This week has been tough. I struggled to find 20 things to be grateful for - but I did it!
421. Positive news on a Monday morning
422. My new flash gun
423. Inheriting Poppy’s old Minolta camera
424. 2 sets of amazing, supportive, loving, wonderful parents
425. One amazing, supportive, loving, wonderful Andy
426. A lady called Veronica, who dropped everything to help us last Thursday
427. Discovering low fat, high fibre muffins that tast ALMOST as good as the 'real thing'
428. Finding a quiet space to chat with a friend at a party
429. Impromptu Saturday morning visitors
430. This morning’s sunrise
431. Catching up with extended family
432. Flowers delivered to my office
433. Cheese & gherkin sandwiches
434. Stressful situations – for making me appreciate non stressful times
435. Walking into a café and being called by name
436. The fact that when it all turns to custard, I can run to Mum and Dad’s place
437. Citrus fruits in season
438. Smokey BBQ sauce
439. My very understanding and flexible boss
440. The fact that I have 20 things, big and small to be grateful for, despite having a really, really difficult week
Monday, May 30, 2011
Sunday, May 22, 2011
401 - 420
401. Monday mornings where everything falls into place
402. The smell of stew cooking in the slow cooker
403. Our house, cleaned to within an inch of its life
404. Our very generous and thoughtful landlord
405. Cold, wet afternoons inside with a cuppa and a magazine
406. Celebrating Jimmy & Leanne's wedding
407. Dancing til my feet just about drop off
408. Being married to a man who loves a boogie!
409. Dan, my cheesy 80's music buddy
410. Me time
411. Finding space in my mad schedule to head to the gym
412. Porridge
413. The polite young chap who fixed our computer
414. Lemons from our lemon tree
415. My little black dress - fat, thin, in between, always fits, always looks good!
416. Babysitting Mr Matthew
417. New yarn
418. Renewed enthusiasm for my future direction
419. Nailing a photo!
420. Monday night dinner with friends
402. The smell of stew cooking in the slow cooker
403. Our house, cleaned to within an inch of its life
404. Our very generous and thoughtful landlord
405. Cold, wet afternoons inside with a cuppa and a magazine
406. Celebrating Jimmy & Leanne's wedding
407. Dancing til my feet just about drop off
408. Being married to a man who loves a boogie!
409. Dan, my cheesy 80's music buddy
410. Me time
411. Finding space in my mad schedule to head to the gym
412. Porridge
413. The polite young chap who fixed our computer
414. Lemons from our lemon tree
415. My little black dress - fat, thin, in between, always fits, always looks good!
416. Babysitting Mr Matthew
417. New yarn
418. Renewed enthusiasm for my future direction
419. Nailing a photo!
420. Monday night dinner with friends
Sunday, May 15, 2011
381 - 400
381. A man called Leon who has been working very hard on our behalf
382. Andy's graduation
383. Free lunch
384. Friday night with the girls
385. Arriving at a party a stranger and finishing up with new friends
386. Church AGM finishing on time
387. Sunshine after a long spell of rain
388. Cup cakes
389. Going to the park for my nephews 4th birthday and discovering a marching band set up to keep us entertained!
390. Getting a cheque from our savings account!
391. Ducks
392. Curry
393. Catching up with Kat, a long time friend, who I see seldom, but who totally gets me!
394. When stressful weeks come to an end
395. Watching my sister in laws belly expanding and anticipating the excitement of meeting the new family member in July
396. Tickets to Sydney
397. Delicious pumpkin soup
398. Dancing to 90's music!
399. My feather doona
400. Taking photos of my nephews
382. Andy's graduation
383. Free lunch
384. Friday night with the girls
385. Arriving at a party a stranger and finishing up with new friends
386. Church AGM finishing on time
387. Sunshine after a long spell of rain
388. Cup cakes
389. Going to the park for my nephews 4th birthday and discovering a marching band set up to keep us entertained!
390. Getting a cheque from our savings account!
391. Ducks
392. Curry
393. Catching up with Kat, a long time friend, who I see seldom, but who totally gets me!
394. When stressful weeks come to an end
395. Watching my sister in laws belly expanding and anticipating the excitement of meeting the new family member in July
396. Tickets to Sydney
397. Delicious pumpkin soup
398. Dancing to 90's music!
399. My feather doona
400. Taking photos of my nephews
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
361 - 380
361. Discovering a new class at the gym that is both kind to my knees and hard on my body (yeah, work that one out!)
362. Haighs frogs
363. Getting my birthday present from my Thursday girls....7 months later (I like a drawn out celebration!)
