Daily: Reflect on at least 5 things for which I'm grateful (Happiness Manifesto #2)

I got most of my shift covered, so I am not working 47 hours this week.

I will be having a quiet, relaxing evening at home.

My plant that I bought a month ago is growing like crazy and blooming. It’s four times the size it was when I bought it.

My roses have decided to start blooming again.

Everyone at work was in a very good mood, which is a nice change.

1. I’m extraordinarily grateful for my trip to Seattle. It was truly a once in a lifetime opportunity. My company (Starbucks) paid for everything, put me up in a 4 star hotel, gave me spending money, and hooked me up with some amazing experiences.

2. I’m grateful that I was able to meet Howard Schulz, ceo of Starbucks. He is extremely approachable and an amazing person. My roommate was so overwhelmed that she started crying and got mascara on his shirt!

3. I’m so happy I had such a great roomie on my trip (from Plymouth, Massachusetts) and that I got to meet so many people from across the country.

4. I got to go to the customer call center at Starbucks headquarters and listen in on some phone calls… and I was enormously impressed by the girl who took the call I was listening to, because she calmed down a raving mad customer and made her happy in less than 2 minutes. It was magic.

5. I got to see lots of top secret Starbuckian stuff… like the merchandise and advertising materials they’re working on for 2009… I got to taste a top secret new drink (it was delicious) and watch the roasters roast us up some coffee (that they bagged up and gave to us!)

1. Whoever tried to steal my catalytic converter from my truck did not succeed.

2. A friend of my husband’s who is a mechanic reattached the converter to my truck.

3. Tad threw a great party last night.

4. I’m leaving for my trip tomorrow.

5. It’ll be mucher cooler weather where I’m going than it is here.

1. I have several days off.

2. On Monday I leave on my all expenses paid trip to Seattle that I won at my work. They’re paying me for 3 eight hour days, providing me with flight & hotel & meals, and gave me a $100 visa card to spend. Talk about paid vacation! Go, Starbucks!

3. My migraine that I was heading for earlier seems to have been headed off by a heavy dose of ibuprofen and coffee.

4. I’ve paid all my bills… and I still have some extra money to buy a few nice new shirts for my trip.

5. Even though it was a few days ago, I’m still happy the Celtics beat the Lakers! I may live in SoCal now, but I grew up in the Northeast so they’re still my team!

1. I have the weekend off. Much needed.

2. The weather is gorgeous and I ate my supper and read out on my patio(and am still out here).

3. I took a mid day shower (my favorite time to take a shower) and I used one of the shower gels that I got at my bridal shower. I can smell myself, and I smell good.

4. I cleaned both the big window fans today. Took them apart and thoroughly got rid of the filth. I feel like even the air blowing through them is cleaner.

5. I’m home alone for most of the day and it’s been very peaceful. Usually I’m wildly bored and try to just kill time until people come home and amuse me. I’ve been very contented today.

1. We rented SemiPro! It’s hilarious.

2. We made agedashi tofu for dinner tonight. Delish!

3. I love the scent of the shampoo/conditioner I used tonight. I got it as a gift and normally wouldn’t have bought it myself.

4. We had Coldstone icecream for dessert.

5. We did some useful deep cleaning at work today.

1. Playing video games at the arcade today.

2. Celebrating Roger’s birthday.

3. Barbeques.

4. Participating in the Relay For Life last night for the American Cancer Society.

5. Breakfast at Eggs ‘N Things.

1. We finally got our wedding pictures back from the photographer today!

2. My back is finally feeling better today.

3. My husband took me out to lunch at Dink’s today.

4. The weather was absolutely beautiful today.

5. My husband did the laundry while I was at work.

1. I bought a new pillow today and got rid of one of the horrible ones.

2. Today is a holiday… I got paid time and a half!

3. I had a pretty fun and productive shift at work today.

4. I knocked out almost all the rest of my thank you cards I had to write. Only one more, actually, to be written tomorrow.

5. Chocolate cheesecake from Whole Foods.

1. We made (from scratch) macaroni and cheese for dinner.

2. Brittany and Roger came over to join us for dinner, Mariocart on our Wii, and a movie.

3. Delicious carnitas tacos for lunch.

4. A wonderfully restorative nap this afternoon. I haven’t napped during the day in a long time.

5. Day off today!