Reflect on at least 5 things for which I'm grateful every day

1. Hot tea in my overly air-conditioned office.
2. Having an office with a door to work in.
3. My new tiny computer.
4. Snuggling with the dog.
5. Having breakfast food for dinner.

Today I’m thankful for:
1. The upcoming paid holiday!
2. My boss being on vacation. I’m getting lots of work done.
3. My friends who took me out for my birthday last month.
4. Relatively good health. I’m not even sneezing!
5. Baby snores.

1. Both of my twins are asleep.
2. Today was gorgeous – bright blue sky, little fluffy clouds.
3. Taffy Terrierhead (the dog) is allowing me to brush her without too much fuss.
4. Mr. Terrierhead made it home from work earlier than expected.
5. Thinking about my tiny twins trying to stay awake by babbling and shaking their heads makes me grin.

I’m going to try to make an entry every day this month.

I’m having a rotten day and really need to reflect on things I’m grateful for:

1. My little guys are giggly, kicky and generally happy to be alive, even though they’re teething like mad.
2. In spite of eating fried chicken, milkshakes, cake and other Bad Things, I’ve lost another pound.
3. There’s a place on my block that smells deliciously of lilacs.
4. I’m only a couple of weeks or a month away from being completely out of credit card debt.
5. Today has been really productive – I’m getting lots of work done.

1. I got a raise!
2. My vertigo has been relatively in control. Some days it doesn’t get in the way at all.
3. My mother-in-law just got a clean bill of health. She’s a cancer survivor (and a fantastic grandmother).
4. Asparagus is in season – yum!
5. One of my friends is graduating with her Master’s degree today.

1. My husband.
2. Martin (one of my sons)loves the doorway bouncer beyond all reason. Watching him bounce makes me smile no matter what.
3. Friendly neighborhood animals.
4. I found a five dollar bill in my purse that I’d forgotten I had.
5. That it’s a beautiful day outside.

1. My kids are giggly, smiley, wonderful little guys.
2. The new Nine Inch Nails album is available for free through the NIN website.
3. Fresh strawberries.
4. Chamomile
5. I get to leave work at the end of the day and go home.

Ok. I’m having a rotten day, so this will be especially good for me.
Today I’m grateful:
1. for the 700-calorie Stouffer’s macaroni and cheese frozen dinner that I ate more than an hour ago and have been able to keep down. Yay – calcium and calories for the kids.
2. for my MP3 player.
3. that my boss left work early today, so I could work uninterrupted. That meant that the guy who was in her office talking to her and wearing too much cologne left, too. (If I can smell you from more than 20 feet away, you’re wearing too #$%@ much cologne.)
4. that my antinausea medication finally decided to kick in.
5. that although I’m cranky, I’m in a better mood than I was a few hours ago. I was acting like a brat. :-(
6. that Des is coming to town!

Things I’m grateful for today:
1. A minor cool front relieving the stifling temperatures we’ve been having.
2. Fresh summer fruit – plums, nectarines, cherries. Yum!
3. Taffy terrierhead, the world’s cutest dog.
4. The fact that the fireworks at night are finally tapering off for another year.
5. Internet access.

Today, I’m particularly thankful for:
1. Lazy Saturdays.
2. Friends and new acquaintances who gathered tonight at a going-away party for a neighborhood buddy.
3. Being well enough to leave the house.
4. Comfort food – starch and cheese, yum!
5. The slightly sweet scent that comes off of a particular type of tree in my neighborhood. It’s like balsam, but not quite as sweet.