for about my new job: it's paid!! i'm building a great network of other therapists here in LA, there's a lot of room for growth with the clinic, the co-therapists are really fun, and i get free meals by an award winning chef.

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i'm also grateful for...

* sangria saturday.

* having some much needed alone time. 

* finally getting a bed frame {no more mattress on the floor!!  we're finally real grown ups!}.

* date night with the mister watching rubber {which i thought was hilarious and wonderful.  if you are a fan of art, an existentialist, a relativist, or just appreciate the absurd, you should definitely see it.}.

* attending my first real hollywood movie party, for the film, "the man who shook the hand of vicente fernandez."  the writer & director is my amazingly talented friend elia petridis {who's about to marry my other dear friend this weekend - so many happy things!}, and of  course you all know my handsome hubby, who worked in the art department.  there were several other friends who had roles in the making of this movie, and i am so proud of every single one of them.  i cannot wait to see it, which should be in january of next year {don't worry, i'll keep you all posted}.  we danced, we mingled, we heard amazing ghost stories {the hospital where they filmed the movie was definitely haunted}... pretty much everything you'd expect from a hollywood party. 

what are you thankful for?