When Thanksgiving comes around, we can’t help but be thankful for the things we are blessed with in this life, even though we should be thankful everyday. I always feel overwhelmed when it comes to thinking of all the innumerable things I'm thankful for, and when asked I usually just say something cliché (but still true nonetheless) such as my family, friends, or health. And yes, while it’s true that I'm extremely thankful for these things there’s some underrated things I'm finding I'm thankful for this year too. This year, I'm thankful for....

1. Family, Friends, Health, Having Everything I Need

Of course I couldn’t leave these things out of my thanks this year. Without the people I'm surrounded with who keep me going, and the opportunities that I’ve been giving to make the best possible life for myself are things I’ll never give thanks enough for. I'm blessed with the best parents, best friends, and best people taking care of me making sure that I'm always in good health and always taking the opportunities that I have.

2. Libraries that are open late

When I have too much work to get done, and too little focus to do it in my room, I'm thankful for the libraries being open late, and for the other people who stay there as long as I do to silently keep me company while we all stress and do our loads of work.

3. Boots in Binghamton

I'm thankful for my boots when going to school in Binghamton because when it starts raining while I'm in class, I'm glad I don’t have to worry about my feet getting wet, cold, or starting to hurt from walking the long distance across campus. Also, I'm glad my boots hide the fact that I don’t actually own matching socks.

4. People who don’t care what I look like on a daily basis

It’s really too much effort to put on makeup or do my hair every day, or even put on jeans. I'm thankful that other people walk around with the same small amount of cares to give, and are too worried about themselves to worry about what anyone else (me) is wearing.

5. Twix

Honestly, have you ever even had a Twix? They don’t even need a description, I'm just so thankful that they exist. Especially when I need a reward to get me through doing my work.

6. Walmart being a one-stop shop for everything

Walmart makes my life so easy. Things are all in their place there, and there’s almost nothing you can’t find at Walmart-even when you weren’t looking for anything. Also apart from having everything you could ever need, it’s also convenient and cheap-which makes my bank account happy.

7. Lenient Professors

Did you ever have a professor who just gets it? They don’t have very strict grading policies, they have lenient attendance policies or let you out early, and actually want you to do well. What a novel concept. If you’re a professor like this, I'm thankful for you, and that you don’t want to make my life too hard among the mess of other classes.

8. Realists

I love when people just tell it like it is, and are able to have a normal conversation. I’m thankful for people who can be honest without hurting other people, and still getting their point across.

But in all seriousness, Thanksgiving is a time to be thankful for everything you may typically forget about. Always be thankful for the opportunities you’re given, and the people you come across in your life. Be thankful for challenges, and people who challenge your ways of thinking. And this year, try to make a pledge to remember things you’re thankful for more often than just one day or one week a year. Anything could happen, so make sure you tell the people in your life that you’re thankful for them and that they make your life greater just by being in it.