Happy Monday: Post # 1
I was writing an article for a newlyweds website, and the topic was "How To Have A More Positive Mindset." One of the recurring themes in the research I gathered was this: grateful people are more positive.
People who really know me will say that I am emotional and quite a bit of a Debbie Downer. That was all well and fine when I was young. I was single, a writer, and had all the time in the world to wallow in my misery.
But not now. I don't want Josh and the twins growing up with a moody mom. So I thought, it would be a good exercise to practice gratefulness.
I decided to do it on the day of the week when I would need it most: Mondays.
So here goes, my first list of things I am grateful for.:
1. Spending Sunday with my husband's family for lunch, and my side of the family for dinner.
2. Good results from my recent ultrasound. The twins are well and weigh about three pounds each.
3. Josh will start attending a playgroup headed by his Sunday school teacher tomorrow. A win-win situation, really. He'll get to interact with other kids, while I'll have time to write my articles.
4. A breakthrough in my husband's work.
5. The Viber group composed of my college friends. A safe place to share, rant, encourage, and just generally keep up with each other's lives.
6. The food venture we invested in -- Ta Ke Ho Me sushi stand is doing really, really well.
7. Free avocados from my mother-in-law. I love avocados.
8. Being able to finish the series "Stranger Things," because Netflix gives a free one month subscription.
9. Freelance work in an ad agency that pays generously.
10. My sister-in-law sending over baby stuff that will be very, very useful when the twins arrive.
I was writing an article for a newlyweds website, and the topic was "How To Have A More Positive Mindset." One of the recurring themes in the research I gathered was this: grateful people are more positive.
People who really know me will say that I am emotional and quite a bit of a Debbie Downer. That was all well and fine when I was young. I was single, a writer, and had all the time in the world to wallow in my misery.
But not now. I don't want Josh and the twins growing up with a moody mom. So I thought, it would be a good exercise to practice gratefulness.
I decided to do it on the day of the week when I would need it most: Mondays.
So here goes, my first list of things I am grateful for.:
1. Spending Sunday with my husband's family for lunch, and my side of the family for dinner.
2. Good results from my recent ultrasound. The twins are well and weigh about three pounds each.
3. Josh will start attending a playgroup headed by his Sunday school teacher tomorrow. A win-win situation, really. He'll get to interact with other kids, while I'll have time to write my articles.
4. A breakthrough in my husband's work.
5. The Viber group composed of my college friends. A safe place to share, rant, encourage, and just generally keep up with each other's lives.
6. The food venture we invested in -- Ta Ke Ho Me sushi stand is doing really, really well.
7. Free avocados from my mother-in-law. I love avocados.
8. Being able to finish the series "Stranger Things," because Netflix gives a free one month subscription.
9. Freelance work in an ad agency that pays generously.
10. My sister-in-law sending over baby stuff that will be very, very useful when the twins arrive.
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