The kitties are trying to defrost my stone-cold heart. Nice try.
Present.
6 years ago
12.29.2008
12.15.2008
Dear Santa,
I ask that you defrost my bah humbug heart.
Love,
Gwen
Attempts to cultivate the Christmas spirit:
- Went to a tree farm to cut down a tree with Greg and Winslow
- Decorated the tree to Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer the movie
- Christmas shopping: completed
- Watched: Scrooged, Santa Clause 2
- Baked Doris's famous Pistachio Cookies
- Planned the office holiday party and participated in our Adopt-A-Family
- Blared Christmas carols (currently and while baking)
- Wrapped presents for the Christmas Destroyers to attack and open
I'm also running low on Christmas Card Karma according to Real Simple. Too many cards with imprinted signatures...
Any sure-fire ways to spark the Christmas spirit?
Next year, I'm thinking Festivus.
12.01.2008
Gratitude
Last month, I began a Gratitude Journal in hopes of regaining a part of myself that I recently felt as though it was slipping away from me. Each night - minus two rowdy evenings spent in the mountains- I wrote down three things that I felt grateful for experiencing. I decided to focus more on the day-to-day ideas that passed through my mind rather than the more obvious ones like good health, a wonderful husband and family, etc. I will always be grateful for such things.
I have to say, ending my day in this manner was truly refreshing. Instead of mulling over conversations from work or life worries, I was actively thinking of all (or at least three) things that I was happy to recall and jot down. Now that December is here, I've decided to continue this nightly ritual.
Please enjoy a few snippets.
Today, I'm grateful for....
...soft, clean sheets.
...alone time.
...leaves swirling in the wind.
...a good friend, a good beer and a sunny patio.
...making the most of a day.
...not rushing.
...crisp walks at night with the smell of a fire burning in the air.
...encouragement from those who know you and even those who don't.
...people who like to talk about books.
...a clean house.
...alone time.
...leaves swirling in the wind.
...a good friend, a good beer and a sunny patio.
...making the most of a day.
...not rushing.
...crisp walks at night with the smell of a fire burning in the air.
...encouragement from those who know you and even those who don't.
...people who like to talk about books.
...a clean house.
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