i've only missed two days of my gratitude journal, all the other ones i've kept on paper in my real journal.
these past few days have been a little tough. it's hard to move in the middle of a semester. it's hard to have people move away. it's hard to have money be the biggest issue on the planet. i probably have just as many downers as i do good things, so the point of this journal is needed. so in honor of a tough weekend, i'll be doing a gratitude journal from thanksgiving until right now.
1. I made something yummy for Thanksgiving dinner all by myself. Everyone liked it AND I get to mark it off my list!
-----35. Cook a main dish for Thanksgiving and/or Christmas. I made some oven roasted potatoes for Thanksgiving dinner. I got the recipe from Garrett, who is a better cook than I am.
2. Austin was there for his first Thanksgiving!!! I was the only one able to put him to sleep for the nap he needed to take for us to be able to eat haha!
3. We all brought home a bunch of leftovers to munch on. Poor college kids will eat for a week thanks to Mama Hall and Mrs. Jones.
4. More people showed up to help us move than I thought would. The weather was PERFECT. Just a little warm, but there was a steady, cool breeze.
5. The new place is lovely. It has a fireplace, which I want to break in as soon as possible.
6. The rent is cheaper than what she said on the phone! Maybe there's a special. We almost pitched a fit because the contract said $1100 a month for a TWO BEDROOM APARTMENT. This ain't Mockingbird! We pointed that shit out quick and of course it was a typo.
7. The people below us seem cool. We didn't introduce ourselves but they seemed to be going to a party or something when we crossed paths. They're around 40-ish.
8. Lester seems to like the new place. I swear he's more like a dog than most people think. He knew there were weird people in the house all moving day and he didn't like it. He didn't sleep the first night. I kept hearing him run in his wheel like he was very stressed out.
9. I sold some DVD's I didn't want anymore. The price was beyond shitty, but I was just glad to get them out of my way finally!
10. Finally showed Garrett the Office Wedding Dance. He thought it was ridiculous and cheesy, but I saw a smile.
Monday, November 30, 2009
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Shmatitude
Today is one of those days where I might be reaching a little. Not because today sucked, but it was just boring. I left the house once and it was to get fast food (gross) because I was doing homework aaalllll day.
1. My costume project was not as hard as I thought it would be. I need to stop letting myself getting intimidated.
2. Got to sleep in suuuuper late.
3. Said fast food was the Teriyaki Bowl from Jack in the Box. Surprisingly good. (Not the best chinese food, but better than burgers.)
4. A neighbor put up the prettiest Christmas decorations around.
5. Turning the heater on for the first time didn't set off the smoke alarms. Yay!
1. My costume project was not as hard as I thought it would be. I need to stop letting myself getting intimidated.
2. Got to sleep in suuuuper late.
3. Said fast food was the Teriyaki Bowl from Jack in the Box. Surprisingly good. (Not the best chinese food, but better than burgers.)
4. A neighbor put up the prettiest Christmas decorations around.
5. Turning the heater on for the first time didn't set off the smoke alarms. Yay!
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Gratitude November 21
1. Someone on the street I drive down every day of my life put up Christmas decorations and lights that always make me smile.
2. Watched Jon and Kate Plus 8 with Jordan. Trying to hang out more before she moves.
3. Accomplished a good amount on packing today.
4. Had a good wake-up with Garrett.
5. Found some cheap tights. (I have runs in my old pair.)
6. It feels like cold/fall finally.
7. I'm not taking medicine anymore for my cold!!! I don't feel bad anymore, but my nose is still runny.
8. Got my hair trimmed, and the lady did it right!!
9. Garrett listened (or pretended to) to me explain something about the Twilight series that I discovered last night. *I want the last two books!!*
2. Watched Jon and Kate Plus 8 with Jordan. Trying to hang out more before she moves.
3. Accomplished a good amount on packing today.
4. Had a good wake-up with Garrett.
5. Found some cheap tights. (I have runs in my old pair.)
6. It feels like cold/fall finally.
7. I'm not taking medicine anymore for my cold!!! I don't feel bad anymore, but my nose is still runny.
8. Got my hair trimmed, and the lady did it right!!
9. Garrett listened (or pretended to) to me explain something about the Twilight series that I discovered last night. *I want the last two books!!*
Friday, November 20, 2009
Gratitude Journal
For my 18th birthday I got Oprah's 20th anniversary DVD collection. Today when I found out her show is ending in September of 2011, I felt like watching them.
