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Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Listable Life - 5 People You Treasure the Most


I'm linking up today with Moments That Define Life for my first Listable Life. I've seen several of you guys link up with her and I love how she always offers fun, yet thought provoking ideas for the link ups.

Narrowing down 5 people in your life who you treasure the most is not an easy task! These are in no particular order.

1. The obvious answer -My immediate family and Skye - they are my never ending support and encouragement. Without my family - my mom & dad, my aunt and cousin, my grandparents and especially my baby brother - I would be nothing. Without Skye, I would be a different girl than I am today. I am beyond thankful for the blessing of having all of them close to me. It's true that you can't choose your family, and sometimes we all feel that pain. But I did have the opportunity to choose Skye, and I think I did a pretty good job - if I do say so myself.

2. My pups - Technically I guess they aren't people, but to me they are my daughters. Nothing can turn my day around faster than coming home to their furry faces. The love we share with a pet is so special, and I'm blessed to have 2 of the most insane sweetest girls in the world. Check out their cuteness here.

3. My career role models & female trailblazers - past & present - Interesting choice maybe? But it's true. I have been blessed with some of the most amazing bosses that a girl could wish for. My current boss and one ex-sales manager boss I had in particular. They have both become great friends to me, in addition to career mentors. They are both fun, always encouraging, energetic and they don't let their work define them solely. Both are women too, which I think is why I admire and connect with them on a different level. (Hi Brandi - if you're reading this :), yes I'm talking about YOU!) Not to mention, the women who came before us and blazed the trail so that I could have an option to go to college, and foster my career before I got married and had babies. Girl power!

4. The amazingly brave women & men who serve to protect me - This means all branches of military, police officers & firefighters. If you're new to my blog you may not realize that I come from a long line of police & firefighters. There are 4 generations in my family on my dad's side of police officers & firefighters. I grew up defining my papaw & dad as police officers. And now, I'm proud to add Skye into that as well. My baby brother is a firefighter. I have several family members and very close friends who have served in the military. Without the people who volunteer their lives for the cause of freedom and protection, none of us would be able to lives the rich lives that we do. They often make great sacrifices to do their jobs and do them well. They are under-appreciated. I have an insane amount of pride in my family's history with these types of services. Hug a police officer, solider or firefighter today!

5. Great Friends - In Real Life Friends & Blog Friends - Nothing is better for the soul than a girl's night. Which I always try to squeeze one in at least every 2 weeks with all my different sets of girlfriends. A feeling that comes in a close second, is getting a new follower or comment on your blog. It's so nice to be appreciated - in real life and online. Good friends have an amazing way of lifting you up when you're down, and making you laugh until your stomach aches. Good friends are hard to find too - so when you snag one, treasure them with all your heart!

There we go - my first Listable Life link up! Come link up with us and tell me who do you treasure the most in your life??


7 comments:

Nicole @MTDLBlog said...

This is a fantastic list! I love that you honored all public service in addition to military - police officers and firefighters put themselves in harms way and sometimes sacrifice their lives to keep us safe each day just as our military does. :-) Thanks for linking up! I hope you'll join in again!

Taylor @ Pink Heels Pink Truck said...

I treasure all those people that you listed (well, not your's specifically), but my hubby, family, friends, the people who serve and protect, all of the teachers/professors/bosses that have helped mold me into who I am and all those people who blazed the trail, as you mentioned. Great list, girl! Have a great rest of your day!!

Janine Fitzpatrick said...

A great list. Well done.

Anonymous said...

Great list Nikki! I love the shoutout to servicemembers and first responders, where would we be without them? And of course we can't forget our furry family members! Oh, I also think it's great you talked about your female role models. I totally agree that without female mentors I would not be where I am in my career! As always, thank you for stopping by my blog and commenting.

Sarah said...

So true about our work mentors - I've also been blessed to have some amazing female bosses and clients!

Cami said...

Super cute list. SO TRUE, too :)

We are all SO very blessed - we just need to remember it :)

Lindsey said...

Awesome list!!