Attitude Adjustment for Thanksgiving*

• Not thrilled about the traffic, but gleeful about Thanksgiving with the wonderful, wacky in-laws
• Not pleased about literary career, but grateful I have a new novel that seems to be sticking
• Unhappy about the death of books, but lucky to have this blog
• Annoyed that editor keeps changing mind about this and that, including when to run my piece (a topical personal essay), but glad to be published just the same
• Sad no one wants to publish my first novel, but thinking it over, what in the hell made me feel entitled to that fate, anyway? I'm a fortunate s.o.b. to have published my first book, an experience I basically squandered by being disappointed that it wasn't bigger 
• Stupid to bummed when in fact I have been able to arrange my life so that I can make money as a paid writer and still have time to find fullfillment as a creative writer.  (Life is good.  Maybe it's time to stop whining, right?) 
• I have food, a home, a job, a great marriage (to another writer, in fact), loving friends, and the best standard poodle in the world  
• Oh, and, I even have you mice for company...

*Don't worry I'll be bitter again on Monday.  Hope you all have a great holiday with lots of blessings