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

1. Getting to see my middle bro and his wife since they live hours away and I hardly ever see them.
2. Knowing that in Oct said bro and wife will be making me an auntie for the first time! Yay!
3. Making my homemade guacamole and watching everyone gobble it up.
4. Clearing up clutter in the house…always makes it easier to relax.
5. Getting off my lazy duff for a stroll around the neighborhood.

1. Using mom’s washer and dryer (beats having to get quarters!)
2. The smell of grandpa’s aftershave when I gave him a hug today – he is so vital and alive right now – I hope he has another 20 years in him.
3. Making plans with my baby brother to attend a fun concert this summer.
4. Clipping roses from my mom’s garden and putting arrangements together. The smell of fresh roses is intoxicating.
5. Feeling inspired and in tune with the world…I feel a novel coming soon.

1. Some much needed rest. Thought I was getting sick, but I’m ok now!
2. Easter plans w/parents tomorrow.
3. Seeing someone who is important to me beginning to get the help they need in their life.
4. The rain – I hate it, but we need it so badly here.
5. Midnight snacks – a quesadilla just tastes better at 2am.

1. Having some “me” time to make a nice breakfast and watch a movie without any interruptions.
2. My new running shoes (black and white with just a bit of hot pink on them), which I have yet to use…I’ll get around to it today.
3. Being in love. Ups and downs for sure, but it’s all worth it.
4. Dinner planned tonight for my grandpa’s birthday. He’s 77 and still going strong!
5. Making plans to get out of town on my birthday in 3 weeks.

1. Going back to work tomorrow after a month of being unemployed (good because I’ll have medical benefits again / bad because I don’t wanna work!)
2. Finally the weather has cooled off back to the 80s instead of 100s.
3. Jazz festival is coming up this weekend – should be so much fun!
4. I’m just one month and one day away from my one year anniversary with my boyfriend. :)
5. Getting some unfinished legal business taken care of that should be completed very, very soon!

1. Got a new job! So much for milking unemployment. I’m taking a pay cut from the last job, but I was getting killed in taxes anyway, so it may all balance out in the end.
2. Went for my first swim of the summer – so much fun. I may have even picked up a little bit of a tan.
3. Having the option to take public transportation to my new job – I can be environmentally friendly again! (And save on mucho gas)
4. Feeling more like a mom to my bf’s daughter every day that I bond with her more (this is especially important as her real mom barely even comes around to see her).
5. Just having a great weekend spending time with the people I care about.

1. A recruiter calling me about a really amazing job opportunity at a prominent consulting firm. I’m going to put a lot of effort into trying to get this job.
2. Getting my walk done for the day – I forgot how good it feels to exercise (and also how hungry it makes you!)
3. A fully functional air conditioner at the house to help me survive the next 4 days, which are expected to be 100 degrees.
4. My bf’s daughter calling out for me in the middle of the night and not him – I think it’s a sign that she’s beginning to look at me as a parent and that she can rely on me for comfort and safety just as she feels that way about her dad too.
5. Food network – it’s just too much fun to watch for me.

1. Walking for the third time this week (and throwing some jogging into the mix too!). I already feel better getting back into the swing of things.
2. Switched my landline phone service to Vonage. I’ll get everything I need (voicemail, caller ID, etc., plenty of long distance minutes) all for just $18 a month – forever. Wow. I saved myself like 40 bucks a month by doing that.
3. Continued efforts between my boyfriend and I to communicate effectively.
4. Getting plans together for a BBQ this Friday (even though it will be a scorching 100 degrees that day!)
5. Clean, folded laundry.

1. Light Popcorn – I can eat as much as I want and not feel all buttery and guilty!
2. Finally getting to watch the Transformers movie. All I can say was that it was RAD!
3. Having a good discussion with my counselor and him assuring me that I have my head on straight – it’s everyone and everything else I am dealing with that is making me crazy!
4. Some hilarious old school pics my friends from high school put up on facebook.
5. Glad I bought a sheet of forever stamps…no dealing with one cent stamps for me!

(It’s been WAY too long)

1. Gorgeous weather for taking a morning walk.
2. A good night’s rest.
3. Two new pairs of shoes my mom bought me this week!
4. Having all sorts of ME time (since I kind of was laid off last month :P )
5. Deciding to get back on working on my 43T list.