gratitude

Day 171: Gratitude 11

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Gratitude of the Day: New York Times 52 Places To Go in 2018

I love this feature the New York Times comes out with every year. I’ve been looking forward to it for a few months now and it finally came out today! It recommends beautiful and interesting places to travel to, both typical travel destinations with a new twist and places off the beaten path. The photos are beautiful and it gives me new ideas for places to travel or just places to look at pictures of.

Work has been hard and long the past few days, so it’s a good reminder that the world is a big place. It helps me look beyond my small corner of California to the wider world and I’m thankful for that. Plus ideas of where to travel to! 🙂

Until tomorrow.

194 days to go.

Day 170: Gratitude 10

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Gratitude of the Day: The Library

I’ve been working a lot these last couple days so it’s hard to find things to be grateful for. I get dragged down by the day to day of all the emails and things to do. It throws me off my morning routine because I have to go in early and I can’t get everything done that I want to get done. My free time and energy level decreases (obviously) so I end up just scrolling through the internet instead of actually getting things done. But this is why it’s good to do these blog posts! It makes me remember there are great things in my life.

So today’s gratitude of the day is The Library! Specifically their e-book loan program. I’ve been looking for this series of Murder Mysteries forever, but they’re only 150ish pages so I don’t really want to pay seven or eight dollars plus shipping on Amazon. But I found out recently my library carries them as e-books! It was a great day and I started reading it last night. 🙂

Until tomorrow

195 Days to go.

Did not go to ballet 😦

 

Day 169: Gratitude 9

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Gratitude of the Day: Meal Prepping

It’s only the beginning of the year still, but I finally figured out a routine which works for me for the week. Basically I just make a whole bunch of food on Sunday and then eat it for every dinner. I was trying to be fancy for awhile and make different foods for lunch and dinner, but it’s too much work and I would always run out of food mid week and then end up buying something to eat (and spending money) towards the end of the week.

So since the new year (not that long ago…) I’ve been meal prepping smoothies and dinner for the whole week and just making sandwiches and other easy things for lunch. So far it’s been good! Not only do I just have to heat up a bowl of whatever for dinner, but I’ve also been spending less money on food and have more time in the evenings. I don’t really like meal prepping, but it really has made the rest of my week easier.

Until tomorrow.

196 days to go.

Day 168: Gratitude 8

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Gratitude of the Day: Laura Mvula with Metropole Orkest conducted by Jules Buckley at Abbey Road Studios

I discovered this album about a year ago after someone on Pop Culture Happy Hour recommended it and it makes me truly happy. It has a sort of melancholy yet hopeful sound and I can listen to it over and over any time of year. It’s really great to write to and have on in the background or to just sit with. Plus I discovered a new artist whom I love.

Easy one today, but something that I’m really grateful for.

Until tomorrow.

197 Days to go. (Under 200 days is consistently freaking me out as I type the numbers).

Day 166: Gratitude 6

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Gratitude of the Day: Coffee!

As mentioned before, one of my favorite things about the day is my morning routine. And it wouldn’t be the same without coffee! I especially love on some weekends when I can just lay in bed and noodle around and drink my coffee. It’s one of the small luxuries in life.  🙂

Until tomorrow.

199 days to go!

Day 165: Gratitude 5

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Gratitude of the Day: This Blog

This blog may never be what I hope it will become, but it’s helping me keep myself accountable for what I want to accomplish. I love the quote from Bill Gates:

Most people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in ten years.

With this blog I can see my failings and successes over time across days and months and maybe even years. I can see where I need to put in more effort and where I can sit back and relax. It’s really good for me.

Until tomorrow.

200 days to go! Oh my!

Day 164: Gratitude 4

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Gratitude of the Day: My Morning Routine

Every morning I wake up, make my coffee with milk and sugar and read the news. I’m also starting to write more and meditate in the morning (at least for a few minutes!). It’s kind of a strange thing, because I don’t really enjoy waking up, but I really enjoy my morning routine. I even get kind of grumpy if I have to go in to work early or if something interrupts my routine.

I’m grateful for my morning routine because it gives me something to look forward to before work. It gives me something to look forward after waking up. And it gives me a sense of productivity and contentment at the start of the day.

Until Tomorrow.

201 Days to go!

Day 163: Gratitude 3

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Gratitude of the Day: Godless

On Netflix! Why have I never watched a Western before? I love it! It has everything I could ever want. Good guys! Bad Guys! Horses! Landscapes! Romance! It’s gotten me in to a whole new genre that I was always skeptical about. (On another note – why am I snobby about certain genres? I always end up loving them.) I’m always grateful for something that changes my expectations and gets me in to something new.

It’s not what it was sold as, but I still like it. I think it could have been better if it actually was a show about a town of women surviving in the West, but it’s good for what it is. And now I’m planning on watching a whole slew of westerns in the next few months. 🙂

Until tomorrow.

202 Days to go.

Day 162: Gratitude 2

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Gratitude of the Day: My Job

I like my job well enough. It’s a lot of work and the people can be a little overbearing, but it’s generally a good environment and a good job. Sometimes I let myself get overwhelmed with all the bad things about it that I often forget the good. There’s some politics, but not a whole lot. I have friends at work that I get along with and I don’t usually get the Sunday Scaries. Most people work hard and we all do our best.

On my way back to work today after the holidays, I need to remember that I’m thankful I have a job that pays me pretty well and that I generally like. There’s not really much more you can ask for in a job, so I’d say I’m in a pretty good situation.

Until tomorrow.

203 days to go.

Day 161: Happy New Year!

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Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a wonderful New Year’s Eve and is excited for 2018. May it be better than 2017. My goals and resolutions are still the same, but I thought I would begin the year off with 31 days of gratitude in January. I get so caught up in what I want that sometimes I forget what I’m grateful for.

Gratitude of the Day: The New Year!

I’m grateful for it being January 1st. While I’m always striving to be a better version of myself, I’ve taken the last few days to rest and reflect on 2017 and to realign myself and my life with my goals both big and small.

Until tomorrow.

204 days to go!