Things I am Grateful for Today...
I bought a gratitude journal. It's home. I never have time to write in it when I'm home. Maybe I should put it in my purse??? Anyway, I'm sitting here thinking that I really haven't stuck to my goal to write down my gratitude list. By the way, I have a fun new approach to to-do lists. I have added my visualization items on my to-do list so I see it all day long on my desk. Here's my today's to-do list:
1. Johnathan F Agreement
2. Quick Bills
3. Renewal REminders
4. VO renewal project
5. Heal my back
6. Sell offices
7. Be happy
8. Clean my desk
9. Process Taste Checks
10. Love what I do
11. Call Auction winners
12. Take office pictures
Now about that gratitude thing:
1. I'm grateful that I am who I am. I know that's all Popeye sounding, but there are really some things that I like about myself and as I get older I'm liking myself even more ;-) It's a really good feeling and I wonder if everyone likes themselves. I'm pretty secure and confident and I like that about me. So why not be grateful for it.
2. Always grateful for Bill. He is my rock forever and always. I am grateful for the sound of his voice on the other end of the phone during the day. I love it when he calls me to share moments, thoughts or funny ideas. I still to this day get a thrill at the sound of his voice and when I see him at the end of my day. How's that for something to be grateful for. I'm more in love today than I was when I first married him ;-)
3. Gracie. Man is she a trip. I am so grateful for having been blessed with such a funny, sweet and special girl. She just cracks me up. Her personality is a ray of sunshine that can pull me out of any funk instantly. I'm very grateful that she is healthy and happy and safe.
4. food. No joke. I spend a lot of time each spring working on a fundraiser for our local foodbank. Do you know how many people in America do not have enough food? Seriously!!! I'm not kidding. I am very grateful that I have so much food that I overeat and gain weight!!!!! Gracie has never known hunger and poverty and I am so grateful for that.
5. My back. Yeah, it's got some issues, but I see people in wheelchairs all the time who have spines that do not work anymore. So mine may hurt, but I'm grateful that I can feel the pain, keep walking and function pretty normally.
6. Computers. God I love these things!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
7. The internet.....dittio!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
8. My mom. I am so grateful to have her with me. Gracie gets to have the kind of relationship with her that I had with my grama and I know how much that meant to me. I get to have my friend and mommy with me every day and I really like her too ;-)
9. Bill's family. I am so grateful to have such a good, cool set of in-laws. No drama, lots of fun and lots of love and people I genuinely like! What more can you ask for.
10. Star Trek. Really. I couldn't fall asleep last night and I just needed to unwind. I went downstairs after everyone was asleep and Star Trek 4 the Voyage Home was on. I watched the whole thing. It was like putting on an old well-loved robe. A few holes and a little worn in spots, but exactly what you need when you are feeling achy ;-)
Yes, I have sooooo much to be grateful for. I am one lucky girl ;-)
