Happy Thanksgiving

 

I Am Thankful For:

Family

Friends

33 years of marriage

Christmas trees

Christmas lights

Spending the afternoon with my husband

My home

Rainy days at the library

Sun shining through the morning fog

Memories

A mug of hot tea

Winter birds

Sunday Inspiration: Start Each Day

Thankful Thursday: November 20, 2025

 

I Am Thankful For:

Sleep

Treating myself to a coffee 

An "all clear" pathology report

Sunshine

A pot of gumbo

Morning sun lighting the mountain tops

Getting a quick appointment

Antibiotics

Leftovers 

A lazy day

Taco soup 

Feeling better

A day with my grandson

Coloring

Watching my husband make our grandson laugh

Sunday Inspiration: What You Have Now

Thanksgiving 2024

 

Sunday Inspiration: What Gratitude Can Do

Thankful Thursday: November 21, 2024

 

I Am Thankful For:

My daughter is feeling better everyday

My morning tea

When the errands are completed

Packing done

Safe travels

Sunset on the beach

No crowds

The sound of the waves

Sunrise over the ocean

Hunting for seashells

A good catch

Visiting little known places

Relaxing on the boat

A delicious dinner at a local restaurant

Little beach birds

Time away with my husband 

32 years of marriage

Thankful Thursday: November 14, 2024

I Am Thankful For:

The ability to be flexible with my time

Kind hospital staff

A late night drive home

Beautiful autumn days

An evening cup of tea

My daughter's surgery went well

Helping out with the grandkids

My grandbaby and dog playing ball

My daughter home from the hospital

Simple dinners

A day at home

A pot of chili on a rainy day

A quiet evening 

A nice lunch out

Coats for doggies

Cool fall temperatures

Lazy mornings

Used book stores

Thankful Thursday: November 7, 2024

 

I Am Thankful For:

Another year

Birthday cards

Take-out from my favorite chicken place 

Birthday gifts

Funny coffee mugs

A pretty new honey dispenser 

Time with family

Birthday cake

Homemade soups

The ability to be flexible with my time

My daughter is going to be ok

My sweet grandsons

Family

Focusing on what I am able to control

Sunday Inspiration: In The Morning

Thankful Thursday: November 30, 2023

I Am Thankful For:

My husband making it home for Thanksgiving despite delays

Family

The means to provide a nice Thanksgiving meal

That full, sleepy feeling after the turkey

Pumpkin pie

Christmas shopping with my daughter

Holiday traditions

Thanksgiving leftovers

Selecting paint colors

The dog finished medicine and doing well

A warm bowl of chili

A fancy schmancy new coffee maker

Windy days

Homemade sweet potato dog treats

My husband

A warm house on a cold day

Thanksgiving Thursday

 

I Am Thankful For:

Keeping a sense of humor about it

Kitten playing with the dogs

Getting help with Thanksgiving prep

Getting a quick vet appointment 

Fast lab results 

My husband fixing dinner when I was running late 

My husband and grandson playing together 

The dog seems to be feeling better

A big Sunday breakfast 

Cute little dog hats

Late night texts 

The windows are finally done

Work on the siding has started

Groceries for Thanksgiving

My husband

31 years of marriage

The life we've built together 

Our little family

Thankful Thursday: November 16, 2023

 

I Am Thankful For:

Inner strength

Taco salad

Holding hands with my husband

Pink morning clouds

Little birthday cake for dogs

Texting with my Canadian cousin

Much needed rain

Clean laundry

Falling asleep quickly

Lunch out with my husband

Getting a haircut

A nice pot of tea

Soup cooking in the crockpot

Planning for Christmas

Lipstick

Sunset

Siding installation scheduled

Afternoon tea with my daughter

Thankful Thursday: November 9, 2023

 

 I Am Thankful For:

Birthday lunch with my dad

Birthday dinner with daughter's family

A surprise delivery

Bundt cakes

Packing for another trip

Catching an early morning flight

Seeing NYC from the air

An after flight nap at the hotel

Public transportation

Lobster rolls

Exploring a city I've never visited before

Checking another stadium off our list

A beautiful day for a football game

An evening walk around Boston

A safe trip home

Chris's phone is found

Ice cream cake

Dogs napping on my lap

Love

Evenings at home

Sunday Inspiration: Thanksgiving

 

Sunday Inspiration: A Life of Gratitude

 

November Thoughts on Abundance

As my year of focusing on 'Abundance' joins the month most often associated with gratitude, I find myself thinking about how the two go hand- in-hand.

As I have spent the past 10 months thinking about, reading about, and learning about abundance - I have come to believe that you can not experience true abundance without gratitude. 

If you are not thankful for the things that you have and are not grateful for the abundance in your life - it is never going to feel like enough. It doesn't matter how much you have. It doesn't matter how rich, full, or satisfying your life is.  Without gratitude, that abundance will always feel more like scarcity.

On the other hand,  if you live life with a thankful heart, full of gratitude for the things you have, it can always feel like an abundance.  No matter how little you may have, if you are thankful for it - it will always feel like plenty.

When we are grateful, we aren't focusing on the things we don't have. We are too busy being thankful for what we do have.  This focus magnifies and increases it in our hearts and minds.

Do you have a gratitude practice, such as writing in a gratitude journal or keeping a gratitude list, to help you focus on your abundance?  Tell me about it in the comments!

Currently: November 2022

November is going to be an excellent month!  Can't you just feel it?  This is always my favorite month of the year, but it's going to be extra special this year.

Working On: Getting my Etsy shop ready for the busy holiday season.  I'm taking a short break for the first few weeks this month before things get hectic.  I need to get everything ready for the Black Friday/ Cyber Monday sale.

Celebrating:  November is always a big one for celebrations.  Today is my birthday. The Big 5-3!  Of course there's Thanksgiving.  And the Man of the House and I have plans for celebrating our wedding anniversary this month.  Thirty years deserves a big celebration - don't you think? 

Wanting/Needing: You know what?  I can't think of a single thing!  Unless it's a few extra hours in the day to take care of everything I need to be doing this month. 

Eating: It's officially soup season!  Which means I'm cranking up the slow cooker and enjoying all the soups, stews, chilis and gumbo.  It makes my heart - and my tummy - happy!

Loving:  I think it's pretty obvious by now that I am loving just about everything about November

Goals for November:

• Set up Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale for Etsy shop
• Post Bath and Body items from Etsy to FB shop
• Decorate for Christmas

What are your plans for November? Share in the comments!

Monday Musings: Thanksgiving

 It's Thanksgiving week! Who else is excited?

As you probably know, gratitude is a big thing for me. I keep a daily gratitude journal.  Every Thursday I share some of the items for the past week in my Thankful Thursday posts. 

I've said it before and I will say it again: No matter how bad things seem, there is always something in your life to be thankful for. Even if it's as simple as that the sun came up for another day or that you're still breathing. Sometimes it's just a matter of changing our perspective or attitude towards our circumstances  (Read That Thing You're Complaining About for more on this)

The day we call Thanksgiving comes only once a year. But the act of thanksgiving, the practice of gratitude should be an everyday occurrence. Let's make this week the beginning of a new habit of thankfulness. Let's help each other do just that! Join me in my Instagram stories this week, and let's share something we are thankful for each day.

Day Thirty: November Gratitude Challenge

 A special "Thank you" to everyone that followed along this month, especially those that participated on their own blogs or social media!

Today I Am Thankful For:

Christmas trees

Baby Yoda

A puppy sleeping in my lap