As many of you know by now, I really like Oprah and her show. I tape, I mean record (Logan always asks me what it means to "tape" something?) her show everyday and watch it when I get the chance. She has always talked about keeping a gratitude journal and how it has changed many different aspects of her life. I have always wanted to do something like that but have resisted because I am not much for righting stuff down unless it is something I need to remember. But I think here is the perfect place to record my gratitude. This may be more for my benefit than for sharing our family news but you will just have to suffer with my new optimism. So I will try to post once a week a few things I was grateful for that week. I will try to write them for once each day, but I will probably not be perfect. Just a warning! So here it goes.
1. I had a day off work!
2. I got off work early! (uh, I am starting to see a pattern here)
3. It was a nice 80 degree day in January and I got to get some outdoor stuff done before the cold front came.
4. Charles helped me A LOT with the housework today. A slightly rare event!
5. Logan returned back to school. Okay that was my gratitude for the day but I am sure it was not his!
6. Leftovers 2 days in a row. I dont' have to cook!
7. Done with work stuff by bedtime. (Humm... that could be seen as a complaint, I will just call it a touch of sarcasm).
See through the trees
2 months ago
First....love the new layout!
ReplyDeleteI started a gratitude journal myself a while ago. I once heard while listening to Fox News that most of the anchors there kept gratitude journals to remain upbeat while most of what they report is the opposite. It got me thinking that really happiness lies in realizing how fortunate we really are and appreciating it.
My first entry was all about how thankful I am for a warm shower first thing in the morning. Kind of silly, but I know it is something I take for granted.