2026 F.I.G. Collective - Week Four

Elisabeth challenged us all to find gratitude in February, so she created the Finding Joy in Gratitude Collective. Here are my FIGs for last week.

Sunday, February 22
Food abounds in our house! I made a trip to Costco to get some treats for a book club I was hosting, but it turned out that book club was a bust. But now I have all the treats! And while at Costco I stocked up on lunch items, so I was able to prep all my lunches for the week. I am grateful that we have all the food we need. 

Monday, February 23
Me and my dog. Look, I love her so much. Does anyone have the idea that maybe I'm obsessed with her? Because I am. 

Tuesday, February 24

Look at this view of the river from my walk with Hannah Bezoar this morning. I feel so grateful to live in such a beautiful place.

Evolution of the nickname:

Hannah

Hannah banana

Hannah b

Hannah bees

Hannah bezoar

Wednesday, February 25

My colleague had an MRI and there are no visible signs of cancer! Woot! Great news. She still has to have surgery and they'll do some biopsies, but if all goes well, this will soon be a blip in her life. 

Thursday, February 26

Let's talk about Mousegate. Last week, my friend T gave a presentation at my work. When she left, she accidentally took the university's computer mouse instead of her own when she left. She'd been going back and forth about how to pick it up when I said I would just grab it right before I left for the day and return the university's mouse first thing the next morning. We exchanged mice in front of the community center and T was delighted that I saved her so much time. I'm grateful I was in the right place to help her out. 

Bonus: I went to a trampoline class for the first time. It was so much fun. Yay for a new type of fitness class and even more yay for it being so much more gentle on my bad leg. 

Friday, February 27

I had a presentation at a conference at work. It went well. Whew. That's done and it checks a goal off my list for the year! Woot woot!

Saturday, February 28

We went to Michigan to see one of my friends from high school for his birthday. Yay for a reliable dog sitter (a constant F.I.G.) and yay for hanging out with people who truly understand and know me. We were playing a game that required us to make up descriptions for drawings other people had made and most of my captions were taken from Bon Jovi or Bruce Springsteen lyrics (shot from the heart, Tommy used to work on the docks, I've got the night on my side, won't you be my pony boy?, and hell, a little touchup and a little paint) and the friend I've known the longest (HI TABETHA) knew. She knew what was going on. Such a lovely way to spend a snowy winter night. 

And that's a wrap on my F.I.G.s for this month. What is something you're grateful for today?