Gratitude Journal
Since my focus for the night was working on a quilt square, I’ll let the pics do most of the talking now!
This entry is based on my Gratitude Journal, which I started back in 1999. I don’t always consistently keep up with it, but, when I do it every night, it makes me a much happier person. I don’t question how or why.. I just do it; I’m happier. Couldn’t get any simpler.
The journal is lined and I chose it for the cover, a favourite painting by a favourite artist: ‘Almond Blossoms’ by Van Gogh.
Each night at bedtime, I list five things which I am grateful for..big or little, sometimes repeated from previous nights; anything for which I’m thankful.
I started it when reading Sarah Ban Breathnacht’s ‘Simple Abundance’, as it was suggested in the book..
So tonight, I’ll make mine public:
1. A candlelight bath after midnight! Used my Christmas gift of a BodyShop “Moonflower”(!) bath package from Ebony and Bronwyn! Also, my candles from Melissa and Kathy. Thanks girls!!
2. Setting up the TV in the bathroom to watch Rage (music videos) while in the bath!
3. Finding forgotten artwork from 5 years ago while looking for my sister’s baby picture. So I had a crush on Stipe. So what. Shut up.
4. Having fun with “the boys” today.
(Please excuse the clutter..we were fixing a chair today. Well, that, and we have a general clutter problem at the moment. Yeah..we’re working on that…)
5. The fact that one of these guys wandered into the house very muddy. What a character. They both are, really. So’s the husband, as you probably already know.
Yeah..I’m very thankful for all three of “my boys”!
Take care, you monkeys!!
Much love,
“Cap’t Bionicals” (Tonight’s moniker graciously provided by you-know-who)
January 22nd, 2005 at 11:20 pm
elo mate! love the pics!! what cute puppy faces. :-)
so, i sent you an email about a book, but it seems to have bounced back. did you get it?
January 23rd, 2005 at 2:15 am
Hi Kat!
Hmm..didn’t get it yet. Something seems to be screwey wit zee email at the moment..I’ll email you from my other acccount in a sec and you can try from that one!
Amy
January 23rd, 2005 at 5:47 am
oooh the bath pictures make me want to take a bath! only my bathroom isnt as cool.
i have that same van gogh journal! i used it when i was in amsterdam :)
great pictures.
January 23rd, 2005 at 8:13 am
Yeah..I gotta say, I’ve a feeling that this will be one of, if not THE best bathroom(s) I’ll ever have the pleasure to take a bath in…. I’m not taking it for granted, that’s for sure. But I’d love to do it more often..I try and save water with showers instead.
Awww..cool!!! Van Gogh! Rawk!
Great minds think alike!
Thanks abt. the pics..it’s so fun to take them..and sometimes there are too many to share..and all of them great! (Cause I delete the crappy ones..he he)
I’m about to go look at yours!
xo
Ames
January 24th, 2005 at 3:08 am
Kat, the e mail’s all fixed up now!! Gonna go check it..
January 25th, 2005 at 9:24 am
That grammar on my comment about the bathroom? Yeah..it’s looking REALLY "sus" to me right about now..I kinda have a thing about that in my writing, despite throwing slang all over the place.
Hmm..I’mma leave it. Perfectionism sucks too much time away…
Just gonna sew today. I’m sure you understood what I meant.
Ta!
Ames
April 7th, 2005 at 9:52 pm
Amy –
I LOVE your buff’ies! I want a dog, too.
Thanks for commenting on my blog – the comments were berried under spam, and I didn’t see them until today! It was so nice to hear from you:-)