Gratitude 

It is officially a blizzard in upstate New York. The forecast originally called for 16-20 inches of snow but now weather reports are predicting greater than 30 inches of the white stuff!! Holy cow! I don’t ever recall getting 30 inches of snow in one event! School declared a snow day late yesterday. Non essential employees were told to stay home. 

Today is a pajama day. And also a day to get caught up on a few things we’ve been slacking on (some homework that was missed while we were on vacation, a 4h presentation that needs to be finished, laundry, and most of all downtime at home with no schedule).  

There’s so much to be grateful for today but strangely enough I’m suddenly feeling anxious and cranky. Maybe it’s the list of things I should get done on this ‘extra’ time? Maybe, as a mom, I no longer know how to truly relax without guilt? Are these feelings normal or is it just me?? 

I know today I need to focus on the important things in life and forget the laundry, carpets that need to be vacuumed, etc. 

Today, I am grateful for my big presentation being over, my sweet husband coming to watch and support me, my beautiful daughter resting her head on my shoulder and loving me no matter how cranky I may get. 

Today, I am looking forward to a slower pace and no commitments,  maybe a nap, a long hot shower. 

This week I am looking forward to sewing class, the end of hockey season party. 

In the near future I am looking forward to spring. I love seeing the flowers emerge, new leaves and having baby chics. 

I hope you’re safe, warm and enjoying this day. 

Aileen 

Gratitude 

Sometimes after a vacation, it can be difficult to adjust back to every day life. Today I am not feeling super well and I think it’s the adjustment from bright sunny Florida weather to cold, snowy New York.

I didn’t sleep well last night, had a near migraine yesterday and stomach pains and anxiety over an upcoming presentation at work this morning. Still, I know things could be a lot worse. Regardless of what I’m going through, there’s always a ton of things to be thankful for and to look forward to.

Today I am thankful for:

1. My sweet, beautiful daughter. 

2. Wonderful memories from our family vacation in Disney World. 

3. Great colleagues to push me to be A better person, help me grow, and provide constructive criticism. 

I am looking forward to:

Today: a good nights sleep!! 

This week: my big presentation being over (I really hate public speaking.); full moon adventures this weekend. 

In the near future: Spring! 

I hope you all have a blessed day and weekend!!

Gratitude 

This week has been a struggle. A battle at every turn with lack of patience at home with the little one and my sweetheart, a battle to focus at work, stomach issues, lack of self confidence, stress over our upcoming trip, and on and on. If I had written this post yesterday, I would have struggled to with counting my blessings. Today is a little better but the blues and other nonsense is still hanging on. Regardless, I live in a country that has so much more than others. Even on my worst day, I still have more than most people in the world. 

Today, I am grateful for:

  1. My family-I love them all no matter what’s going in in our lives 
  2. Unseasonably warm weather
  3. Sun shine
  4. My Friends 
  5. Having a job that tolerates even my most unfocused, unproductive days 

I am looking forward to:
Today: getting outside after work

This week: a satirsday morning not yet full of commitments 

In the future: our trip to Disney is less than 1 week away!! (Still so many things to accomplish. I sound way more excited than I feel.)

Blessings to you all. 

Gratitude 

Happy Valentine’s Day! And Happy Birthday to my sweetheart! 

It’s a bright and sunshiny day. Perfect for celebrating love or a birthday! Although a little more warmth would be welcome, I’m grateful for sunshine on my skin. 

Today I am grateful for going in to work a little late and giving my sweet girl her Valentine’s Day gift when she woke up; thankful for class parties; my sweethearts birthday; and for very successful Valentine’s bake sales to benefit a sick child. 

This week I am looking forward to hockey practice, sewing class and a big birthday dinner. 

In the near future, I am looking forward to our Disney vacation! It’s coming up so quick. I just can’t wait!!

Wishing you a sweet Valentine’s Day!!

More snow!

I just love the peacefulness and beauty of fresh snow, covered trees and pristine piles of it everywhere!

Thankfully for me, 10 inches of glorious snow fell late last week. Yesterday, we got nearly 6 more inches! Although I love when snow is ubdisturbed, I love it just as much when there’s tons of kiddo footprints, snow angels, sled tracks, forts (in our case, snow restaurants…haha!!) and doggie footprints everywhere. 

When the sun shines through the snow covered trees, I can hardly resist taking tons of photos. The light is always amazing! 

So, here’s a few photos I took in my neighborhood as I left for work this morning. 

Enjoy!

Gratitude

Life goes by amazingly fast. Most days it’s easy for me to forget to stop and be thankful for the zillion blessings in my life. On the difficult days, it can be a challenge to remember and see those blessings in front of me.

Join me in taking a moment to reflect on the blessings God has given us.

1. Time at home with the family during yesterday’s snow day.

2. Beautiful snow and photo opportunities.

3. Friends and family to play with and have a nice evening.

In addition to counting blessings, I wanted to add little something. My best friend and I did this while we were pregnant with our little girls and it has stuck with me. Again, in the fast pace world of motherhood, we an sometimes get stuck doing the same thing and forget to look ahead. So, here are a few upcoming things I’m looking forward to in my life:

Today-It’s Friday! No work for the next two days! Also picking up my little girl from my sister-in-laws house (school was cancelled again today!)

This week-My dear friends son is turning two years old. His birthday party should be full of toddler smiles and giggles.

In the near future-Family trip to Disney!