I know, I know. "Well, well, well...look what the cat dragged in."
It's me. I'm what the cat dragged in. I know, I've been MIA for something like...four years. Just disappeared. POOF! Like that. So where have I been? I've been right here. Right here in Paris just doing my thing.
As for what happened and why I quit blogging on my lovely Gratitude Portal, I don't remember there being a reason for it. It's not like I made a conscious decision to stop blogging. I think it was just one of those things that happens. I imagine that I didn't do it for a couple of days, and days turned into weeks which turned into years, and here we are.
Bygones, as the weird guy on Ally McBeal used to say. Let's talk gratitude!
So much has happened since I was last here that I'm just going to put a few things down and explain as I go.
Things I'm grateful for in no particular order.
1. That I'm now French. That's right, my friends! Dual nationality! I became a French citizen in late 2016. If you'll think back to when I first started the Gratitude Portal, you'll remember the various entries about getting various cards. The carte de séjour, also known as the card that kept me from getting deported, was not an easy thing to get. I jumped through more hoops than a seal at SeaWorld for the first five years I lived here. From late 2013 on, things were a bit easier because I had a full-time job and the card that went along with that. But I still had the stress of renewing it each year, AND if anything happened to that job, I'd have card stress all over again. So in early 2015, I submitted my dossier requesting nationality, and in late 2016 I got it. Whew! No more stressing about the card! Thank yous were expressed, congratulations were given, and Champagne was drunk!
2. My pink-toed princess and my stripey prince. You remember Gracie, of course. Well, my pink-toed princess will be 15 in June, and she is still the smoochin'est, sweetest girl ever. You'll also remember that I lost my darling Potter in August 2013. Still heartbroken over that. In July 2014, I adopted a little black and tan stripey fellow who I named Luigi. Like Potter, Luigi likes to sleep with me, and also like Potter, he can be a bit attackey with Gracie. So, like Potter, he gets yelled at when he gets aggressive. But I love that little fella. He is a snuggler and a talker, and he definitely spices things up around here.
3. My new business. What? Last time you heard, I had a job? Right. Well, that all came to an end when the company did a big layoff - 35 or 36 people in France! My boss was laid off a year before I was, so I saw the writing on the wall and started preparing. I was supposed to go into business with a friend, but when it became apparent that doing so would be a huge mistake, I ventured out on my own. Want to come to Paris? Check out www.paris-personally.com!
4. Friends. I've made so many new friends over the past few years, and I still have so many great friends that I've known forever. My dear friend Ann and her daughter (my Goddaughter) Lizzie are coming for a visit (finally!) in just a few weeks!
5. My parents. The two people I most adore in the world. We do a video call every Sunday, and it's the highlight of my week. I love them so very much.
I'm going to stop there, but I'd love to hear from you! ...If there are any of you still out there, that is. And I'll try to be better about keeping this blog up. I think I need to do better about expressing my gratitude, and since I built this place to come do exactly that, it's only logical that I should use it.
Hope you have a lovely day!
xo
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