... , I can’t even recall when) since I’ve had painted nails of any color except clear. It feels good. And cute. Wearing sweatpants outside the house; a small pleasure in life. Earning my bubble tea reward. Wage a battle against embitterment and take part in Grace In Small Things.

Based on the recommendation of another blogger, I joined Grace In Small Things. I think that GiST will help me in my recovery because one of the challenges is to think of five positive things every day. I think I would like to do that. These aren't small things and I'm sure I'll be thinking of those within the week. :) Here are my ...

1. new fish in the tank at work! 2. York Peppermint Patties. especially when they are shaped like snowflakes for Christmas. festive! 3. doing some major damage to my Christmas list. 4. having a good hair day. 5. 300 Grace posts completed. 65 to go. that's a *lot* of things to be grateful for. Visit Grace in Small Things

... regular $29 4. catching up with friends Grace in Small Things is a daily reminder to take notice of the positive things ... GIST post in quite some time. It's getting much harder to write these things every day now with hubby sitting at the computer almost 24/7. ... I guess, definitely should make them easier, it's been hard thinking of good things lately. Just a bad week though, next week will ...

1. the many, many soldiers who fought so that we could sleep safe in our beds at night (this is not exactly a SMALL thing, just deserves mentioning today) 2. the sound of a diaper-clad toddler running down the hall 3. pancakes 4. big tippers 5. Strongbow Grace in Small Things is a social network that Schmutzie created to wage a battle against embitterment.

I stumbled across several great websites today, one in particular that stood out to me is, Grace In Small Things - with the tagline, "Waging a battle against embitterment since 2008". I'm a little late to the party, but oh well. The original intent is to focus on 5 positive things a day. That I can do. Here's 1 / 365 1. Sharing an apple with Lorelai. ...

... me down this path 2. The Ning network for supporting Grace in Small Things 3. That well over one thousand members have made and will continue to make GiST one of the happiest and warmest little social ... this project, I felt fairly defeated, but that now, a year later, I have 1825 things from my daily lists to prove that... Click on the title to view the full ...

... of writing, I watch bad TV, which in turn makes me feel less creative, less interesting, less able to construct a worthwhile post. It's a vicious cycle. I'm working on breaking it. For now, some grace in small things: 1) Hot cocoa on a cold rainy day 2) Little boys who play so hard that they fall asleep 2 ...

Thanksgiving seems like the perfect day for a Grace in Small Things post, doesn’t it? Today I am thankful for my family and friends (of course), for snow, for turkey, for fast WiFi, for comfortable shoes and a warm sweater dress. I’m thankful to be starting my day at the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line, and thankful that I will end it ...

... long look, as I am very tall, and she is very petite) and said: “Of course there is beauty in small things! ” Then she held up the palm of her little hand ... thought: “Um, yes, like shovelling?”, but had the grace to not blurt it out loud. She waved her hand again, and declared ... 8230;.it’s important to remember the beauty of small things…… (link to tutorial ...

... "!! Who knew!" (talking about her prowess at Corn Hole!) 4) My mother finishing up the grace before the meal by saying, "And thank you for food, friends and family...and everything that begins with the letter F" ... a ... "...etc. etc. etc. (though we were all thinking one thing...) and she clarifies, "Good things that begin with the letter F.." 5) Family together

... pool every single day of our vacation.  Today she even insisted she really likes cold water.  Her lips were blue and she was shivering... but she was having a blast. 2. Watching the interactions between Ana (16 months old) and Grace (22 months old).  Priceless. 3. Being able to sit with a laptop in front of the tv. 4. Peach and mango salsa. 5. Ice cream sodas.

... to do things a little different, I'm going to give a bit of a story to go along with the things for which I am thankful for the sake of context: I couldn't find my bus pass this morning so I missed the bus ... long, frustrating day 7. I am very thankful for having silly people in my life that like nerdy things like I do. 8. I'm thankful I got home before my parents went to bed 9. I'm ...

A fabulous new hair cut and color that make you feel and look NOT 38.  Coffee, hot and delicious after a rough nights sleep.  Happy, easy drop offs (see above about bad sleep). Left over night (again, see above bad nights sleep situation). This kid:  I can't tell you how very much I love this child, this walking piece of grace, this daily reminder that dreams do come true. 

... and it went well and I felt comfortable and I was really pleased, even if I totally forgot to do one of the important things (specifically, I didn’t speak of my credentials to run the group!) Our Christmas fund has enough money in it to ... really likes to read and, of course, this makes my little literary heart sing.. BONUS: I had no problem whatsoever finding 20 things to put on this list..