I’ve been in a very blah kind of mood lately. I don’t really know why this is, other than some changes happening in my life and all the bad eating I did this week. I remember listening to the radio one day and a guest they had on talking about negativity and how we need to discover what is good in our lives, instead of focusing on all the bad.
And there is a lot of good in my life…
- I have a job. Albeit, I’m no longer working with a good friend who I had so much in common with and enjoyed working with, nor am I working with the best 2- and 3-year-olds who will ever live, but I do have a job. My hours have not been drastically cut, even though our numbers are low. And I do get to work with adorable toddlers, ages 13-16 months. Cuteness personified.
- I have the ability to attend a pretty awesome university with an accredited journalism program. I’ve talked about what my summer is going to look like and it’s not going to be an easy, breezy summer like I had hoped. But this summer gets me one step closer to graduation and offers me the challenge of growing and stretching myself. I’m lucky enough to have a mother who can support me and who does so in every facet of my life.
- I’m starting to understand this health thing. Granted, I had a bad week last week as I was in a mini-vacation mode. But I’m committed to living a healthier lifestyle and I understand what this entails now. It’s not so much about choosing foods that give me less points, but choosing foods that may be higher in points but as higher in fullness levels and with less bad stuff in them.
- My 19-month-old nephew, who is an absolute joy. He is at an age where he’s talking more, being silly, and just so much fun to be around. When I take pictures with him, he wraps his arm around my neck and gives the silliest, goofiest grin. He gets angry when we reprimand him and it’s probably the funniest thing you will ever see! I love this little boy with all of my heart and you really cannot ever be in a bad mood around him. He’s too funny!
- This blog community. I’ve been blogging for years before I started this blog and I never knew about this amazing community of bloggers. I’ve become friends with some amazing people who just make me smile with their supportive comments. I just love reading about your lives and all of you seriously inspire me.
Your turn! What are you grateful for today?
My nephews bring so much happiness into my life. I know how awesome these little guys can be. I love hearing what you are grateful (and the pictures as well)!
Awwww thank you for the shoutout!! 🙂 I'm so happy we're friends, and this post made me really happy – sometimes all it takes it refocusing on the positives that can make all the difference 🙂
Your nephew is such a cutie! I'm grateful that my training for the half is almost done!!!
Ahh, your nephew is absolutely adorable!
Finding things to be grateful for almost always helps put me in a better mood. I'm grateful for all of my friends because they keep me sane while I'm stuck being sick and still being jobless.
Good for you for looking at the positiveness of things! I'm grateful for being happily married and financially stable…too often I envy others for what they have, but I'm TRYING not to do that!!!!
Hey! I'm on the amazing people list. I'm basically famous!!! Thanks hun 🙂
First up, the picture of you and your nephew is adorable. You guys are cute.
Oh and secondly and more importantly, you DO have a ton of things to be thankful for, and it's good to stop every once in a while and recognize all of them (I do this when I'm feeling down).
Hope everything is going well with your summer so far (I saw a distressed tweet so I'm hoping classes are okay). I finish tomorrow at noon. 🙂
Aw, your nephew is so cute! And thank you so much for the little shout out. 🙂
Sometimes you really do need to take a moment and appreciate all the good things in life. I try to do that quite often, and when I do, I realize how many things in my life that I was taking for granted!
I have to remind myself of the things I'm grateful for, too, when I'm feeling blah. I've been feeling that way this week as well. I think it's because I've been a little inactive this week when I come home from work. Have a job is something to be very grateful for! I would be so stressed out if I didn't have one. Hope you had a relaxing weekend! Your nephew is super cute! 🙂
I'm glad that you can focus on the positives. Sometimes its hard, but it does really lift the spirits and help kick the blah feelings.
Today I am grateful for pink catawba wine, gilmore girls DVDs and my dog who didn't mind sharing the couch.
We need to do this sometimes…just write down a list of what we are thankful for. We still have room to complain and whine sometimes (we're not Mr. Rogers for God's sake!), but it shouldn't be a negative cloud that we carry around all day.
Kudos for looking on the brightside 😉
I've been feeling pretty blah myself lately too. I'd say right now that I'm thankful for opportunities… oh and the blog world it totally rocks!
Congratulations on committing to a healthier lifestyle- I'm doing that too!
I'm thankful for Mister being able to get some time off work, and I'm thankful for some uninterrupted time with him =)
Your nephew is adorable! Makes me miss my nieces.
I'm grateful for some time to catch up on blogs.
Your nephew is a total cutie!
I'm thankful to have such a great family who is so supportive of me AND my husband.
I am thankyou for the close relationship I have with you. I am thankful for the decision I made to get healthy and the ability to exercise and run to my hearts content. I am thankful for both you and Mark and game night. I am also thankful for your gift of writing and the joy you bring to both yourself and others thru your writing.
Love, Mom-me
Your nephew is adorable! Makes me miss my nieces.
I'm grateful for some time to catch up on blogs.