December 7, 2016
Day 88
There is one thing I've learned from having a boil water advisory in effect: I take having running water for granted. I use water all the time. I use it so much that I'm finding it hard to function without it. So tonight, I'm thankful for water. I'm thankful for my husband who came home with gallons of water and easy food to make for dinner and plastic plates, bowls, cups, and utensils. Thankful that my husband knows how to help me feel better when I'm having a meltdown over silly things like clutter or to do lists that didn't get done. Thankful for the face Higbee makes when someone is petting his ears very softly. Thankful for the best hugs from my kids. Thankful for time to do nothing else at all but sleep.
Wednesday, December 7, 2016
Tuesday, December 6, 2016
Quieted.
December 6, 2016
Day 87
Thankful that anxiety has been quieted. Thankful that this exercise in thankfulness has once again proven to be life changing. Thankful that I can think more clearly these days. Thankful that I'm not wasting so much time being afraid and doubting and fearing and worrying. Let me tell you what I've been doing with all the extra time:
-I've actually been present when I'm with my family.
-Instead of just making it through each day, I'm actually living each day.
-I've been reading with my kids. We read a lot around here. And it's much easier to read to my babes when I'm not freaking out over some imaginary ridiculousness.
-I've been spending time with my love. It's much easier to laugh and talk and spend time with my husband when my mind isn't somewhere else far away cowering down in a corner screaming and terrified.
So thankful for the gift of thankfulness. Thankful for the power it gives me. Nothing else has ever even come close to battling fear, doubt, panic, and anxiety the way that being thankful does.
Day 87
Thankful that anxiety has been quieted. Thankful that this exercise in thankfulness has once again proven to be life changing. Thankful that I can think more clearly these days. Thankful that I'm not wasting so much time being afraid and doubting and fearing and worrying. Let me tell you what I've been doing with all the extra time:
-I've actually been present when I'm with my family.
-Instead of just making it through each day, I'm actually living each day.
-I've been reading with my kids. We read a lot around here. And it's much easier to read to my babes when I'm not freaking out over some imaginary ridiculousness.
-I've been spending time with my love. It's much easier to laugh and talk and spend time with my husband when my mind isn't somewhere else far away cowering down in a corner screaming and terrified.
So thankful for the gift of thankfulness. Thankful for the power it gives me. Nothing else has ever even come close to battling fear, doubt, panic, and anxiety the way that being thankful does.
Monday, December 5, 2016
The shower after the purchase of a new shampoo and conditioner.
December 5, 2016
Day 86
Thankful for walks after school to look at Christmas lights. Thankful for cool air. Thankful for time to drive around at night and listen to music. I always turn it all the way up. Thankful for lunch boxes and water bottles to clean. Thankful for stuffed animals. We have so many that we need storage solutions for them. My kids love to cuddle with stuffed animals at night, and it makes me smile to see them crowded in bed because they are so many animals to snuggle with. Thankful for Parks and Recreation. I must look like such a weirdo at the gym. I watch shows while I do cardio. And that show has me laughing so hard while I work out. I try my best to laugh quietly, but I'm always wearing headphones, so I'm pretty sure I'm not laughing quietly at all. Thankful for the stack of new books I have to read beside my bed. Thankful for hot showers at night and in the morning. Thankful for new containers of shampoo and conditioner. I always love the shower I take just after the purchase of a new bottle of shampoo and conditioner. Especially if it's a new shampoo or conditioner. Thankful for the whisper of winter weather in the forecast. Thankful for my husband. I'm so glad to see his face every day, and hold his hand, and kiss him under the mistletoe. Thankful for Adelyn's blond hair. It reminds me of butter. Thankful for her blue eyes and her red lips. Tobin still tells us he doesn't have any lips. And whenever I ask him about whether or not he has lips, he presses his lips together tightly and replies, "No!" Thankful for Tobin. Thankful for Casey. And Phia. And the Wee Bairn. And my entire family. And for friends. Thankful for chocolate advent calendars. We are counting down the days until Christmas with chocolate. Thankful for a splendid Monday.
