February 17th, 2026

• “I am again thankful for a light commute to work.” (Heather Houston 2-17-26)
• “I am thankful it did not snow today.” (Heather Houston 2-17-26)
• “I appreciate being able to make a point in a meeting that usually I get shut down in by my management colleagues.” (Heather Houston 2-17-26)
• “I am blessed that my administrative assistant made Lithuania pancakes for breakfast.” (Heather Houston 2-17-26)
• “I am grateful for the spicy garbanzo bean burrito my husband concocted for our dinner…YUM!” (Heather Houston 2-17-26)

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• “I appreciate me sticking up for myself when my supervisor inadvertently uploaded a file to SharePoint and wiped out 2-3 hours of my work completed the previous day. (Heather Houston 2-17-22)
• “I am thankful I was able to put aside my frustration with my supervisor and move forward in my work day, productively. (Heather Houston 2-17-22)
• “I am grateful my partner is a selfless sounding board for my frustrations and challenges. (Heather Houston 2-17-22)
• “I am thankful to have been selected for an interview with the Wounded Warriors Project as the Adaptive Sports Director position. (Heather Houston 2-17-22)
• “I am blessed to have had all my professional experiences to make me an asset to any organization as I am versatile and have many soft/hard skills to draw upon. (Heather Houston 2-17-22)

February 16th, 2026

• “I appreciate I make time at the beginning of my work day to get in a walk outdoors.” (Heather Houston 2-16-26)
• “I am thankful that there was little to no traffic today due to President’s Day. However, I have no president!” (Heather Houston 2-16-26)
• “I am grateful to use NotebookLM to help me save time in writing a letter of recommendation for an employee.” (Heather Houston 2-16-26)
• “I am blessed to have such a loving husband!” ❤️(Heather Houston 2-16-26)
• “I appreciate my innovative husband’s chefness in creating a delicious shrimp pizza.”(Heather Houston 2-16-26)

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• “I am thankful to have trusted my instincts to not fill my RSC tires.  They felt full and I need to get them checked by a professional since the have an automatic inflation monitoring system. (Heather Houston 2-16-22)
• “I am grateful I didn’t end my work day with a flat tire, since my warning light is alerting me of a low tire. (Heather Houston 2-16-22)
• “I appreciate my creativity to create new cocktails for my partner and I to enjoy…Mela d’Alba (Apple Brandy Old Fashioned).🥃 (Heather Houston 2-16-22)
• “I am grateful I am in generally good health. Of course, I could always do better.  Thank you family gene pool! (Heather Houston 2-16-22)
• “I appreciate having an indoor secure parking garage space.  It makes me feel safer when I leave at 5:00AM for work. (Heather Houston 2-16-22)

February 14th, 2026

• “I am grateful to be able to make my love a lovely Valentine’s Day breakfast of orange-cranberry scones, coffee, pog, hashbrowns, bacon eggs and English muffin.” (Heather Houston 2-14-26)
• “I am thankful to have the time to sit and enjoy watching the Olympics with my husband.” Heather Houston 2-14-26)
• “I appreciate the champagne suggestion at Total Wine. We enjoyed a pink champagne for cocktail hour.” 🍾🥂 (Heather Houston 2-14-26)
• “I am blessed that my chef husband created a Malawi Mango chicken dish for dinner with porridge that was so delicious.” (Heather Houston 2-14-26)
• “I am grateful to have a husband who loves me and loves the love I give.” ❤️ (Heather Houston 2-14-26)

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• I am thankful I have a love in my life to call my Valentine!💟 (Heather Houston 2-14-22)
• I am grateful to have the extra income to afford to buy my Valentine a dozen red roses.🌹 (Heather Houston 2-14-22)
• I appreciate that their was a sale on fillets at the market, buy one get one free, so I could create the possibility of a fun Valentines Day dinner for my loving partner. (Heather Houston 2-14-22)
• I am blessed to have a partner who enjoys cooking as part of his creative expression as I needed his help to pull off yummy fillets for our Valentine’s dinner.  Thank you honey!!! (Heather Houston 2-14-22)
• I am grateful that our favorite wine was in stock so we could enjoy it with our scrumptious dinner.  It is so good, the wine will make you swear like a sailor.  Really, it is that good!🍷 (Heather Houston 2-14-22)

February 13th, 2026

• “I appreciate the opportunity each morning to profess my love to my husband. I have been writing him a morning love note for nearly 8 years.” ❤️ (Heather Houston 2-13-26)
• “I am grateful I spotted another eagle sighting on my commute to work.” 🦅 (Heather Houston 2-13-26)
• “I appreciate being able to get off work 2.5-hours early today and start the weekend early.” (Heather Houston 2-13-26)
• “I am thankful I was able to treat my husband to oysters on the half shell to celebrate my love, appreciation and adoration for him.” 🍊🍊🍊 (Heather Houston 2-13-26)
• “I am blessed that my husband secured our ‘Hard Married’ trademark. This is ours forever! I love you Neil!” 💗 (Heather Houston 2-13-26)

