hello, monday.

image found somewhere else, but original post on ambrosia girl

i don't know about you, but sometimes i need to step back and remember all the great things going on in my life; you know, when i get too absorbed in what's going on directly around me...and i forget that i'm one of the fortunate, lucky ones. {i mean, for crying out loud!, haiti.}

so recently i decided it was time to jot down some regular lil' gratitude lists in my journal. i flipped through the empty pages and wrote "things i am grateful for"on random pages and underlined it. i told myself that while writing in my journal, if i came across one of these pages, i would have to stop and jot down as many things as i was thankful for that would fit on that one page--right then, right there, right in that moment. here's the one from today {and i just might share the rest as i stumble across them, too}:

1.) muffins

2.) vanilla skim lattes in mugs

3.) days with white snow on the ground and a beautiful blue sky

4.) andy's forgiveness

5.) andy's patience

6.) andy's understanding

7.) a healthy body

8.) the ability to go to the grocery store and just "pick up" things we need,

whenever we need to

9.) a good soundtrack playing while i write/work

....

p.s. can you tell i had a little meltdown last night and andy was a total doll?