Today I am thankful for phone calls from Alex, that his hip is not fractured, and that we have a new timeline, even if we are uncertain about it.
Day One. One thing you want right now
Day Two. Two people you want to be with right now
Day Three. Three of your favorite songs ever
Day Four. Four of your favorite memories
Get another cat. Get a dog. Get another tattoo. Read a great book. Find that *one* go to recipe for potluck parties/dinners.
What? It never had to be huge goals!
Day One. One thing you want right now
Day Two. Two people you want to be with right now
Day Three. Three of your favorite songs ever
. Playing with Erin and Michael and Andrew and David in elementary school on the swingset (sometimes joined by Jessica and Patrick too)
. Cracking up at Eleanor yelling for everyone to shut up at our wedding reception and Jacob’s reaction to it
. Snuggling on the couch with Ginger kitty
.Drunken Halloween party in college. Alternately, drunken dress up party in college.
Day Five. Five things you would like to do before you die
Day One. One thing you want right now
Day Two. Two people you want to be with right now
Johnny Tar – Gaelic Storm
Für Elise – Beethoven
Tamarack Pines – George Winston
Maybe. Certainly ones I always like.
Day Four. Four of your favorite memories
Day Five. Five things you would like to do before you die
Day One. One thing you want right now
Alex. Audrey. Or Karen. But definitely Alex <3
Day Three. Three of your favorite songs ever
Day Four. Four of your favorite memories
Day Five. Five things you would like to do before you die
Go put on socks! Haha. Seriously? I’m going to go read. Want? A latte.
Day Two. Two people you want to be with right now
Day Three. Three of your favorite songs ever
Day Four. Four of your favorite memories
Day Five. Five things you would like to do before you die
. Flannel sheets
. Rice bags
. Dark curtains
. Comfy jammies
. A new neighborhood that is off a main road/minimal traffic noiae
Today I am thankful for:
1. polite children (& parents who encourage that behavior)
2. Long underwear
Today, glad for:
1. Learning music as a kid
2. Free concerts
So, you may have noticed this popped up kind of randomly. I decided that I wanted to try to get back into the gratitude journal thing. Used to be that I’d do a physical journal and try to write 5 things each day that i was grateful/thankful for. It felt forced some days and very trivial some days. But I think that’s sometimes the point, to be thankful for the small things and recognize that sometimes that’s what gets you through the days. So I’m trying to get back to it (at least sometimes) and November, with Thanksgiving, seemed to be as good a time as any.
Today’s things I am thankful for: coworkers I like, good news on my husband’s job front, Pretzel M&Ms, an awesome new (to us) house.
