50 – Or Almost 50 – Yes, 50 Things I Am Grateful For In 2019

Dawn Quyle Landau, an amazing writer and blogger (well worth following if you don’t already) is hosting the 6th annual attitude of gratitude challenge. I began participating a few years ago, ok, ok… 2016 is a tad more than a few years. Sheesh, where does the time go? I feel very much the newbie when it comes to the great big blogosphere world out there especially (gulp) that I haven’t actively been posting regular content. As a part-time blogger (like bare-minimum-one-quarter-part-timer) I still have a ton to learn and grateful for Dawn’s stellar example.

AnyHOO, I finally sat aside this morning to participate. I have my phone timer set to15 minutes and I’m ready to go!

Blessings, Gratitudes & Joys

1. Friends and
2. Family
3. Miss R, my fabulous granddaughter who is growing up quickly
4. Still employed – this was a rocky, uncertainty for most of the fall
5. Driftwood Cove, my tiny bungalow by the sea
6. A new couch – only took me a decade to buy one
7. Fresh flowers – Trader Joe’s has beautiful bouquets
8. A glass of wine with a friend
9. Sitting on my patio early evenings chatting
10. Walking the streets of London mid-morning
11. Starbucks – anywhere in the world
12. First rich, cup of coffee in the morning
13. Holding hands with that favorite someone
14. Warm, blue skies in December
15. Walks along the beach, dancing with the waves
16. Local Italian restaurant, within walking distance
17. My son graduating from cosmetology school specializing in color!
18. My son now has health insurance that covers insulin
19. A replacement car
20. My handy son-in-law who helped with tons of little projects while visiting
21. Christmas gathering
22. Fresh sheets
23. Road trip with my girlfriend
24. Discovering and connecting with others
25. Laughter
26. Books to inspire
27. Books to get lost in
28. Technology to keep us connected – “Alexa play NPR”
29. NPR
30. Dogs – especially little Bear
31. Hand written cards in the mail
32. Affirmations
33. Discovering new artwork for my home
34. The almost-perfect pair of walking boots
35. My Apple Watch that tracks everything bubble bath
36. My favorite teacup
37. Creative sparks
38. Music
39. Dancing in the kitchen
40. Green grass
41. Garden herbs
42. Hearing “I love you.”
43. Hugs and
44. Kisses
45. Travel
46. Window shopping with my daughter
47. Baking
48. Self discovery conference
49. Netflix
50. You

How’d I Do?

50 – or almost 50 – things I am grateful for in 2019 in 15 minutes was tough this year. To be frank, I ran out of time somewhere around 30… I know, I know, I cheated to get to 50. 2019 was a year filled lots of twisty turns taking a bit more thinking time. This year’s attitude of gratitude list definitely didn’t come as easy as the previous years. I’ll go back and add a few links but that’s outside of the allotted 15 minutes.

One of the things I love about participating in this is rediscovering that even in rough patches blessings bloom. And the second thing I like about it is reading other’s posts. I hope you join along, cuz I’d love to read yours.

Bloggers Unite

Here are the instructions, as written on the hosting blog, Tales From the Motherland

Sending you love and happiness. ❤️