"The single
greatest thing you can do to change your life today would be to start being
grateful for what you have right now." - Oprah
Another week has past and its time to put down in writing what I am grateful for. Thank you for all the positive comments regarding the gratitude journal. The journal is such an important tool for me to reflect on my day and mentally put things in order. As always this is my list of five things I am grateful.
#1... I am grateful for date nights. Husband and I got to spend a couple hours without kids on Friday night. We definitely had a nice evening and feeling refreshed. Check out Date Night: Coffee & Ceramics for the details.
#2...A family day on the ship. Husband is soon deploying and today we got to go on the ship. Kids loved to see how dad will live for the next several months. I have new found empathy for my husband. Living arrangements on the ship are not ideal, at all. Imagine sleeping in a coffin and you now know how my husband will be sleeping for the next several months. Poor guy!
#3... Dinner with friends. We have a dinner date with our friends once a month. It gives us a chance to try out new recipes and spend time together. Last night, our friends hosted and served an amazing clambake. Doesn't he look adorable propped up there?
#4 ... a hair appointment. What is it about getting your hair done that make you feel so good? My hair stylist knows magic. She can turn a hot mess into something acceptable in an hour with a paintbrush and tin foil. I love how smooth, shiny, and straight my hair is when someone else does it. Total pampering!
#5... the beach. My husband had Friday off and insisted we cool off at the beach. I would challenge anyone to be unhappy at the beach. It's one of those creations that makes it hard not to believe in God. And when you realize that how can you not be happy?
I would love to hear some of the things you feel grateful for. Please share in the comments section!
My father was in the Army until I was 16. He was in Korea and in Vietnam and it was difficult when he left. Some things never change. I am sure you will find ways to keep yourself busy. I saw your post with the ideas for keeping busy. You asked about what people are grateful for and I must say that family is always at the top of my list. Good luck on the blog.
ReplyDeleteThank you for stopping by and commenting. I love to hear from military families at all stages. I hope I will be a good support for my children during this deployment. My goal is to keep busy enough where we don't find ourselves sitting around watching the clock pass time. I am sure we will have our moments but my goal is to make them few and far between.
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful list and so much to be thankful for! A few items on my list this week would be Axle getting a spot in preschool, A good heart to heart with my husband, A wonderful date day for him and I & spending family time at the lake with some out of town relatives!!!
ReplyDeleteBTW, I agree with you on the beach comment. Definitely a happy place!
Yay! for getting a spot at preschool. Daycare/preschool is so hard to find. I'm glad you are finding time to spend with your hubby and other family members too. As always, thanks for stopping by!
DeleteYES to being grateful to wonderful hair stylists! Mine is amazing... she's nothing short of a hair-wizard, LOL!
ReplyDeleteNever take a good hairstylist for granted, right? I finally found my current gal after a year of searching. And I didn't have one at our last duty station. That wasn't pretty!
DeleteNicole thank you for stopping by my blog...because it reminded me to visit yours! I know I have commented before on how much I appreciate and enjoy your gratitude journal! I know we all have difficulties in our life...but I also know spending time focusing on gratitude can be such balm for the soul. Thank you also for sharing such a positive quote...I think I will be incorporating some of these ideas into my blog.
ReplyDeleteOne thing I am continually grateful for, are the wonderful and inspiring people I 'meet' through blogging. Whether it be uplifting ideas...or encouraging comments when I need them most...the blogging community has impacted my life in such loving ways.
Thank you Nicole for putting out such positive and inspiring ideas.
Always fun to see your posts and interact together through blogging. I too appreciate blogging and bloggers. I love the honesty and encouragement people continuously put out there. Thank you for stopping by. See you next week!
DeleteI love this positive journal. I need to do this and definitely look at the good things and not focus on the negative. Thanks so much for stopping by my blog and leaving the sweet comment. I hope to see you again.
ReplyDeleteCarrie
Thanks for stopping by. I highly encourage everyone to keep a gratitude journal. My stepmom tried for years to get me to keep one. When I left my job in May, one of my co-workers gave me a journal. I decided to make it my gratitude journal. It's important for me because I tend to let things overwhelm me. Reflecting on the positive is much better.
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