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• I am thankful that the car I am considering purchasing passed the cylinder compression test with 200 psi on all four cylinders. (Heather Houston 2-13-22)
• I am grateful that BECU was willing to give me an auto loan so I could purchase my first car…EVER!🚗 (Heather Houston 2-13-22)
• I am blessed that I got my deliverables completed at work for my monthly report. (Heather Houston 2-13-22)
• I am grateful that my swimmer’s showed up to the pool excited to work hard. (Heather Houston 2-13-22)
• I am thankful to have a gas fireplace so that with a flip of the switch, the living room warms up. (Heather Houston 2-13-22)

February 12th, 2026

• “I appreciate my administrative assistant felt comfortable enough to be vulnerable with me today in keeping me in the loop on her interest to applying to an internal position within our foundation at HQ.” (Heather Houston 1-12-26)
• “I am thankful that I am tech saavy and was able to figure out how to use the following apps: NotebookLM, Google Gemini and Trello.” (Heather Houston 1-12-26)
• “I am blessed there was hardly any traffic today on my commute home…WINNING!” 🏆(Heather Houston 1-12-26)
• “I am grateful my husband strategizes how to maximize our time together and he had our dinner (Pizza) all ready to go so practically when I walked in the door, he was putting it into the oven. HE is a magician!” ❤️ (Heather Houston 1-12-26)
• “I appreciate watching TV series for pure entertainment at the end of the day…Bridgerton!” (Heather Houston 1-12-26)

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• I appreciate the random country selector that helps us determine which country we will cook from on our world chicken journey. (Heather Houston 2-12-22)
• I am grateful that this winter has been mild and not super icy when I drive to work at 4:00AM. (Heather Houston 2-12-22)
• I am thankful for the weekends to get caught up on sleep and rest. (Heather Houston 2-12-22)
• I am blessed to have good eyesight…Thank you Lasix!😁 (Heather Houston 2-12-22)
• I filled with joy that I have a loving partner who I love so hard!💕 (Heather Houston 2-12-22)

February 11th, 2026

• “I appreciate my husband fixing my faux pas when I emptied the dishwasher. I thought it was clean and instead they were all dirty. He went through the kitchen and collected all the dishes with a smile and gently kissed my forehead and said, ‘I love you!'” (Heather Houston 2-11-26)
• “I feel blessed to live in a place where eagle sightings are a regular occurrence.” (Heather Houston 2-11-26)
• “I appreciate that even with the celebration parade in downtown Seattle today, traffic to and from work was a breeze.” (Heather Houston 2-11-26)
• “I am thankful that my Rx were ready at the pharmacy when I arrived…in and out!” (Heather Houston 2-11-26)
• “I am thankful my husband made the flag of Italy pasta with a pesto (green), alfredo (white) and spicy marinara (red) sauces…YUM!” (Heather Houston 2-11-26)

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• I appreciate a peaceful morning getting ready for work. (Heather Houston 2-11-22)
• I am grateful that my commute was without any agro-drivers. (Heather Houston 2-11-22)
• I am thankful for the time my partner and I make after work to enjoy a cocktail together and share our day. (Heather Houston 2-11-22)
• I appreciate watching mindless movies on a Friday night to unwind the week. (Heather Houston 2-11-22)
• I am blessed to have an incredibly loving partner to build a life with. (Heather Houston 2-11-22)

February 10th, 2026

• “I am thankful I have learned to listen to my body and rest when I need it. Today was one of those days.” (Heather Houston 2-10-26)
• “I appreciate my supervisor acknowledging the disrespect and mistreatment by a colleague and offering suggestions on how to deal with this issue moving forward.” (Heather Houston 2-10-26)
• “I am blessed to have a wonderful administrative assistant. She honored me today with public acknowledgement around her thankfulness of me as her manager at our staff meeting. Iwas moved touched and inspired by her acknowledgment.” (Heather Houston 2-10-26)
• “I am thankful my husband made a fabulous chicken shawarma meal tonight. It was a food orgasm!” (Heather Houston 2-10-26)
• “I am blessed to have such a kind conscientious husband. I have been in pain the last few weeks as I recover from my biopsy. Apparently, I was uncomfortable in my sleep…whining and crying. He woke me to give me Tylenyol to help ease the pain. Thank you honey!” ❤️ (Heather Houston 2-10-26)

