#12: I'm happy my friend Sandy has been contributing to this blog while I took a brief break ... I need to do this daily - I think it really helps to keep me focused on the better things in life!
#13: I'm happy for two consecutive days off work!
#14: I'm grateful for music - listening to iTunes right now! Songs can do everything from make us dance or sing, to make us cry and often they bring us out of lonely places by poetically reminding us that we all have the same human emotions.
#15: I LOVE PICTURES! Seeing friends and family frozen in time with smiles on their faces ALWAYS makes me happy. I have 34+ photo albums, several scrapbooks, and tons of pictures on my computer. This is one of my favorite traits that my Mom passed down to me. (She loves photographs too!)
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Reason to smile #11
Seeing my friend (a new mom) with her much wanted and loved new baby so happy and content with life, made me think true and genuine happiness exists in the world..
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Reason to smile # 10
Yay! We made it to 10!
Even after a rough day, there are always sites like "Damn You Auto Correct!" to make you laugh til you hurt!
Even after a rough day, there are always sites like "Damn You Auto Correct!" to make you laugh til you hurt!
Reason #9 of 1k reasons to smile
I'm in a great mood today! January is coming to a close, which means work will be more manageable next week!
Monday, January 24, 2011
Reason to smile #8
A professor of mine once said to the class "There are two types of teachers; the ones that students will see at a grocery store and run up to, and the ones that students see and run away from." While I was shopping for groceries, a student of mine came up to me to say hi. I'm glad I'm "that" teacher.
Reason to smile #6 and #7
Yesterday I tried sushi again ... and have finally decided I DO like it! Thanks to my husband Ben and my dear friend Becky for being patient and letting me try a little at a time until you've got me under your spell of sushi-ism.
Today I am thankful for my Mom and my girlfriends. I love my husband and he is my best friend in the world, but no one understands a woman like other women. Thanks girls - for listening to my dreams (literally ... nighttime dreams) and for listening to my ranting about what I thought I would order for dinner and then what I eventually decided to order for dinner and why I ordered it instead of the first item, and for listening to my new bad habits that stress created and how I feel like my body has a mind of it's own when it comes to clenching fists and grinding teeth and being fidgety. Girls Rule.
Today I am thankful for my Mom and my girlfriends. I love my husband and he is my best friend in the world, but no one understands a woman like other women. Thanks girls - for listening to my dreams (literally ... nighttime dreams) and for listening to my ranting about what I thought I would order for dinner and then what I eventually decided to order for dinner and why I ordered it instead of the first item, and for listening to my new bad habits that stress created and how I feel like my body has a mind of it's own when it comes to clenching fists and grinding teeth and being fidgety. Girls Rule.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Friday, January 21, 2011
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Blog #2
I'm still learning about this blog thing. Reason #3 of 1k reasons to smile: I had a great evening with my Mom tonight! We went to dinner, watched my new wedding video, played with pictures and laughed a lot. I <3 my Mommy!
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Entry #1
I've never blogged before. (Is "blogged" a word?) I created this blog on a whim, as suggested by a childhood friend, Nicole Savard. I have a Facebook account and I'm trying to post only positive things in 2011; a few days ago I posted: "When life gives you 100 reasons to cry, show life you have 1,000 reasons to smile" (a quote I stole from 'the best life quotes' app on my Droid phone). Well, the last couple of days, I have felt like I had a 100 reasons to cry - so yesterday I posted on my Facebook status update, "Julie is sitting in Grimaldis Pizzaria looking at the giant moon and enjoying the perfect weather: reason #1 of 1,000 reasons to smile". Today, I had an equally (if not exceedingly) horrific workday, so I posted: "Reason#2 of 1,000 reasons to smile: it's not completely dark when I leave work :) ". I felt a little self-conscious ... thinking, "wow, this is going to get on people's nerves ... what if I really decide to post 1,000 of these little tidbits?". My friend Nicole commented on my status update by saying, "I love 1,000 reasons to smile updates, you should start a blog!!". "A blog.", I thought. Ten minutes later I had my own blog started!
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