I am feeling so inspired by @westendwendy_ positivity that I’m now going to start doing a thread where every day I say something I’m grateful for, especially right now...feel free to join in, just want to try and spread all the positivity I can right now!
I am grateful for the fact that by being made to social distance, I can spend time I’ve missed with my number one, my gorgeous little brother ❤️
Today I am grateful for: the WONDERFUL people I have in my life. WATK squad, my parabolic theatre family and everyone who has ever been there for me and reached out for me at some point, especially recently. I’m eternally grateful for all of you and so full of love ❤️
Today I am grateful for: being able to go out of the house on a walk with my dog. Breathing in fresh air, walking in the sun, just being outside, even if it was only for half an hour did wonders.
Today I am grateful for: the NHS. Again and again and again.
Forgot to do this yesterday...yesterday I was grateful for: musicals cast recordings for giving me some solace in these hard times.
Yesterday I was grateful: long baths with musicals so I can sing. Helps me ignore my family a little too.
Today I am grateful for: my gorgeous cameo from Chris that Jemma got me. It’s been keeping me going more than I can say ❤️
Today I am grateful for: my dad seeming to finally let me make my own choices. I don’t want to jinx it but it seems this way. And man, grateful doesn’t even come close today. It’s a small step, sure. But it’s still a step in the right direction.
Today I am grateful for: Mark holdens a Shakespeare sonnet a day. They’re just a highlight of my day atm, I look forward to him posting them, they’re so soothing!
Yesterday I was grateful for Alex Tranter’s rap a day...the enthusiasm is everything. It always makes me smile.
Today I am grateful for the prince of Egypt cast recording for getting me through this hell of a day.
Today I am grateful for...having the privilege to be able to self isolate. For having a roof over my hear and food in the cupboards. For being able to stay afloat. These are things a lot of people don’t have. I am very grateful.
Today I am grateful for the kindness in my friends’ hearts. I feel like I’m friends with Disney princesses and I don’t deserve them but I love them all so much and with every fibre of my being 💞
Today I am grateful for MA DOGGO. I love: her.
Haven’t done this in a week bc it’s been a rollercoaster tbh. But today, I am grateful for: good books for keeping me company when I’m lonely in my house!
Today I am grateful for: parabolic theatre. Not seen any of them recently for obvious reasons but today in particular for some reason, I miss them all...grateful they’re my friends and grateful for all they’ve ever done 🥰
Yesterday’s gratitude nicely segways into today’s...today I am grateful for: Beth, who I met through team parabolic (thanks guys!) and the gorgeous letter she sent me...! Something small brought me a big smile 😌
Today I am grateful for: fruit teas. You may laugh but having a fruit tea every evening makes me very happy.
Today I am grateful for: the hoopoe talks zoom conversation I was lucky enough to sit in and listen to. Such incredible stories of resilience and hope. Really inspiring.
Today I am grateful for: the fact that even now, social distancing - emily still has the power to make me wheeze with laughter.
Today I am grateful for: my friends being able to make me smile on the toughest days and for being there for me time and time again without me even asking. They’re the best people in my life, I don’t deserve them but I’m eternally grateful for them 💗💗
Today I am grateful for: the 1920s for literally being the most iconic era. Don’t even come for me, you all know it’s true x
Today I am grateful for: my friends always being able to bring a smile to my face no matter what. They always seem to know exactly what to say...💗
Today I am grateful for: downtown abbey for making me smile, also it has lily James in the 1920s so what more could I want x
Today I am grateful for: Ramadan helping me break bad habits
Today I am grateful for: the reminder that whilst Harry is gone from this earth...he’s not gone from my memory. And I still have ways of remembering him every day.
Today I am grateful for: what Emily just sent to me and Sarah. I’d show you but she would kill me. But it made me cry with laughter and can’t thank Sarah enough for making it happen. It’s made my day 😂😂😂
Today I am grateful for: finishing a large chunk of my dissertation, bringing me a step closer to completion
Today I am grateful for: not ignoring the pain I was in today and taking it easy on myself. I did some work, read a little, had a bath, took time just for myself to stop for a bit. I listened to the archers and now I’m sat with a hot water bottle on my stomach. It was a good day.
Today I am grateful for: Owen posting the FKAC alternate timeline document they used for the shows. It made my heart fill with joy and break all at the same time.
Today I am grateful for: Lily James going live for a minute and a half x
Today I am grateful for: the hour I took to just put my phone on airplane mode, and sit and listen to the podcast of Owen talking about immersive theatre. Just taking time to switch off helped.
Today I am grateful for: watching kingsman with some of the girls for the first time, what an iconic film, but also Taron Eggerton bc I just love him x
Today I am grateful for: GIN. And wonderful friends. It’s more fun drinking with them than alone but alas lockdown has ensured we cannot do that right now...but that is the two things I am grateful for today.
Today I am grateful for: the iconic cinematic masterpieces that are the high school musical films. I was absolute trash back in the day and still am. Probably still will be in 50 years.
Today I am grateful for: high school musical 3 making me cry out all my feelings. You always feel better after a good cry. Also I’ve now decided 3 is the best.
Today I am grateful for: finishing writing my dissertation. I mean I still need to adjust whatever comments my tutor sends me back...but the actual writing? Done.
today i am grateful for: me and my brother making it through the day without having a fight, for the first time in a while.
Today I am grateful for: how blessed we have been with the weather. Got to sit outside with my brother and dog today and it was glorious.
Today I am grateful for: the galaxy chocolate cookies me and baked in the daytime. THEY TASTE SO GOOD. WORTH THE WAIT.
Today I am grateful for: my friends making the end of Ramadan special for me despite everything 🥰
Today I am grateful for: my parents celebrating bayram with me although they don’t partake in Ramadan and dont celebrate it normally, and trying to make the day special for me 🥰
Today I am grateful for: the book thief. Every time I read it, it leaves me as moved, emotional, heartbroken as the first time. It will always be my favourite contemporary book, even after all this time. I’m grateful for it today, for making me feel emotions. For making me cry.
Today I am grateful for: chocolate. It solves most of my problems. Okay no it doesn’t BUT it does always make me feel better. Now I know why Remus Lupin would always offer it to Harry. It’s happy food. Don’t come for me, you all know it’s true.
Today I am grateful for: being alive. I think that’s more than enough for me to be grateful for.
Today I am grateful for: finally feeling like my writing is good enough to publish and share again. For getting my feelings out in a constructive way. It feels good to be writing properly again.
Today I am grateful for: the fact that every day, is a day closer to handing my dissertation in 🙃
Today I am grateful for: me and my dad making it through the day without an argument. Something which is somewhat a rarity.
Today I am grateful for: all my dissertation has done for me, but most of all her words in her last email to me. I doubt I will ever forget them.
Today I am grateful for: the fact that my bloody dissertation is done and out of my sight.
Today I am grateful for: the fact that a 3 minute FaceTime off Sarah made jimmy smile more than I’ve seen him do this entire lockdown. That’s his first social interaction other than his family this whole lockdown and that made him sooo happy.
Today I am grateful for: David Julian’s cover of ‘proud of your boy’ xo
Today I am grateful for: the book I am reading. It’s centralised around a character not too dissimilar to me. I love it.
Haven’t done this in a while bc memory like a sieve and various other reasons. ANYWAY.

Today I am grateful for: the bridge theatres a midsummer nights dream.
Today I am grateful for: the mamma Mia here we go again watch party we had. We are all utterly in love with Lily James. This is important information I had to include.
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