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Daily Three: February

We are continuing on with this practice; it is really nice to look back as see all the great little things that made my daily life enjoyable.

  1. Pigging out on Ferrero Rocher
  2. New book is making up for the garbage one I read yesterday 
  3. Husband doesn’t have to leave 3 days early for work anymore 
  4. Two hour nap
  5. Not having to cook
  6. Best friend won best booth at her convention
  7. When my husband makes the baby laugh hysterically
  8. Everything bagel seasoning
  9. My baby’s love of blueberries 
  10. Hot dogs 
  11. Found a lotion that has cleared up baby’s drool rash
  12. Husband made dinner
  13. Baby slept in
  14. Waking up to a clean kitchen
  15. Mint oil 
  16. Made it to and from the city safely (was a dicey drive)
  17. Spending time with in-laws
  18. Homemade garlic knots from my niece  
  19. Doctor is happy with baby’s progress & development 
  20. Little Critters books
  21. Visits with the neighbors 
  22. Wrapping presents 
  23. Baby zooming around
  24. Update on my dog at training 
  25. Baby playing with his guitar
  26. Visits with in-laws & they brought treats 
  27. Cleaned the house 
  28. Shower
  29. Coffee in bed while baby sleeps
  30. Getting my steps in 
  31. The driveway is wasn’t as drifted in as I thought, and I didn’t get stuck.
  32. Love that Matthew Kona is selling anti-Kanye West T-shirts in response to his swastika shirts.
  33. Booked my next tattoo
  34. Going for drives as a family 
  35. Baby got his Valentines present from his grandparents 
  36. Husband cooked dinner 
  37. Baby’s first Valentine’s Day
  38. Heart shaped pizza
  39. Red roses 
  40. Pizza for breakfast
  41. Baby gate is installed 
  42. Toe is feeling better (for now)
  43. Chasing the baby around the house
  44. Finally watched the finale of Hell’s Kitchen
  45. Toe is continuing to feel better 
  46. Baby went to bed super easy; laid him down and immediately OUT
  47. Hockey game
  48. Binge listening to popapologists from Instagram; juicy Hollywood gossip is my guilty pleasure 
  49. Starting my junk food detox
  50. Indigo is using Canada Post again… 
  51. Thankful I have a roof over my head and heat.
  52. My new books from Amazon showed up and they are the same size as the previous book in their series. Do I ever hate it when they’re all different shapes and sizes!!!
  53. It’s warming up slowly, but surely.
  54. We got a video update of our puppy.
  55. Loving my new Sherlock Holmes book
  56. Crib sleeps are going well (so far, knock on wood)
  57. Didn’t pig out on junk food even though I really really wanted to 
  58. Waking up to find out that Canada beat the USA in the 4 Nations Hockey Tournament 
  59. Quite a few people stopped me at Wal Mart to tell me how cute baby is
  60. Cheesy ravioli chicken marinara healthy choice steamer for the win!!! 
  61. Freezer reorganization 
  62. Set up the stroller (& baby liked it)
  63. Pre-ordered the third Sue Ryeland mystery by Horowitz
  64. Got to see my youngest nephew
  65. Did my first solo outlet mall trip with baby in the stroller
  66. Chocolate chip muffins from Tim Horton’s for the win! 
  67. My friend is out of surgery 
  68. Super productive day of chores; a clean house always puts a spring in my step
  69. Made hash brown casserole. I think it is gonna rival  coworker’s
  70. Reorganized baby’s room
  71. Got coupons to Children’s Place
  72. Year end is done 
  73. New tattoo
  74. Went shopping and got lots of good deals
  75. Chinese food for dinner 
  76. Not having to cook
  77. Baby bath time
  78. Pink strawberries
  79. Snow is melting
  80. Fitting into my “skinny jeans”
  81. Not having to walk the dog (because husband did it)
  82. Nephew turned 16
  83. Bought the baby’s Easter stuff (yes, I know it’s early)
  84. Didn’t fall off the Weight Watchers wagon (had a rough few days with making bad choices)
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Daily Three: January

