What I am thankful for this Thanksgiving.

This year as I spent time with my family, laughed at the stories and enjoyed an amazing meal, I also reflected on what I am thankful for. Sometimes life gets hard and it's easy to forget about the good things we have. I will admit that I expect too much from people at times and have a hard time accepting the ones I love for who they are. But this afternoon I looked around me and I couldn't help but feeling both proud, and lucky, to have the family that I have been blessed with. Also, I realized that it's okay for us to be different and that I don't need to understand everything about everyone. My family is full of people with amazing hearts, who will do anything for anyone, and truly care about each other. We may live in different parts of the world, have different personalities and live different lifestyles, but when push comes to shove we love each other something fierce and stick by one another.

I am thankful for having a family that truly cares. We might be a little loud (myself included), some are stubborn (once again, including myself), and we can let life get the better of us at times. I go years at a time not seeing my parents, months at a time not seeing my sister, and even months at a time not seeing cousins who are a drive away. But one thing is for sure - no matter what, my family is, and always will be, "there" for each other. They are who I am thankful for.

What to write about?

Wanting to become a writer means there is one thing I need to do over and over again. That thing is - just to write. I need to get to the point where I write every day; but what do I write about? Interesting things don't happen to me every day, especially after moving back to Massachusetts. And while there are a lot of activities that I am interested in, they don't seem like worth-while topics that people will want to spend time reading. Yet - I must write every day. It is imperative to my success towards a future as a work-from-home writer/traveler. So what is something that will be interesting enough for me to spend the time putting into words? How I see helicopter parents every day and how frustrating it is? Why do people go out in public wearing pajamas, looking like their homeless?

Should I do research and write about a topic like the state of the economy? Are job rates getting better? Would people be interested in reading about coastal conservation issues? Is the state of the Florida Everglades improving - ecosystem-wise?

I need feedback. I need people to tell me what they want to read. Help me work on practicing my skills!