Thankful

What’s with the obnoxious fad of putting a “What I’m Thankful For” section in all planners? It makes me want to hurl the planner at the wall.

Published by Clarissa

Socal dendrite says:

April 6, 2017 at 16:05

I cannot express how much I love this post.

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Socal dendrite says:

April 6, 2017 at 16:05

You could say I am thankful for it 😉

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1. Clarissa says:
  
  April 6, 2017 at 16:07
  
  Hey, it’s something to write about in your planner. ☺☺☺
  
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E (The Third Glance) says:

April 6, 2017 at 16:56

I have a very similar reaction to those cough drops which have “motivational” sayings on the wrappers…

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1. Clarissa says:
  
  April 6, 2017 at 17:46
  
  God, I’m happy I haven’t seen those cough drops or I would have choked.
  
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  1. E (The Third Glance) says:
    
    April 7, 2017 at 11:32
    
    Avoid Halls. (My current cough drop tells me to “be unstoppable”, “push on”, “chin up”, and “turn ‘can do’ into ‘can did’, and “march forward”…. somehow I do not feel better, having read any of those)
    
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    1. Clarissa says:
      
      April 7, 2017 at 12:12
      
      I have no idea why they do such dumb things.
      
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