Some people make fun of me because I sound like a sad, female cliche when I squeal "I love Oprah!" any time she is mentioned. I feel a more personal connection to her than maybe the average viewer. To make a long (long) story short, she helped my mom find the courage to leave my not-so-nice father, therefore changing, and maybe even saving lives.
Today I decided to watch her DVDs and they're split up into sections. My favorite is Aha! Moments. I think it's sort of self explanatory, and one stuck out to me tonight. An author somewhere around her 10th season inspired her to keep a Gratitude Journal.
In a Gratitude Journal, you are to list at least five good things about your day or that you noticed today. They're not supposed to be made up of "I have a nice car, I have a nice house." They are to be very specific, "Today I noticed the flowers outside were a pretty purple; Today a stranger told me she liked my shoes." She said that when you start your day looking for your five things, you see the world differently.
I think I am going to try to do that. I've noticed in myself lately that I let things get to me more, or let the first small bad thing ruin the rest of my day. It's something that a person very important to me pointed out after I noticed it in myself, and it bothers me that it was noticeable enough that he brought it up. Generally, I'm a glass half full person, maybe it's stress from school, maybe it's my old age, but I don't like this recent development. I might not post all my entries here, but I'll try. So now, I will attempt to start.
NOVEMBER 20, 2009
1. I got a great parking spot at school.
2. My professor in my first class gave us some free answers on our quiz, and told us that class is cancelled next week.
3. Garrett said the lunch I cooked for us today was yummy.
4. Lester didn't run away from me (like he usually does) when I tried to pick him up and play with him.
5. I sold back some books that I didn't want to move, and got back $23.
6. I jumped in the short line at the grocery store.
Some people make fun of me because I sound like a sad, female cliche when I squeal "I love Oprah!" any time she is mentioned. I feel a more personal connection to her than maybe the average viewer. To make a long (long) story short, she helped my mom find the courage to leave my not-so-nice father, therefore changing, and maybe even saving lives.
Today I decided to watch her DVDs and they're split up into sections. My favorite is Aha! Moments. I think it's sort of self explanatory, and one stuck out to me tonight. An author somewhere around her 10th season inspired her to keep a Gratitude Journal.
In a Gratitude Journal, you are to list at least five good things about your day or that you noticed today. They're not supposed to be made up of "I have a nice car, I have a nice house." They are to be very specific, "Today I noticed the flowers outside were a pretty purple; Today a stranger told me she liked my shoes." She said that when you start your day looking for your five things, you see the world differently.
I think I am going to try to do that. I've noticed in myself lately that I let things get to me more, or let the first small bad thing ruin the rest of my day. It's something that a person very important to me pointed out after I noticed it in myself, and it bothers me that it was noticeable enough that he brought it up. Generally, I'm a glass half full person, maybe it's stress from school, maybe it's my old age, but I don't like this recent development. I might not post all my entries here, but I'll try. So now, I will attempt to start.
NOVEMBER 20, 2009
1. I got a great parking spot at school.
2. My professor in my first class gave us some free answers on our quiz, and told us that class is cancelled next week.
3. Garrett said the lunch I cooked for us today was yummy.
4. Lester didn't run away from me (like he usually does) when I tried to pick him up and play with him.
5. I sold back some books that I didn't want to move, and got back $23.
6. I jumped in the short line at the grocery store.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Sick in bed? Rediscover your blog...
There are a few things I'd like to add to my list, and a couple things I'd like to share with you that I accomplished.
54. Donate to charity as much as I possibly can.
55. Share some of my favorite childhood things with Jordyn.
56. Keep Austin overnight by myself.
57. Go see one (preferably more) of Ryan's games.
58. Help Seth and Aly plan their wedding!!
59. Bake like a Mommy around Christmas.
60. Be there for at least one of Austin's firsts (steps, words, crawl)
61. Get an A in my Costume 3 class.
62. Never let Barbara make me cry.
Some that I've accomplished:
31. Own more Beatles albums. My mommy bought a couple of the Beatles remasters and let me burn them from her. I'm still counting it.
