Gratitude – July 11

  Woo hoo!!  The weekend is finally here, and I am ready for it!  My work week was exceptionally busy this week and I am looking forward to having time to read, relax, and visit with friends this weekend.  This is going to be a short post because I am going to start my relaxing …

Gratitude – July 10

It was a crazy busy day at work today.  It was full of putting out fires and not getting any of my "real" wok done.   All day long, I was thinking about what I was going to write about tonight.  For the longest time this morning I was thinking that by the end of the …

Gratitude – July 9

I have so many friends and acquaintances that tell me how hard it is for them to get to sleep, or stay asleep, or both.  Even my husband suffers from insomnia.  When I hear the stories about laying in bed, staring at the ceiling, with anxious thoughts swirling around in someone's head, I cannot relate …

Gratitude – July 8

My post for yesterday is late, but not because I don't have a lot to be grateful for.  I had a good day at work and was able to get everything done that I needed to.  And again, I was able to do it in only 9 hours!  That's definitely one for the gratitude list. …

Gratitude – July 7

I went back to work today and by about 10:00 a.m. it felt like I hadn't even had a vacation.  Except that it didn't.  I was well-rested and focused and I was able to get through 47 voicemails and 154 emails.  The work was all the same, but I felt better about it because I …

Gratitude – July 6

My vacation from work is over, I head back to reality tomorrow.  I am anticipating a crazy, busy day.  I will probably have at least 50 voicemails and probably triple or quadruple that in emails.  I will most likely have students, staff, and faculty in my office all day long.  I have a feeling that …

Gratitude – July 5

After just a few days of sharing my gratitude here, I have to say that I think this might be my favorite Healthy Habit so far.  All throughout the day I am conscious of the things for which I'm grateful.  It is often little things, like taking an early nap today, helping my husband make pies …

Gratitude – July 4

  Today I feel happy, and thankful.  If you read my blog regularly, then you know that holidays are often difficult for me because I don't have any contact with my family, including my daughter  (if you are new to Sober Grace, you can read about it here and here).  Today being the 4th of July, there was …

Gratitude – July 3

It is officially monsoon season here in the desert.  Well, actually it has been for a couple of weeks, but today we had our first thunderstorm of the season.  For the past couple of years we haven't had as many summer storms as we used to, it seems.  But at this time each year I …

Gratitude – July 2

Tonight, as I get ready to settle down and go to bed, I am grateful for so many things.  I had a day full of rest and relaxation because I am on vacation from work this week.   Here are some of the things that made me pause and remember how lucky I am. After looking …