Cultivating a Life of Gratitude

I am committing myself, during 2010, to attempt to cultivate a greater awareness of how much I have to be thankful and grateful for by sharing my daily findings and musings with you. It is my hope that by blogging about gratitude, I will be more aware of what is going on around me in my life, my family, my friends' lives and our world.

January 31, 2010

2 Products to Help One Survive the Frozen Tundra - My Skin and Hair are THANKFUL! :)





Cell Phones and Laughter

I must be really tough on my cell phones. You should see my purple phone … it has seen better days and this proud customer is trying to wait until my husband’s contract is up before we re-negotiate with our provider. Therefore, since my purple phone is utterly dead with no chance of resurrection, I’m attempting to cultivate a thankful heart for Ross’s old cell phone, which accepts my SIM card and works like a charm even if it’s kind of like a dinosaur cell phone.



We had a great time tonight at Laugh for Life at Grace Church, Eden Prairie, MN. It was a benefit for New Life Family Services and the guys from Triple Espresso did their comedy routines … it’s always good to laugh on a cold winter’s night. PLUS – what a phenomenal organization to support! Thanks S and J for the date!

January 29, 2010

TGIF

Some weeks, Friday in and of itself is enough. :)

Here is a list of things that made me smile today:

1 - Talking 'Love and Logic' with 3 very wonderful girlfriends this morning while Ross watched our kiddos upstairs.
2 - Ross having the day off after a very busy J-term
3 - Going to the MOA with Ross and E-man (we do this about 2 or 3 times a year)
4 - Buying Ross birthday presents :)
6 - Buying a new pair of sunglasses that has a one year warranty (I NEED the warranty)
5 - Qudoba for lunch
7 - $2.99 sale at Children's Place that a friend we ran into told us about ... thanks H.W.!
6 - Starbucks gift card that purchased us each a sweet treat for the ride home
7 - Family 'rest' time upon arriving home
8 - Finishing a good book called "The List" by Robert Whitlow

AND THE BEST PART!  It's only Friday!