Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.

and I will continue to do this every day, just I’ll think them over in my head rather than writing them here. It is nice to take stock of the day and find at least 5 positives. Makes you feel better if you’re thinking your day was rubbish :) There’s usually a couple of things that were good.

I am grateful my parents let me cook for them.
I am grateful I am able to cook.
I am grateful I have some new recipes to try.
I am grateful some of these I may well be able to eat.
I am grateful I can help out at Christmas more this year.

I am grateful the job centre people were helpful.
I am grateful I got a chance to sit around and watch the world go by.
I am grateful I didn’t have to wait around very long for buses today.
I am grateful that I shouldn’t be on job seeker’s allowance for too long.
I am grateful there were not more ‘yes’ answers on my agreement. I’m pretty lucky there.

I am grateful I had the time to play Sims 2.
I am grateful there were no deliveries :) I hate signing for things in my pjs.
I am grateful I did not cook as planned, it wouldn’t have worked so well tonight – tomorrow is another day.
I am grateful that my family wanted to come and see me.
I am grateful the chocolate birthday cake was yummy – we didn’t light it, it’s getting near ‘fire hazard’ stage now with the candles, hehe.

I am grateful I have reached the age 21 successfully :)
I am grateful others make a fuss of my birthdays, I probably wouldn’t do anything otherwise.
I am grateful for the kind messages people have left.
I am grateful it feels special today.
I am grateful I could celebrate it in the way that I wanted to.

I am grateful my dad always corrected me when I said Wa-er as opposed to Water (it’s a Bristolian thing, also dropping h’s from the start of words and an R not being an R, but an Arrr – all of which I was corrected on).
I am grateful I dropped the habit of saying ‘man’, after most sentences…man :)
I am grateful I never overuse that word that like, gets used like, everywhere, like.
I am grateful I worked hard to speak properly.
I am grateful that it wasn’t a requirement but a choice to better the way I speak.

I am grateful for cold drinks on hot days.
I am grateful for warming food on cold days.
I am grateful for the little things people do to show they care.
I am grateful I know, in main, thoughtful and kind people.
I am grateful for silly conversations that mean nothing in substance, but are really special in a friendship.

I am grateful for freedom.
I am grateful for choices.
I am grateful for coincidences – or are they? hehe.
I am grateful for having a room to myself.
I am grateful for pondering.

I am grateful for an empty house.
I am grateful for no neighbours.
I am grateful for inactive machines.
I am grateful for soothing music.
I am grateful for duvets.

All I want to do is sleep!

I am grateful that I’m placid – so it’s pretty obvious when I’m feeling good/bad.
I am grateful I learnt to control my temper.
I am grateful for shouty/rock music – it’s a good way of feeling angry without taking it out on anyone else (well perhaps the neighbours, but they deserve it).
I am grateful for laughter.
I am grateful for smiling.