An Attitude of Gratitude*********December*************
No matter what is happening in your life. . . lots of good things or not so good things . . . there are always things for which you can be grateful. Knowing this helps put life into perspective.
Please feel free to join in. It feels good!
Studies show that this daily task can have a positive impact in your life.
Happy December Gratitude friends!! I am glad you all post.
- scale went down a little.. yay
- long talk with DS yesteray... things are going well
- our Santa & Elves ladder. It looks like they are climbing up the tree. It's so cheerful.
- I am able to run my mom around now that she doesn't drive any more - it was so wise for her to move to my city.
- friends, family, YOU ALL, fb, internet, cell phone, music
- the cashier at Kroger pointed out to me that I have $77 worth of money to spend at the Kroger Market Place. I didn't know about the promotion. I must buy my items between 12/1 - 12/4. No food however... just 'stuff'.
...grateful every day to have this thread to wake up to!
...21 days to the winter solstice.
...for my friend Diane. I could just sit in her presence and feel my stress relax.
...for pushing myself to get out even in the drizzle, in the end I felt better.
...for one of those weeks that has progressively gotten better.
+ laughter with my friend Claire yesterday - she has such a great outlook on life
+ Jazz behaved beautifully at pet therapy yesterday - a very good dog
+ made the rum cake for next week's party and froze it
+ today I can finish paying the outstanding bills for the Mill
+ did more Christmas prep yesterday
+ gorgeous sunny day
+ a long and solid sleep once again
+ nice phone call from Edith who had heard about my fall
~I am grateful for the new chair I bought (haven't bought new furniture is over 25 years)
~ I am grateful this thread is still here even though I have been a slacker
~I am grateful for today
Grateful to be on plan
Grateful to not be grumpy like so many other people I know around this time of year
Grateful to have such a wonderful boyfriend
Grateful to be thinking about the holiday season
Grateful my Christmas gift shopping is done
Grateful most of the christmas presents I am making are done- Only a few more to go
Grateful I exercised tonight- It felt challenging and wonderful!
Grateful that we had 1 nice day of sun, balmy breezes and about 70 degrees out
Grateful to be living in such a beautiful place and be able to stop and look at it and enjoy it
+ Christmas music - the good stuff
+ my Christmas cactus which is now in glorious bloom - always a surprise
+ my propane fake woodstove in the back room
+ Oliver the English bulldog "puppy" who adores me
+ making it under the wire with the Trillium grant application
+ my Keurig - a Christmas gift from me to me - I'm worth it!
- I got $70 worth of free goods (not food)at my Kroger Marketplace store via a promotion. It feels awesome! My mom was so excited too. She is going to give Alex one of the toys I got - for Christmas.
- I love my snowman collection. (in my family, if someone knows you like something..there's always a collection in your future.) But I really love having them out in December
- GS had is first 'snow day' of school. Those are excitng. He went sledding.
- Christmas shopping almost done.
- friends, family, YOU ALL, fb, internet, cell phone, music
Good morning. I love catching up on all the submissions! I knew I should have checked in later in the day - although I wouldn't have been able to enjoy them all this morning.
...20 days until winter solstice.
...a day of easy fun that is planned for today!
...another paycheck.
...reflecting on a really good week considering how rough Monday felt.
...contentment.
+ although I coped OK yesterday, it felt good to have eight hours of zzz last night
+ in three hours, I did 80% of my Christmas shopping yesterday
+ lunch with Lesley M was fun
+ first snowfall - I still find it magic!
+ chatted with Shirl - she sounds "up"
+ weight is stable despite some detours
+ the village looks lovely with the Christmas lights