September

If I believed in past lives, I was probably the Grinch from Dr. Suess's books, before the whole Christmas thing. I have been very cranky lately with no real reason why. I have a deecnt life, awesome family, great friends......
So I am trying to not be so grouchy. Life is a *little* stressful and when I am grouchy, things seem worse. Who thinks clearly or rationally when they are grumpy? So here is my lame attempt at being optimistic today.
I love fall. It is finally here. I love the cooler air. I love that pollen is not so abundant now. I LOVE the colors, they are the colors I look good in....greens, oranges, yellow, browns. I love that the sun is not nearly so dang hot! That is a very important thing for us redheads. I love having the kids back in school. I love sleeping more during the day. This is very important for those of us who work all night.

I remember hearing about gratitude journals before so in another lame attempt at staying positive, I am adding a new section to this blog.

My Gratitutde List

Everytime I post I am going to add five things I am grateful for.

So here is today's list:

1. My mother's sucessful surgery. Modern science is amazing. They have given her a whole new knee.
2. My job. - My job is a pretty crappy job. I spend four hours every night cleaning up everyone else's %#$! stuff at the movie theatre. But it is an easy, mindless job that gives me the flexibility to do what I still have to do get to do during the day.
3. My hubby. No one works harder than he does. He deserves so much more than he gets.
4. Good shoes. I don't need, or even want, anyting fancy, just a good support shoe will do for me.
5. Scrapbook paper. This is a small taste of heaven for me. So many colors, so many sizes, so many patterns, so many projects. I LOVE paper.

So that is it for my attempt at being optimistic today. Think I will go make a snarly face at someone now.