Tag: gratitude journal

Gratitude Journal-Hello, it’s been a while

by Karen, posted in Gratitude Journal 2013

Bill paining izzy's room

March 15, 2013
1 The sun shining in my kitchen window this afternoon
2. My
husband painting my daughter’s room
3. My whole family here under my roof together for a few hours today all at the same time for once
4. Finishing up the leftovers for lunch
5. Making time for the Deepak Chopra 21 day Meditation Challenge today

(missed the past 2 days 😦 )

Gratitude continued

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, family, Gratitude Journal 2013, Marriage

body blanket

January 24, 2013
1 For my husband, who took my daughter to school when it was 1 degree below zero so that both I and she could stay warm.
2. My Grampa’s Garden microwavable body blanket. Enough said.
3. My washer and dryer. I remember hauling laundry to the laundromat.
4. My crock pot. Best winter cooking tool.
5. Hot chocolate with whipped cream (reference 1 degree below zero above).

Gratitude journal continued…

by Karen, posted in Midlife Crisis

 

January 16, 2013
1 Sears Refrigerator repair guy coming out in the snow to fix my broken fridge and freezer.
2. Husband, for shoveling us out…and other things…
3. Everyone got where they were going safely today.
4. Getting out of work EARLY for once.
5. Getting my CPR renewal date set before current one expires.

Gratitude

by Karen, posted in books, family, friends, Midlife Crisis, no fear, Turning 50

Gratitude Journal~Sarah Ban BreathnachI passed by the TV in the common area at work and they were interviewing someone or other (I am guessing it was Gretchen Rubin) who was talking about how important it is to write down things for which you are grateful. Further, if you take the time to write a gratitude list, you will be happier.

If they say it on The Today Show, it must be true, right?

I am no stranger to the gratitude list. I have twice in years past kept an official Gratitude Journal. I faithfully (well, usually) wrote down 5 things every day for which I was grateful. I thought about doing it this year, too. . . and that’s all I did. I thought about it, then it went the way of so many of my great thoughts…just completely disappeared from my head until I saw this post’s title that I started a week ago and forgot about (hello, midlife monkey mind).

I know what stopped me: I didn’t buy The Gratitude Journal and so therefore I could not record my gratefulness! Then I stumbled upon this site:

The Simple Abundance online Gratitude Journal

Yay! Excuses begone! I am taking the plunge with the online journal. I don’t think a day goes by that I am not on the computer for something (email, Facebook) so it should be easy, right?

Right?

Here’s today’s:

January 12, 2013
1 Spicy Eggnog Coffee
2. Sleeping until I wake up without the alarm
3. No appointments
4. My family and friends
5. My new job

You don’t have to pay to sign up if you don’t want to. Just type into the feature, then cut and paste it to a folder on your desktop.

I’m feeling happier already!