Day 86
Thankful for walks after school to look at Christmas lights. Thankful for cool air. Thankful for time to drive around at night and listen to music. I always turn it all the way up. Thankful for lunch boxes and water bottles to clean. Thankful for stuffed animals. We have so many that we need storage solutions for them. My kids love to cuddle with stuffed animals at night, and it makes me smile to see them crowded in bed because they are so many animals to snuggle with. Thankful for Parks and Recreation. I must look like such a weirdo at the gym. I watch shows while I do cardio. And that show has me laughing so hard while I work out. I try my best to laugh quietly, but I'm always wearing headphones, so I'm pretty sure I'm not laughing quietly at all. Thankful for the stack of new books I have to read beside my bed. Thankful for hot showers at night and in the morning. Thankful for new containers of shampoo and conditioner. I always love the shower I take just after the purchase of a new bottle of shampoo and conditioner. Especially if it's a new shampoo or conditioner. Thankful for the whisper of winter weather in the forecast. Thankful for my husband. I'm so glad to see his face every day, and hold his hand, and kiss him under the mistletoe. Thankful for Adelyn's blond hair. It reminds me of butter. Thankful for her blue eyes and her red lips. Tobin still tells us he doesn't have any lips. And whenever I ask him about whether or not he has lips, he presses his lips together tightly and replies, "No!" Thankful for Tobin. Thankful for Casey. And Phia. And the Wee Bairn. And my entire family. And for friends. Thankful for chocolate advent calendars. We are counting down the days until Christmas with chocolate. Thankful for a splendid Monday.
Sunday, December 4, 2016
"I'm standing under the undertow!"
December 4, 2016
Day 85
Thankful for Tobin. He makes us smile everyday. He's at that age where his vocabulary is rapidly expanding, but some things are just a bit off. I bought some mistletoe today at Trader Joe's. I hung it up and explained it to the kids. They each took a turn standing under it and waiting for a kiss. About ten minutes later, Tobin came up from the basement, stood under the mistletoe, and said, "Mom, Dad...I'm standing under the undertow!" He loves Christmas songs. My favorite is when he sings, "We Wish You A Merry Christmas." He sings, "We wish you a Merry Christmas, we wish you a Merry Christmas, we wish you a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year. Now, bring us some piggy pudding, now bring us some piggy pudding, now bring us some piggy pudding, and a Happy New Year." Piggy pudding. I will never get over those words.
Thankful for Matt. So thankful to be married to my love and my best friend. I'm thankful for his hugs and his kisses. Thankful for this sweet life we have made together. I wouldn't trade it for anything. I love when I come home from work and Matt is waiting at the front door. He holds it open for me, and as soon as I walk in, he kisses me hello. I love the kiss hello. You always hear about the kiss goodbye, but the kiss hello is much more meaningful. Because you kind of have to do something to mark an exit. Whether it's a hug, a handshake, a back pat, or a kiss. You really don't have to do anything to mark a greeting. So when my husband of eleven years kisses me every time I walk in the door, I count myself lucky because I have a husband who loves me enough to mark the time when I come into our home with a kiss.
Thankful for my two guys tonight.
Day 85
Thankful for Tobin. He makes us smile everyday. He's at that age where his vocabulary is rapidly expanding, but some things are just a bit off. I bought some mistletoe today at Trader Joe's. I hung it up and explained it to the kids. They each took a turn standing under it and waiting for a kiss. About ten minutes later, Tobin came up from the basement, stood under the mistletoe, and said, "Mom, Dad...I'm standing under the undertow!" He loves Christmas songs. My favorite is when he sings, "We Wish You A Merry Christmas." He sings, "We wish you a Merry Christmas, we wish you a Merry Christmas, we wish you a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year. Now, bring us some piggy pudding, now bring us some piggy pudding, now bring us some piggy pudding, and a Happy New Year." Piggy pudding. I will never get over those words.
Thankful for Matt. So thankful to be married to my love and my best friend. I'm thankful for his hugs and his kisses. Thankful for this sweet life we have made together. I wouldn't trade it for anything. I love when I come home from work and Matt is waiting at the front door. He holds it open for me, and as soon as I walk in, he kisses me hello. I love the kiss hello. You always hear about the kiss goodbye, but the kiss hello is much more meaningful. Because you kind of have to do something to mark an exit. Whether it's a hug, a handshake, a back pat, or a kiss. You really don't have to do anything to mark a greeting. So when my husband of eleven years kisses me every time I walk in the door, I count myself lucky because I have a husband who loves me enough to mark the time when I come into our home with a kiss.
