My friends and I have resurrected an old gratitude practice called the “Daily Three,” everyday we reflect on our day and think of three things that were positive or that we are grateful for. Nothing is too insignificant; it has helped us become less negative. Here is what made my January…
- Husband came home from work after 5 days
- Eucalyptus & mint shower steamer
- Friends that I can ask all the questions to, so that I can stay somewhat sane while trying learn to be a mom
- Visits with family & friends
- Won $28 on lotto scratchers
- Delicious snacks
- The puppy is gone for training for months
- Christmas tree is down & all the ornaments are boxed up so my living room is back to normal
- So far the formula switch is going okay
- My husband & son had a daddy/son day out (they looked at sleds & went for coffee with another buddy)
- Got out of the house and got all my errands done
- New book finally arrived
- Listening to my baby murmuring in his sleep and his father snoring
- Starting real food” with the baby
- Shrimp tacos with extra jalapeños
- Migraine is gone
- Vanilla biscotti coffee
- Reading Dr. Seuss books with my son
- Got my tires checked; no more low pressure light
- Really enjoying my book
- Baby slept for a 7.5 hour stretch last night
- The high chair showed up (and I didn’t think it would because of the “delay” email)
- Baby finally had a decent nap this afternoon after only a short power down this morning
- Was very productive today
- Sorted out where my missing books were from Indigo (& more from my order have arrived)
- The high chair is awesome
- Nerding out with a historical fiction novel
- Found a journal I’d forgotten about so I started that up again
- Found out that my friend‘s husband is taking her out for a very nice dinner to chairman steakhouse in Calgary for her 40th birthday on Monday and that made me really happy that he’s doing something so special for her.
- Peppermint tea.
- Scrambled eggs for supper
- Milk frother so Keurig coffee feels a little more like Starbucks
- Taking my multivitamin (as an actual routine now haha)
- My friend’s 40th birthday; can’t wait for her to kickass in this new decade
- When my husband says “we are a team”
- Surprised with tickets to The Citadel
- Starting a new book
- Magic bags!!
- EOS Lip balm
- Husband is home from work after 7 days
- Baby is growing although he is “petit”
- Found brownies in the freezer (unexpected treasure)
- Baby got clean bill of health at the pediatrician
- Got my haircut (felt amazing to have it shampooed and styled)
- .Decent road conditions despite there being a snow squall coming
- Shower
- New Abbott Elementary episode
- Having power after the 6 hour outage last night
- Baby slept 8 hours last night
- Gingerbread biscotti
- Stew on a cold winter day
- Baby slept 12 hours
- Finished another book
- Watching people freak out over the TikTok ban in the USA was hilarious
- Baby was enjoying his Nemo bouncy chair finally
- Starting a new book
- Watching @mamaj.rae on Instagram and she makes me laugh
- Ricotta and spinach ravioli for breakfast; because why not !?
- Husband gave baby a bath for the first time ever
- Coworker became a grandma to the cutest little boy (also everyone is happy and healthy)
- Baby pics from my coworker
- Leftover sausage rolls in the freezer from Christmas YUM
- New books showed up; most were for the baby but one was for me
- Donuts from the best local bakery
- Visited with my mother in law
- Fresh sheets on the bed
- Watched Hell’s Kitchen
- Tea for a sore throat
- The baby’s laugh
- Mother in law came and visited again
- My Costco date with husband is a “GO” because we have a babysitter
- Indigo was having a sale on some books I wanted to preorder so I got $60 in books for $40
- “Hair wash night”
- Baby legs (so cute)
- Got out of the house; even though it was only to the grocery store
- Lime Bubly
- Catching up on National Geographic
- Fuzzy Jammies
- Baby finally had a decent day nap
- Visit from MIL & oldest nephew and baby was obsessed with his cousin
- Scrambled egg & ketchup; craving satisfied (and I managed not to over cook the eggs for the first time in forever)
- Chicken nuggets for breakfast
- Shaved 2 years off the mortgage
- Iced coffee
- Lunch at the Olive Garden
- Seeing my son sitting on his Grandpa’s knee
- Flowers
- Hockey game
- Catching up with a coworker
- My niece made me chocolate chip cookies