Gratitude challenge - Day 2

Today, I'm really grateful for work-provided insurance. I have a high deductible plan that I dump money into from each paycheck, so I pay the out-of-pocket cost for most things, but frankly, it's lovely to have tax-free money I can use for medical expenses. I had to go to the doctor today and for approximately 15 minutes of actual doctor time, I got to pay $281. That doesn't include the cost of medication or the $140 they pulled from my HSA just to book the appointment, but whatever. At least I wasn't sad about it. Except in theory because of the ridiculousness of the medical system and the fact that I think doctors are horrendously overpaid. I digress... I'm grateful for health insurance and for savings accounts.

Gratitude Challenge - Day 1

Supposedly, one of the cures for depression is gratitude, which I find to be a fascinating claim, albeit one with very few peer-reviewed support. Perhaps because "being grateful" is a nebulous term or perhaps because I didn't feel like putting a ton of effort into researching the question. Anyway, theoretically, this will keep me happier and writing more frequently, so there's no real downside, is there? Onto day 1 of the 30 day gratitude challenge.

I'm grateful for computers. I have something like 3 computers at my house right now that I use for various purposes (1 for work, 1 for gaming -- dedicated graphics card is awesome, and 1 for personal work). Most things I do require a computer and the majority of my interactions are computer-based (not my fault I travel for work a lot and email constantly), so I'm glad to be computer-literate.