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• I appreciate getting a coffee and the barista asking how my morning is going and is actually interested and listening. (Heather Houston 2-10-22)
• I am grateful that my internet connection did not drop at work as I heard many other departments lost all connectivity.  This makes it hard to keep caught up. (Heather Houston 2-10-22)
• I am thankful for the weekend forecast of sunny weather. (Heather Houston 2-10-22)
• I am grateful to have a home that feels like a sanctuary. (Heather Houston 2-10-22)
• I am blessed to have indoor plumbing.  I can’t imagine having to tramp out in the cold to a dump toilet all the time. (Heather Houston 2-10-22)

February 9th, 2026

• “I am grateful to have leftover buttermilk sourdough pancakes to enjoy for my breakfast. I adore the strawberry compote.” (Heather Houston 2-9-26)
• “I appreciate that I made time for myself and my physical/mental health today by taking at least 6 walks around the block to get outside into the fresh air.” (Heather Houston 2-9-26)
• “I am thankful that my commute home was quick (twice as fast on an average day) and seamless.” (Heather Houston 2-9-26)
• “I am thankful the merging car, where the driver was not looking, did not in fact hit me. What an idiot!” (Heather Houston 2-9-26)
• “I am blessed to have a husband who loves to cook and his pizza last night (Mortadella & Pistachio Pesto) was EPIC!” (Heather Houston 2-9-26)

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• I am grateful for my constant transformation.  I am able to more and more live int he present and embrace the adventure of life as it’s fullness unfolds before me. (Heather Houston 2-9-22)
• I appreciate remembering to bring my reusable shopping bags to the grocery store with me.  Not wanting to PAY for a paper bag. (Heather Houston 2-9-22)
• I am grateful to have a dog greet me at the door when I return home from work.  Always joyful and enthusiastic. (Heather Houston 2-9-22)
• I am thankful for NPR news that entertains me to and from my daily commute. (Heather Houston 2-9-22)
• I am blessed to have the sexiest loving partner EVER!💖 (Heather Houston 2-9-22)

February 8th, 2026

• “I am glad my sourdough buttermilk pancake recipe is getting refined.” (Heather Houston 2-8-26)
• “I am grateful I got to the market before the late Super Bowl shoppers filled the store.” (Heather Houston 2-8-26)
• “I love an appreciate my husband’s Korean sauced wings for Super Bowl eats!” (Heather Houston 2-8-26)
• “Not a football fan. However, a Seahawk win for Seattle is always good!” (Heather Houston 2-8-26)
• “I am blessed my husband loves me in a way I experience complete love.” (Heather Houston 2-8-26)

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• I am thankful that the soldier-athletes I coach are making huge improvements in their swimming abilities and form. (Heather Houston 2-8-22)
• I appreciate my savviness to be proactive on a used car purchase.  I had already had a used car I was interested in being sold out from under me by a customer moving in to view the car before it had completed inspection and placing a deposit on the car.  Big lesson learned!  So, I found that the same dealership had a MINI Cooper coming soon to the lot that interested me.  Hence, I chose to go in person to the lot and ask to test drive the car.  To my relief the salesman agreed and I began the process to purchase ethe car by placing a deposit on it.  Now I juct wait to see how it passes the inspection, etc. (Heather Houston 2-8-22)
• I am grateful to my partner going with me to the dealership to be supportive, my consigliere and co-test driver.  His advise was so great as this will be my first car purchase…EVER! (Heather Houston 2-8-22)
• I am grateful to Whibbly’s Burgers.  We were at the dealership for several hours…hungry…tired and famished.  Best burger in town! (Heather Houston 2-8-22)
• I am blessed to have a partner who is ALL IN!  I love you Neil!💕 (Heather Houston 2-8-22)

February 7th, 2026

• “I am thankful our Gunners won their game and now sport a 9-point lead in the EPL.” (Heather Houston 2-7-26)
• “I appreciate my husband being chefy early in the day and creating beautiful carnitas for dinner.” (Heather Houston 2-7-26)
• “I am blessed to have a husband who loves me so HARD!” (Heather Houston 2-7-26)
• “I am grateful to have time in the day to get caught up on my many eagle sightings last week.” (Heather Houston 2-7-26)
• “I appreciate having a roaring fire on cold rainy days.” (Heather Houston 2-7-26)

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• I appreciate Mondays where I am able to get all my tasks completed before the end of the day.  YEAH ME! (Heather Houston 2-7-22)
• I am thankful to be able to be coaching soldier athlete’s to a qualification to ARMY Trials/Warrior Games. (Heather Houston 2-7-22)
• I am blessed to have a smooth light commute home from work today. (Heather Houston 2-7-22)
• I am grateful that my partner recognized I was fatigued when I got home and suggested I take a nap.  Late afternoon naps are glorious! (Heather Houston 2-7-22)
• I am thankful for the nighttime cuddle time with my partner.  He is the best cuddler. (Heather Houston 2-7-22)