Gratituesday 2.18.25 - Live from New York!

When I was a child I thought everyone lived in NY. I mean I knew other places existed (and one set of grandparents lived in Florida), but we have a limited mindset when we’re young. So it was a paradigm shift to realize that people were not familiar with New York, nor had any desire to live here for visit. Needless to say I am a proud New Yorker. Even when I lived in Atlanta and the Bay Area, people knew I was from NY. But over the weekend, I took a deep dive and watched a lot of the SNL 50 programming. Yes, it was all Live from New York!

I started watching SNL in Season 8 or 9. My parents had date night most Saturdays so, I think my brother and I watched a bit with a babysitter. Or maybe we taped it on the VCR and watched it the next day. In any case, I started to learn about humor and impressions, satire and the news. Sure some of it was not appropriate for a child, but I’m sure lots of it went over my head.

However, seeing the old bands and old sketches was very nostalgic. And of course, nostalgia brings a whole lot of reflection. Cue up my weekly lists. A bit of gratitude, celebration and desire. Care to join me? Cool! I’m happy to start. The comment section is always open to add your own. Let’s go!

Gratitudes

1. Warm sweaters

2. Hot coffee and soup

3. My yoga practice

4. Connections with industry colleagues and my neighbors

5. A discounted Peacock subscription to watch all of the SNL programming (and The Voice - who am I kidding?)

Celebrations

1. Using my habit tracker app to keep up with drinking water and playing the ukulele

2. Getting my monthly massage in the neighborhood. However, I think I skipped January, so I may double up this month!

3. Hosting a lovely dinner party with great food, wonderful community and deep conversation

4. Making more arrangements for my Spring Greece trip

5. Booking 2 new weddings this week

Desires

1. Finding a loving home for my foster cat, Bendito

2. Expanding my counseling program and working with more couples nationwide

3. To start prepping my taxes

4. Adding more arm balances into my yoga practice - up next pincha mayurasana

5. To stop picking my cuticles