Thankful for my two guys tonight.
Saturday, December 3, 2016
Special Saturday.
December 3, 2016
Day 84
Thankful for a very pleasant day with my family. Thankful for Christmas parades. I loved hearing Adelyn and Tobin say, "Merry Christmas!" in their most pleasant voices to everyone that walked past us. Thankful for a lovely get together with family today. Thankful for a sweet Christmas party in our little town of Haymarket. The kids got to see Santa and Mrs. Claus. It was a fun and special day.
Day 84
Thankful for a very pleasant day with my family. Thankful for Christmas parades. I loved hearing Adelyn and Tobin say, "Merry Christmas!" in their most pleasant voices to everyone that walked past us. Thankful for a lovely get together with family today. Thankful for a sweet Christmas party in our little town of Haymarket. The kids got to see Santa and Mrs. Claus. It was a fun and special day.
Friday, December 2, 2016
Very Fine Friday.
December 3, 2016
Day 83
Thankful for:
-a lovely dinner.
-cold weather.
-pretty clouds.
-a fun evening with my cousin, Jen.
-bookstores.
-Starbucks.
-hot tea.
-time to sit in a parking lot and talk.
-memories.
-laughing hard at memories.
-my warm home.
-the weekend.
-the feel of the keyboard under my fingertips.
-time to watch shows, relax in bed, and time to sleep.
Day 83
Thankful for:
-a lovely dinner.
-cold weather.
-pretty clouds.
-a fun evening with my cousin, Jen.
-bookstores.
-Starbucks.
-hot tea.
-time to sit in a parking lot and talk.
-memories.
-laughing hard at memories.
-my warm home.
-the weekend.
-the feel of the keyboard under my fingertips.
-time to watch shows, relax in bed, and time to sleep.
Thursday, December 1, 2016
The PM Shift.
December 1, 2016
Day 82
I've been writing and erasing...writing and erasing. I can't think clearly tonight, but I can make a thankful list. There is always something to be thankful for.
1. A bright, cheery, sunny Thursday.
2. The yellow leaves still hanging onto our cherry tree out front. My grandfather planted that tree for us when Adelyn was born, and it's almost as big as our house now. It's one of my favorite trees.
3. The chicken prepped, ready, and waiting in the fridge to be roasted for dinner tomorrow night.
4. For these flavors: carrots roasted with chicken, garlic, onion, lemon, parsley, salt, and pepper.
5. Tomorrow is Friday. Because I used to work at Starbucks, I break the days into shifts. AM and PM shifts. I have to work the AM shift tomorrow, but I get the PM shift off. And because I break every day into shifts, I get an extra shift added onto my weekend. I don't just get Saturday and Sunday off. I get the PM shift on Friday off as well. Every person should think this way. It makes your weekend last longer.
6. Books.
7. Dogs.
8. Family.
9. Hot tea with honey in a mug with a spoon in it.
10. Little cowboy and cowgirl boots laying by the front door.
11. Bedtime.
Day 82
I've been writing and erasing...writing and erasing. I can't think clearly tonight, but I can make a thankful list. There is always something to be thankful for.
1. A bright, cheery, sunny Thursday.
2. The yellow leaves still hanging onto our cherry tree out front. My grandfather planted that tree for us when Adelyn was born, and it's almost as big as our house now. It's one of my favorite trees.
3. The chicken prepped, ready, and waiting in the fridge to be roasted for dinner tomorrow night.
4. For these flavors: carrots roasted with chicken, garlic, onion, lemon, parsley, salt, and pepper.
5. Tomorrow is Friday. Because I used to work at Starbucks, I break the days into shifts. AM and PM shifts. I have to work the AM shift tomorrow, but I get the PM shift off. And because I break every day into shifts, I get an extra shift added onto my weekend. I don't just get Saturday and Sunday off. I get the PM shift on Friday off as well. Every person should think this way. It makes your weekend last longer.
6. Books.
7. Dogs.
8. Family.
9. Hot tea with honey in a mug with a spoon in it.
10. Little cowboy and cowgirl boots laying by the front door.
11. Bedtime.
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