364. The excitement of doing something really massive for the first time ever (more on this in a later post)
365. The elation when a big plan starts to fall into place (again, more on this later!)
366. Catching up with extended family on a Wednesday night over a cuppa and a scone
367. Insomnia - it gets stuff done!
368. Margarita pizza - my new favourite!
369. Fancy burger, wine, trakkies, uggs, hoodie, Andy, red couch, FRIDAY!
370. Walking in Belair National Park and seeing emu's (3 of them!) and a koala
371. Saturday lunch time BBQ with interstate friends
372. A beautiful walk on Pt Willunga beach
373. Beating Dan's high score at Bejewelled....ok, so it only lasted 24 hours, but it was fun anyway!
374. Pumpkin dip
375. Getting started on a big, rather life changing task (sorry, being vague, all in the fullness of time!)
376. Having lifesaver sucking competitions with Andy in the car on the way to Strath
377. Picnic with Mum for Mothers Day
378. The way my Dad chucked the MG keys to Andy
379. Leftovers - saving me a nights cooking
380. Books - lots of books
362. Haighs frogs
363. Getting my birthday present from my Thursday girls....7 months later (I like a drawn out celebration!)
364. The excitement of doing something really massive for the first time ever (more on this in a later post)
365. The elation when a big plan starts to fall into place (again, more on this later!)
366. Catching up with extended family on a Wednesday night over a cuppa and a scone
367. Insomnia - it gets stuff done!
368. Margarita pizza - my new favourite!
369. Fancy burger, wine, trakkies, uggs, hoodie, Andy, red couch, FRIDAY!
370. Walking in Belair National Park and seeing emu's (3 of them!) and a koala
371. Saturday lunch time BBQ with interstate friends
372. A beautiful walk on Pt Willunga beach
373. Beating Dan's high score at Bejewelled....ok, so it only lasted 24 hours, but it was fun anyway!
374. Pumpkin dip
375. Getting started on a big, rather life changing task (sorry, being vague, all in the fullness of time!)
376. Having lifesaver sucking competitions with Andy in the car on the way to Strath
377. Picnic with Mum for Mothers Day
378. The way my Dad chucked the MG keys to Andy
379. Leftovers - saving me a nights cooking
380. Books - lots of books
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
341 - 360
341. Second hand books
342. Little familiar faces smiling from a steam train
343. An afternoon wandering around with my brother and his family
344. Cool grass under bare feet
345. A weekend that just goes on and on
346. A week that lasts only 2.5 days
347. Positive outcome from our Friday appointment
348. Planning, dreaming and preparing for what the next 6 months might bring
349. Getting a fit of the giggles with Andy over something that was only moderately amusing but kept us laughing for ages (with a snort...which got us going again!)
350. Seeing Sarah & Matthew at church
351. Craft fairs
352. Making bubble bread with the boys
353. Ollie quotes "We're friends, Annie!"
354. Manic goodbye waves from Angus - that kid makes me laugh
355. Chocolate and raspberry cheesecake by Judy
356. Surprise bulbs popping up in the garden
357. Invitations in the mail
358. Lemon melting moments
359. Flylady.com
360. Fresh bread from Clarendon bakery
342. Little familiar faces smiling from a steam train
343. An afternoon wandering around with my brother and his family
344. Cool grass under bare feet
345. A weekend that just goes on and on
346. A week that lasts only 2.5 days
347. Positive outcome from our Friday appointment
348. Planning, dreaming and preparing for what the next 6 months might bring
349. Getting a fit of the giggles with Andy over something that was only moderately amusing but kept us laughing for ages (with a snort...which got us going again!)
350. Seeing Sarah & Matthew at church
351. Craft fairs
352. Making bubble bread with the boys
353. Ollie quotes "We're friends, Annie!"
354. Manic goodbye waves from Angus - that kid makes me laugh
355. Chocolate and raspberry cheesecake by Judy
356. Surprise bulbs popping up in the garden
357. Invitations in the mail
358. Lemon melting moments
359. Flylady.com
360. Fresh bread from Clarendon bakery
321 - 340...2 days late due to public holiday and our internet being disconnected...
...because we forgot to pay the bill!
321. 6am gym session with my new gym buddy
322. My new watch, an anniversary present from Andy (now I don't have to dig about for my phone to know the time!
323. Getting my rings cleaned and polished so they shine like new!
324. An 85 year old blues singer coming all the way here from the other side of the world to sing for us. Thanks Mr King...and thank Mr Dylan for us as well.
