Thoughts on a Monday

I was going to start this blog out with all of the annoying things that happened to me this morning like the stupid drivers on the way to work or the crazy muggy weather we are experiencing, but then I thought to myself "Why am I dwelling on the negative today?".  I have so much to be grateful for and we just had an awesome weekend and all I was thinking about were the bad things that were happening at the moment.

 

I wish this were an isolated incident, but sadly it is not.  So many times I find myself uncontent with life because I choose to dwell on the negative rather than celebrate the positive.  For instance, I will sometimes gripe at Brandon for not rinsing his dish off before he puts it in the dishwasher when I should really be grateful that the dish even made it to the dishwasher.  Or, I'll nit-pick a converstaion with a co-worker and only remember the multiple negative comments rather than the positive comments. 

So, today I'm going to focus on the positive parts of my day (thus far):

1. I got out of bed this morning and I felt great!  I am healthy, my family is healthy and I have a really cute dog who always makes me laugh in the morning.
2. I had a tank full of gas in my car, thanks to my husband who filled me up last night!
3. I bought healthy groceries last night and I was excited as I was packing them up for work today.
4. We had a great weekend with our family and it makes me more excited for our upcoming trip.
5. I got to hang out with some of my old A|S coworkers at a commercial shoot today!
6. I went to my boss's house for lunch today (leftovers from our Easter lunch yesterday - she invited us over to eat with her family and a couple of other friends) and it was fun to just hang out.  Makes me wish I lived closer to work so I could go home over lunch.
7. I'm trying out a new recipe tonight and I'm quite excited!  This is one of Brandon's favorite take-out dishes, so I hope it turns out well.
8. DWTS is on tonight - yahoo!!
9. The sun is shining which brightens my mood.
10. One of my co-workers brought me a couple of baby tomato plants to plant in my yard without me even asking.  She just remembered we had a conversation last week about home grown tomatoes and she thought I might like to grow some at my house!

See, it really isn't so hard to think about the positives.  I think I'll try to do this a little more often!