Day 4 of Gratitude

I'm getting really good at this once-a-week stuff. I usually try and post stuff from the day that I'm grateful for, but this time I'm going to use stuff from this weekend too:

fall weather- there was a bonfire down the street this weekend and it sure was fun in the nice weather. It was cool enough that we could see our breath, but by the fire it was absolutely perfect
last-minute tickets - went to the U.S. Men's National Team soccer game at Sporting Park this weekend. I didn't have a ticket until a friend got me one last minute on Thursday night at the pre-party. Definitely glad I went, had an awesome time and got to see Zusi score a goal at home!
cheese dip - it was my cousin's daughter's birthday party yesterday for the Chiefs' game and we had Mexican fiesta. Definitely my most favorite family meal and boy do I love cheese dip that gets made when we have them. Yummmmmm.

Day 3 of Gratitude

Maybe I should do this weekly instead of daily. I don't know why I have such problems doing this one little post each day. I write tons all day! Anyway, here it is:

Day 3:
soccer - even when my team is awful, and I get cranky when we lose, it is still good exercise. Plus, Sporting played tonight and they didn't lose, so that was nice
cheese- I love the Good Natured Family Farms white cheddar. I really do think I could eat a whole block all at one time.
babies - I don't have any, but the ones of friend's sure are fun. The one that visited last night sure was a cutie, even though she woke me up multiple times in the night. That's ok. She's a keeper.

Day 2 of Gratitude

These days might have to not be in order. It might just be that I post when I think about it because I am horrible about this lately.

Today:
mexican food - Chipotle for lunch. Enchiladas for dinner and tomorrow we're having Mexican too
cushy shoes - went for a long walk, I love wearing tennis shoes, much better than heels
chats with friends - hadn't talked to a friend in quite a while, had a 48 minute chat with her tonight to catch up.

Re-do 21 days of Gratitude

Day 1:
Rain - I cut two lawns today. The grass was really thick because of the recent rain. We need more
Football - I've been pretty lazy the rest of the day watching football. Chiefs won, now 4-0. All rejoice.
Baseball - Royals finished the season with a winning record and a win today. All rejoice.

Selective Hearing

Day 2 of 21 days of gratitude:
pizza - had it for dinner, love it
mac book air - traveled for work, so light!
toe nail polish - pretty toes!

Favorite moment of the day:
Mom: Do you think when we are reincarnated we have to come back in a future life or can we come back in the past?
Dad: Are you asking me a question or am I just selectively hearing you?

21 days of gratitude

I went to a management conference a few weeks ago and a guy named Shawn Achor gave a talk about The Happiness Advantage. Essentially, we can train ourselves to be positive, thus relating to happier. He said some pretty interesting stuff, but at the end, gave 5 ways people could live a more positive life. He has a quick TED talk if you're interested, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXy__kBVq1M.

I decided I'm going to try one of his tactics. The one I'm giving a shot first is 21 days of gratitude. For 21 days, I have to list 3 things I'm grateful for. Each day I have to pick 3 different things than what has already been listed. Instead of scanning my atmosphere for negatives, I'm going to train myself to think of the positives.

Welcome to Day 1.

Mom (duh, Mother's day), sunshine (was a beautiful day) and short hangovers (Mitch's graduation party was last night).