Writing in Snow

Gratitude List & Poet 999 post for 5/11/19-5/16/19

Jalál (Glory), 14 Jamál (Beauty) 176 B.E. - Saturday, May 11, 2019

May Afternoon1

Pleasant afternoon
A dog barks in the next block:
Is he chasing cats?

Gratitude List for 14 Jamál

Today I am thankful...
          ...that my Bank of America checking account is not overdrawn this morning.
          ...for the hot, black coffee I had before breakfast.
          ...that I have 562 points in my Survey Junkie account today.
          ...for the oatmeal raisin cookies I have for my morning snack.
          ...that I have $9.75 in my Vindale Research account.
          ...for the baked chicken and summer salad I had for dinner.
          ...that I have $11.11 in my Inbox Dollars account.

Jamál (Beauty), 15 Jamál (Beauty) 176 B.E. - Sunday, May 12, 2019
Mother's Day

Facebook Status Update

I'm sleepless in Las Vegas,
but this isn't my usual
bout of insomnia.

I'm falling asleep at the keyboard;
Thank God,
I no longer drive
or have a car.

Two weeks without
a decent night's sleep,
and I don't see
it getting any better.

I'll call the leasing
company on Monday,
without any hope they'll
do anything--
there are still items
that needed fixing
when we moved in.

Two weeks
of waking up in then
middle of the night
with stinging
and itching
arms and body.

We've sprayed
the furniture
and the rug,
but spray doesn't work;
at least not to exterminate
the problem.

Gratitude List for 15 Jamál

Today I am thankful...
          ...that my Bank of America checking account is not overdrawn today
          ...for the fresh brewed hot coffee I had this morning.
          ...that I have 602 points in my Survey Junkie account.
          ...for the oatmeal raisin cookies I had to go with my coffee this morning.
          ...that I have $18.00 in my Send Earnings account.
          ...that I have completed editing and submitted the Fantasy newsletter due on 5/13/19.
          ...that I have decided on the subject for the June spiritual newsletter.
          ...that I have 759,489 GPs in my Gift Points account.

Kamál (Perfection), 16 Jamál (Beauty) 176 B.E. - Monday, May 13, 2019

Collage2

Clouds haphazardly
Scattered across the blue sky
Condensation trials

Gratitude List for 16 Jamál

Today I am thankful...
          ...that my Bank of America checking account is not overdrawn today.
          ...for the oat meal raisin cookies I had to go with my morning coffee.
          ...that I have 653 points in my Survey Spot account.
          ...for the chocolate yogurt and pretzels I had with my lunch.
          ...that I have $18.50 in my Send Earnings account.
          ...that May/June edition of The American Baha'i arrived in the mail today.

Fiḍál (Grace), 17 Jamál (Beauty) 176 B.E. - Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Facebook Status Update

I finally got a good night's sleep without bedbug biting. The bedbugs didn't make an appearance until sometime in April, so we didn't bring them with us. I suspect they were in the carpet. The problem has been turned into every one it can be turned into.

We drug out the old recliner, and set it in front of the apartment. We brought in something that I can sleep in, it isn't a recliner, but it does lean back. It will work until I can afford to get a new or used recliner.

I also took out a pillow. It was one of the magnetic pillows that was popular several years ago. It had a removable cover, which could be dry cleaned. I've had the pillow for years, never dry cleaned or washed the cover. Since I wasn't going to dry clean or wash the cover, I took the pillow out with the recliner.

This morning I woke up and found out someone had taken the pillow. The pillow had bedbugs in it.

Gratitude List for 17 Jamál

Today I am thankful...
          ...that my Bank of America checking account is not overdrawn today.
          ...for fresh brewed hot coffee.
          ...that I have 952 points in my Survey Junkie account.
          ...for the oatmeal raisin cookies I had for my morning snack.
          ...that I have 53,400 points in my YouGov account.
          ...for the brita pitcher we have because we can filter our water.
          ...that we have a working air conditioner in this apartment.
          ...that I have 798,539 GPs in my Gift Points account.

‘Idál (Justice), 18 Jamál (Beauty) 176 B.E. - Wednesday, May 15, 2019

Gratitude List for 18 Jamál

Today I am thankful...
          ...that I was able to request $12.91 sent to my PayPal account from my Survey Junie account.
          ...for the fresh brewed coffee I drink this morning.
          ...that I have 49 points in my Survey Junkie account.
          ...for the small shredded wheat squares and blue berries I had for breakfast.
          ...that I have 808,589 GPs in my Gift Points account.
          ...for the chicken salad I had for lunch.

Istijlál (Majesty), 19 Jamál (Beauty) 176 B.E. - Thursday, May 16, 2019

Gratitude List for 19 Jamál

Today I am thankful...
          ...that the bank honored this months contribution to the Baha'i National Fund.
          ...for the chocolate doughnut I have to go with my coffee this morning
          ...that I have 125 points in my Survey Junkie account today.

Footnotes
1  I posted this in Poet 999 - A Butterfly Emerges From Her Cocoon https://poet999.blogspot.com/2019/05/may-afternoon.html.
2  I posted this in Poet 999 - A Butterfly Emerges From Her Cocoon https://poet999.blogspot.com/2019/05/collage.html.