{"id":449,"date":"2021-11-16T16:04:32","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T22:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/79gifts.com\/blog\/?p=449"},"modified":"2021-11-17T15:58:41","modified_gmt":"2021-11-17T21:58:41","slug":"11-things-im-thankful-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.79gifts.com\/blog\/11-things-im-thankful-for\/","title":{"rendered":"11 Things I’m Thankful For"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Let me start by saying that this isn\u2019t an obligatory Thanksgiving blog post. Speed and chaos reign supreme more than ever, and to quote the great Ferris Bueller, \u201cLife moves pretty fast. If you don\u2019t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.\u201d
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Pausing and soaking up gratitude keeps me going. 
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Let\u2019s kick off the holiday season with 11 things I\u2019m thankful for.
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1. Sandi and the Boys<\/strong>
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You know how award winners sometimes forget to thank their spouses and kids (Hillary Swank, for one<\/a>)? Yeah, I won\u2019t make that mistake. 
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Let me start with Sandi, my husband, who is warm, loving, and takes care of me in every way possible. It also helps that he\u2019s a terrific father, talented chef, and a brilliant tech guy. 
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Relax boys; you’re next. My sons, Joel and Alex, keep me on my toes and make me proud every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Local Family <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m fortunate to have family members who live nearby, including my mom, my sister and her family, Sandi\u2019s sister and her family, and my adult nieces and their families, and my cousins. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They certainly help keep me grounded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Far-Flung Family<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

No offense to the folks above, but absence\/distance makes the heart grow fonder. We have family spread out across the country and even the world. We stay in touch, and there\u2019s nothing like visiting them on their turf or reuniting here. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. The Best Staff in the World<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It takes a village, and if not for my heroic team–Betsy, Chris, Donna, Liz, and Wendy–we couldn\u2019t create the best gift baskets in the business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Friends <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I have close friends who I met when I was 4-years-old, and no, I\u2019m not going to reveal how many years of friendship that is. The point is that it\u2019s quite a beautiful thing to keep these bonds for so long. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ve got our synagogue friends, many of whom are like family, our Lake Forest forever friends, and our love Piranhas, who don\u2019t devour a hippopotamus whole within minutes, but rather, are the ones who helped us keep it together while Joel was ill. Though, I\u2019m sure they\u2019d eat a hippo for lunch if I asked. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Books <\/strong> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I am a book-binger. A friend of mine recently boasted that he just finished his 15th book, and I tried my best not to diminish his achievement, but I couldn\u2019t help myself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUh, I\u2019ve read more than 70 books this year,\u201d I said, but I did congratulate him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t get me wrong, I do enjoy guilty-pleasure TV, but there\u2019s nothing like immersing myself in my books. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Coffee, Bourbon, Chocolate and Pasta<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

These speak for themselves and work in any order. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. Doctors, Nurses, and Researchers <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m very transparent about my health conditions, including Depression and Crohn\u2019s Disease. My appreciation for the health care professionals who\u2019ve helped me and saved Joel\u2019s life defies description. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. My Client Fan Club <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019d also not be in business if not for our customers. Special shoutout to those raving fans who\u2019ve been with us for 15-plus years and continue to promote and recommend BasketWorks.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. My Basket Babes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Once upon a time, this was a collective of six women in the same industry across the country, communicating via email chain. It was  a support system where we leaned on each other to persevere through issues and hardships, ranging from kid and work stuff to national events (there were 100 emails between us on 9\/11). Now it includes folks in an assortment of amazingly supportive basket professionals in several Facebook groups. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

11. My Network <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Networking is good for business, as well as friendships. Some of networking\u2019s greatest outcomes are meeting new people, sharing stories, figuring out ways to help each other, and before you know it, you\u2019ve got a friend. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To my circle of local professionals who I am honored to call friends: you support me in more ways than you can possibly imagine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It feels good to share this. How about that? Happy Thanksgiving!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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