This is a photo from my office window this morning...
and this is from a few days ago...
Isn't that beautiful?
Bottom line, I need to be grateful for all the amazingness in my life. Period.
On that note, I bought this little book a few days ago:
I had been feeling so stuck, like I'm not going anywhere and my life has not moved one bit for the past 6 years. I know it can't be true, I know, but it feels that way sometimes... Then I heard about this little book and thought it would be really helpful. There's just a little space everyday to write the highlight of the day, or whatever you want for that matter and the next year goes right below it, so you get to see where you were at, and like that for 5 years.
I'm thinking it's a great idea and it should:
1- Force me to reflect on my day
2- Notice and remember all the great things I'm getting to experience
3- Imprint in my head that life is still happening and a baby is not all there is to life
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very good idea! I have tried to start a gratitude journal, and totally totally failed! Now I do Oh Life! which is online and much easier for me! Even if I just record a few things that happened or feelings I felt, it helps me live in th moment! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteOh, I never heard of Oh Life! I'm going to check it out. Thanks!
DeleteYou views are amazing. I went to CA last year and loved every second of it. If I could live there I just might! Well except for the nasty huge spiders, lol.
ReplyDeleteOmg, those photos are like torture for someone who lives in Canada! Sigh... I heart Cali so much and would kill to be there right now, as I endure -18 weather. Also, that book is such a great idea -- anything that involves minimal commitment gets my attention, but I'm sure it would be awesome to read 5 years down the line, when all of what you're going through now will seem so far away. :)
ReplyDelete-18 weather IS torture! My goodness! You can always come and visit :)... or move!!
DeleteNice view you have. Is that Gladstones? And the weather has been amazing in LA this week.
ReplyDeleteThat book is a great idea. I know I tend to focus on the bad things and forget that good things are happening despite IF.
Yes it is!
DeleteSo, so jealous...it was 40 degrees below zero (celsius) here a couple of days ago. Those palm trees and that beautiful ocean are calling my name...
ReplyDeleteI can't even imagine that degree of coldness, Jen. Being born and raised in South America, I think I wold probably die within a week. The palm trees, ocean and me are calling your name!! Come visit!
DeleteIs that on PCH? The building does look a bit like Gladstones. Enjoy the beauty of each day and the warm winters. I miss living in Newport Beach!
ReplyDeleteLove the idea of the journel and looking back at your entries over the years. I swore when I started TTC that I would not let it consume my life, but slowly it did. It is great to step away and appreciate the little things in life.
Yes it is, and yes, it is Gladstones!
DeleteI've heard of these journals before and think they are a great idea.
ReplyDeleteThe temp sounds wonderful. It was -38 C (-36 F) this morning when I left for work.
Oh no!
DeleteLove the journal, I just bought one off Ebay. So easy to get caught up in IF that its easy to forget the simple things we are grateful for.
ReplyDeleteGreat! Let me know how you like it, I'm loving mine :)
DeleteI love that shift in perception. ANd honestly 75degree Jan days don't hurt! I was also enjoying the warm SoCal weather the past few days.
ReplyDeleteSo jealous, the weather in the D.C. area has been so cold! Great to see such optimism, where did you get that book from? I could probably use something like that after suffering two MC's in a row. :-)
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry Courtney. That has to be beyond devastating. I got it from amazon. xo
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