I read this morning that there’s another deep freeze headed our way… in our neck of the woods, anyway. Brrr! So the very first item on my gratitude list today has got to be my comfy house with a working furnace, plenty of blankets and hot tea, and three furry creatures with whom to snuggle.
Hope you’ll join me in this week’s Gratitude Linkup!
(If you’d like a bit of background on why I started the Gratitude Linkup, check out this post.)
How to get involved in the Gratitude Linkup
- Write and post an entry in your own blog containing your gratitude list for a moment in time.
- Share the URL to your gratitude blog post by clicking the “add your link” button at the end of this post and filling out the information.
- Share the Gratitude Linkup with your blog readers by clicking the “get the InLinkz code” link at the end of this post and copy/pasting the appropriate code into your gratitude blog post.
- Visit some of the blogs listed in the Gratitude Linkup and comment on their posts.
My Gratitude List
In no particular order, here is my own gratitude list for this moment in time. I hope that after reading it you’ll go on to write and share your own!
- On a day when I thought nothing could rescue me from my mood of overwhelming cranky cantankerousness, reading this post by my dear friend Robin of Sunbonnet Smart, and realizing just how much value, joy, and friendship being a member of BlogHer has brought to my life.
- On that same day, receiving “real” snail mail – not a bill or a flyer! – in the form of a fun card and silly cartoon clipping from a good friend in Victoria, just because.
- Blogger awards and the bloggers who award them.
- The arrival of my long-awaited delivery from Filofax, and the enjoyment of assembling my new planner.
- Being the kind of person who takes delight from the little things.
- Having an illness that lasted for just a day and a bit (stomach bug? something I ate?) and NOT getting a cold or the ‘flu.
- Rediscovering and paging through three little volumes of Japanese haiku.
- Coming to terms with not feeling like a grownup.
- The freedom to spend the better part of a day on myself, breakfasting and shopping and coffeeing and browsing.
- Enjoying dinner out with Peter.
- Waking up to two cats asleep at my feet and another beside me.
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Twitter: annesmoeder
January 19, 2014
I especially like your “Having an illness that lasted for just a day and a bit (stomach bug? something I ate?) and NOT getting a cold or the ‘flu.” So often we complain about something that isn’t really a big deal, and surely could be much, much worse! It’s important to notice when an annoyance is minor! Thank you!
Rachel recently posted… Not yet nesting
Twitter: alphabetsalad
January 19, 2014
I totally agree! Best to keep everything in perspective.
Laurel Regan recently posted… On NOT feeling like a grownup
Nice list! I should probably start one of my own…but I’ve too many other things to write about.
Susan Dusterhoft recently posted… Letting Go
Twitter: alphabetsalad
January 19, 2014
Thank you!
Laurel Regan recently posted… On NOT feeling like a grownup
Twitter: syuloff
January 19, 2014
Wow, I love the idea of a gratitude list that we link to each other…I think I just found my topic for tomorrow’s blog post. With Gratitude!
Twitter: alphabetsalad
January 19, 2014
Excellent! Hope it works for you!
Laurel Regan recently posted… On NOT feeling like a grownup
Twitter: lyndalippin
January 19, 2014
I am grateful for Blogher and my connections from there. I am grateful for my readers and my clients who help me pay my bills and enrich my life in so many ways.
Lynda Lippin recently posted… CrossFit Coach Severs Spine in Competition
Twitter: alphabetsalad
January 20, 2014
Wonderful list, Lynda! Thank you for sharing.
Laurel Regan recently posted… On NOT feeling like a grownup
Great list! I’m so excited for you. I, too, get so much pleasure out of very simple things
Life Breath Present recently posted… Gratitude Linkup – Week of 1/19/14
Twitter: alphabetsalad
January 20, 2014
Sometimes it’s the simple things that are the best!
Laurel Regan recently posted… On NOT feeling like a grownup
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