325. Celebrating with pizza on the floor of our good friends new home
326. The 5 people who came and participated in sacred space with me
327. Easter eggs from my work colleagues
328. Knocking off work with a 5 day weekend stretched out before me!
329. Andy bringing me a Good Friday cuppa in bed
330. Organised packing due to my compulsive list writing (the only thing we forgot was a sponge)
331. Rolling into Goolwa to find a grassy campsite next to the Spads
332. Camp cuppas
333. Thermal underwear
334. The familiar sights and sounds of Goolwa - the bell tower, the Norfolk Island pine lit up at night, steam whistles from the train and the Oscar W.
335. Getting up at 6 for a photography session with Bec
336. Pies and berlinas from Goolwa bakery
337. Balls of yarn in place of excessive amounts of chocolate
338. Pats with beautiful Diva, the German Shepherd
339. The comfort of a proper bed after 2 nights on a leaky air mattress
340. A book so good it made me cry
321. 6am gym session with my new gym buddy
322. My new watch, an anniversary present from Andy (now I don't have to dig about for my phone to know the time!
323. Getting my rings cleaned and polished so they shine like new!
324. An 85 year old blues singer coming all the way here from the other side of the world to sing for us. Thanks Mr King...and thank Mr Dylan for us as well.
325. Celebrating with pizza on the floor of our good friends new home
326. The 5 people who came and participated in sacred space with me
327. Easter eggs from my work colleagues
328. Knocking off work with a 5 day weekend stretched out before me!
329. Andy bringing me a Good Friday cuppa in bed
330. Organised packing due to my compulsive list writing (the only thing we forgot was a sponge)
331. Rolling into Goolwa to find a grassy campsite next to the Spads
332. Camp cuppas
333. Thermal underwear
334. The familiar sights and sounds of Goolwa - the bell tower, the Norfolk Island pine lit up at night, steam whistles from the train and the Oscar W.
335. Getting up at 6 for a photography session with Bec
336. Pies and berlinas from Goolwa bakery
337. Balls of yarn in place of excessive amounts of chocolate
338. Pats with beautiful Diva, the German Shepherd
339. The comfort of a proper bed after 2 nights on a leaky air mattress
340. A book so good it made me cry
Sunday, April 17, 2011
301 - 320
301. Working on Andy's anniversary gift, a memory book, and reminiscing on the past 4 fantastic years
302. Throwing together a few random ingredients and inadvertently discovering a completely awesome salad recipe!
303. Productive days at the office
304. Going to do a task that I have been putting off for weeks and discovering that it isn't as difficult as I had first thought
305. Being mobile enough to get back to the gym
306. Banning myself from the Internet for a day, amazingly worthwhile!
307. Get well card from my Kids Hope friend
308. Big family dinner for my brother in laws birthday
309. Stunning weather forecast for our weekend away
310. Safe arrival message from Mum & Dad
311. A hot spa bath after a week at work
312. Really fancy Haighs chocolates
313. Saturday morning walk on the beach
314. Reading the weekend paper while drinking hot tea and eating fluffy crumpets dripping with honey and butter.
315. Eating lunch on Second Valley beach on a stunningly beautiful day
316. Time to read and crochet with no deadlines, no housework and no commitments to speak of
317. Celebrating our first wedding anniversary
318. Managing to plan a super budget menu and still know that we'll eat well until payday
319. Tasting our wedding cake after a year and realising it tastes even better than it did on the day!
320. Coming home to a freshly made bed, all the washing done and the house relatively clean.
302. Throwing together a few random ingredients and inadvertently discovering a completely awesome salad recipe!
303. Productive days at the office
304. Going to do a task that I have been putting off for weeks and discovering that it isn't as difficult as I had first thought
305. Being mobile enough to get back to the gym
306. Banning myself from the Internet for a day, amazingly worthwhile!
307. Get well card from my Kids Hope friend
308. Big family dinner for my brother in laws birthday
309. Stunning weather forecast for our weekend away
310. Safe arrival message from Mum & Dad
311. A hot spa bath after a week at work
312. Really fancy Haighs chocolates
313. Saturday morning walk on the beach
314. Reading the weekend paper while drinking hot tea and eating fluffy crumpets dripping with honey and butter.
315. Eating lunch on Second Valley beach on a stunningly beautiful day
316. Time to read and crochet with no deadlines, no housework and no commitments to speak of
317. Celebrating our first wedding anniversary
318. Managing to plan a super budget menu and still know that we'll eat well until payday
319. Tasting our wedding cake after a year and realising it tastes even better than it did on the day!
320. Coming home to a freshly made bed, all the washing done and the house relatively clean.
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