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…

  1. Husband  came home from work after 5 days
  2. Eucalyptus & mint shower steamer
  3. Friends that I can ask all the questions to, so that I can stay somewhat sane while trying learn to be a mom 
  4. Visits with family & friends
  5. Won $28 on lotto scratchers
  6. Delicious snacks 
  7. The puppy is gone for training for months
  8. Christmas tree is down & all the ornaments are boxed up so my living room is back to normal
  9. So far the formula switch is going okay 
  10. My husband & son had a daddy/son day out (they looked at sleds & went for coffee with another buddy)
  11. Got out of the house and got all my errands done 
  12. New book finally arrived 
  13. Listening to my baby murmuring in his sleep and his father snoring
  14. Starting real food” with the baby
  15. Shrimp tacos with extra jalapeños 
  16. Migraine is gone
  17. Vanilla biscotti coffee
  18. Reading Dr. Seuss books with my son
  19. Got my tires checked; no more low pressure light
  20. Really enjoying my book
  21. Baby slept for a 7.5 hour stretch last night
  22. The high chair showed up (and I didn’t think it would because of the “delay” email) 
  23. Baby finally had a decent nap this afternoon after only a short power down this morning
  24. Was very productive today 
  25. Sorted out where my missing books were from Indigo (& more from my order have arrived)
  26. The high chair is awesome
  27. Nerding out with a historical fiction novel
  28. Found a journal I’d forgotten about so I started that up again 
  29. 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.
  30. Peppermint tea.
  31. Scrambled eggs for supper
  32. Milk frother so Keurig coffee feels a little more like Starbucks
  33. Taking my multivitamin (as an actual routine now haha) 
  34. My friend’s 40th birthday; can’t wait for her to kickass in this new decade
  35. When my husband says “we are a team”
  36. Surprised with tickets to The Citadel
  37. Starting a new book
  38. Magic bags!!
  39. EOS Lip balm 
  40. Husband is home from work after 7 days 
  41. Baby is growing although he is “petit”
  42. Found brownies in the freezer (unexpected treasure) 
  43. Baby got clean bill of health at the pediatrician
  44. Got my haircut (felt amazing to have it shampooed and styled)
  45. .Decent road conditions despite there being a snow squall coming 
  46. Shower
  47. New Abbott Elementary episode 
  48. Having power after the 6 hour outage last night 
  49. Baby slept 8 hours last night 
  50. Gingerbread biscotti 
  51. Stew on a cold winter day 
  52. Baby slept 12 hours
  53. Finished another book
  54. Watching people freak out over the TikTok ban in the USA was hilarious 
  55. Baby was enjoying his Nemo bouncy chair finally
  56. Starting a new book
  57. Watching @mamaj.rae on Instagram and she makes me laugh
  58. Ricotta and spinach ravioli for breakfast; because why not !?
  59. Husband gave baby a bath for the first time ever
  60. Coworker became a grandma to the cutest little boy (also everyone is happy and healthy) 
  61. Baby pics from my coworker 
  62. Leftover sausage rolls in the freezer from Christmas YUM
  63. New books showed up; most were for the baby but one was for me
  64. Donuts from the best local bakery
  65. Visited with my mother in law
  66. Fresh sheets on the bed 
  67. Watched Hell’s Kitchen 
  68. Tea for a sore throat
  69. The baby’s laugh 
  70. Mother in law came and visited again
  71. My Costco date with husband is a “GO” because we have a babysitter
  72. Indigo was having a sale on some books I wanted to preorder so I got $60 in books for $40
  73. “Hair wash night”
  74. Baby legs (so cute)
  75. Got out of the house; even though it was only to the grocery store 
  76. Lime Bubly
  77. Catching up on National Geographic 
  78. Fuzzy Jammies
  79. Baby finally had a decent day nap 
  80. Visit from MIL & oldest nephew and baby was obsessed with his cousin 
  81. Scrambled egg & ketchup; craving satisfied (and I managed not to over cook the eggs for the first time in forever)
  82. Chicken nuggets for breakfast 
  83. Shaved 2 years off the mortgage
  84. Iced coffee 
  85. Lunch at the Olive Garden
  86. Seeing my son sitting on his Grandpa’s knee
  87. Flowers
  88. Hockey game
  89. Catching up with a coworker
  90. My niece made me chocolate chip cookies