gratitude. day 1.

Lately, I've been feeling a little down in the dumps. Maybe it's because spring hasn't really arrived yet. Maybe it's because my job has been a little chaotically inconsistent lately. Maybe it's because it's "that time of month." Regardless of the reasons, I need a pick-me-up. Every now and then I try to make a habit of creating a "gratitude list" but I never stick with it for more than a day or two which, I'm realizing, kind of defeats the whole purpose. My goal, right here, right now, is to make a gratitude list each day for one week, even if any of my lists only have one simple thing on it. It's time to focus on my half-full life rather than my half-empty one.

So here goes.

I am grateful that it is no longer raining today.

I am grateful for two employers with whom I have established real friendships and feel entirely comfortable with. While one job will not continue past May and the other will not continue past September, I am in a content and comfortable work situation and I feel so blessed to have found such wonderful families with adorable children who I love.

I am grateful that my midterm for my Audiology class is over.

I am grateful that Nick and I are true partners when it comes to doing things around the house. There is no he-takes-out-the-trash and she-cooks-and-cleans situation in our apartment. Every Sunday, we pick a "cleaning time" and buckle down and do it all - laundry, vacuuming, dishes, bathroom wipe-down, and more. I am grateful that such a tedious and boring activity is something we share together and that consequently, we enjoy the results together too.

I am grateful that I do not have work tomorrow.

I am grateful that the gym is across the street and thus, I do not have good excuses not to go at least 3 or 4 times a week.

I am grateful that Nick and I have weekly date nights. Tonight, we'll be hitting up the cheap but yummy pizza place across the street.

I am grateful that my mom and I talk online all the time, even when we're both supposed to be working...

I am grateful for fresh avocados.