11. Turn my phone off and disconnect for 24 hours!!! Ugh, it was grand. It was mine and Garrett's two year anniversary weekend and he got me the loveliest present. His work caters to a lot of high-end clients and the managers get freebie offers all the time. This weekend, they gave him a free night in a nice hotel in Downtown Dallas. It had a stocked kitchen, 300 channel cable and dvd player, hot tubs, free breakfast, whatever's bigger than King Sized bed, oh it was lovely. I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to accomplish this goal. I often feel like we get distracted by video games and tv shows that I wanted to have a weekend just for us. We checked into the hotel and went across the street to Northpark and Buca diBeppo's for dinner. (Who wants to cook on vacation?!) We did stop at a gas station and buy ice cream to snack on all night and during the movies (another goal accomplishment.) And all this time, I didn't have my phone on!!! I tried to convince him to turn his off, but he felt more like it was being removed rather than freed. I checked before bed and when I woke up. (You see, I had a very pregnant sister-in-law.) I felt very calm the whole time.
8. Watch the last three episodes of Star Wars (the ones from the 80's). I took Episodes 4 and 5 to the hotel with us. I promised Garrett if he ever took a weekend off I'd watch them with him. He ONLY works weekends, 9 hour shifts an hour and a half away. So needless to say, my only free-time I'm pretty much Garrett-less. It makes me sad sometimes, other times I like the lack of distraction to catch up on projects and housey things. Either way, I promised him if he ever took off time I'd watch them with him. Then, when we got home we watched Episode 6. I really loved them, especially Harrison Ford. My only qualm was how distracting the "improvements" were. There were moments when it was obvious that those effects weren't there in the 80's haha.
48. Got new glasses!!!!! I love them and I've been wearing them since I got them.
51. Finish my portfolio. I don't know if you can ever "finish" your portfolio. I guess that means you're done with your career. But I brought it up to date finally.
54. Donate to charity as much as I possibly can.
55. Share some of my favorite childhood things with Jordyn.
56. Keep Austin overnight by myself.
57. Go see one (preferably more) of Ryan's games.
58. Help Seth and Aly plan their wedding!!
59. Bake like a Mommy around Christmas.
60. Be there for at least one of Austin's firsts (steps, words, crawl)
61. Get an A in my Costume 3 class.
62. Never let Barbara make me cry.
Some that I've accomplished:
31. Own more Beatles albums. My mommy bought a couple of the Beatles remasters and let me burn them from her. I'm still counting it.
11. Turn my phone off and disconnect for 24 hours!!! Ugh, it was grand. It was mine and Garrett's two year anniversary weekend and he got me the loveliest present. His work caters to a lot of high-end clients and the managers get freebie offers all the time. This weekend, they gave him a free night in a nice hotel in Downtown Dallas. It had a stocked kitchen, 300 channel cable and dvd player, hot tubs, free breakfast, whatever's bigger than King Sized bed, oh it was lovely. I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to accomplish this goal. I often feel like we get distracted by video games and tv shows that I wanted to have a weekend just for us. We checked into the hotel and went across the street to Northpark and Buca diBeppo's for dinner. (Who wants to cook on vacation?!) We did stop at a gas station and buy ice cream to snack on all night and during the movies (another goal accomplishment.) And all this time, I didn't have my phone on!!! I tried to convince him to turn his off, but he felt more like it was being removed rather than freed. I checked before bed and when I woke up. (You see, I had a very pregnant sister-in-law.) I felt very calm the whole time.
8. Watch the last three episodes of Star Wars (the ones from the 80's). I took Episodes 4 and 5 to the hotel with us. I promised Garrett if he ever took a weekend off I'd watch them with him. He ONLY works weekends, 9 hour shifts an hour and a half away. So needless to say, my only free-time I'm pretty much Garrett-less. It makes me sad sometimes, other times I like the lack of distraction to catch up on projects and housey things. Either way, I promised him if he ever took off time I'd watch them with him. Then, when we got home we watched Episode 6. I really loved them, especially Harrison Ford. My only qualm was how distracting the "improvements" were. There were moments when it was obvious that those effects weren't there in the 80's haha.
48. Got new glasses!!!!! I love them and I've been wearing them since I got them.
51. Finish my portfolio. I don't know if you can ever "finish" your portfolio. I guess that means you're done with your career. But I brought it up to date finally.
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