& some of you asked me how the 'no complaining' thing went? Well, it lasted for about 2 minutes.
I'm not even joking.
I was at work & my boss called because Humana was canceling his policy. It's my job to keep all invoices paid- & that was paid... so what was the problem? Anyways, sit on a phone for 15 minutes with recordings from a health insurance company & then finally talk to someone who is clueless & see if you don't complain.
But what I did notice was how easy it is to complain about things.
I started over again as soon as I got over the health insurance company bozo's & tried again... & I think I lasted another 10 minutes.
WOW... this is hard....
By the end of the day, I was VERY aware of the complaining & trying to reel it in. & I think that is the point - to be aware of complaining. I'm going to try again today & know I'm going to complain, but I'm going to see if I can complain less...
& in honor of all this, I'm changing my tune... I'm making a list of things I love. Yesterday was the BLAH day... today is all about rainbows & butterflies... so here we go. A much brighter list.
Things I love:
(& to be fair, I'm keeping people out of this or I'd have a top 50 before I even got to anything other then people in my life... so everyone I know? It's a given I love you)
1. Doggie snuggles
2. Saturdays with no plans
3. The smell of burning leaves
4. Having my hair straightened at the salon
5. Payday
6. Fun surprises
7. McDonalds Iced Coffee
8. Reading on the porch when its raining
9. Clean sheets on a bed
10. My Kindle ... (I'd panic if I didn't have it with me)
11. Websites that show tv shows for free
12. Insulated cups
13. Nature Box Sriracha Cashews
14. Friendships that develop with blog friends
15. Laughing
16. Going to the movies & the theater being empty
17. Running shoes
18. When all the lights driving in downtown are in sync
19. Being in the office all by myself
20. Trying a new recipe that tastes delish
21. A perfect day in the 70's & sunny
22. Crossing a finish line in a race
23. ipods
24. Having personal conversations with the youth kiddos
25. anything Beauty & the Beast related (not counting the new TV show that is stupid)
26. My written in, torn pages Bible
27. Camera equipment
28. A clean house
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| & on this blog, WTF always stands for What the Fudge! ... or as Phil Dunphy says, "Why the face?" |
29. yummy smelling candles
30. Old navy flip flops
31. Bullet Journaling (... I'm going to make a vlog on this soon)
32. Instagram
33. Eating outside on a beautiful day
34. Singing loudly with the radio
35. Riding with the windows down on a cool day
36. Halloween
37. Cadbury Eggs at Easter
38. My Nutribullet
39. Pearl earrings
40. Maxi skirts all year round
41. Looking through old pictures
42. Taking a day off work
43. Good comfy running shorts
44. Holding new babies
45. Game nights
46. when my cabinets are full & there are tons of food options
47. Target clearance
48. Women's Running magazine
49. laying in bed watching tv on a Saturday morning
50. Disney World
So what are some things that make you happy?
YAY I really like this post and 2nd pretty much all of these happy things! I love God, my family, Disney, dogs, Once Upon a Time, Harry Potter, Universal Studios, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Fall decor, football, all the lights GREEN on the road, singing Broadway music loudly, and more!
ReplyDeleteLove this post! I love most of these too!! I love baby giggles, a perfect fall day, lazy rainy days, the first snow with a cup of hot coffee, themes/holidays, finally laying down after an exhausting day, a good book, and of course clearance!
ReplyDeleteOne thing about complaining is, we can always work on it to be better! I have come down with a little cold, and at first this morning all I wanted to do was complain, but then I realized if I was going to get sick it was better that it come this week than next for me, so maybe I should be grateful... Maybe:) LOL
ReplyDeleteLove your list of 50 loves!!!!
You lasted about a minute longer than I could ;) I love that you have so many things that make you love! Right now in this very moment I am loving the Spotify coffeehouse station!
ReplyDeleteI'll have to check it out... & drink coffee while listening :)
DeleteI just LOLed at the part about maxi dresses = crotchless yoga pants. Because yes.
ReplyDeleteThis post makes me happy. And good on you for making it 2 minutes without complaining because I don't think I'd go that far. If I held all my complaining inside, I would probably explode.
My favorite things? Hugs from my kiddo, hearing her sing the songs from Frozen, random flowers from my husband, and definitely crossing the finish line!
I'll sing Let it Go in honor of you today :)
DeleteI love all these things! Right now the top things I am loving are cupcakes (duh), being an aunt for the first time, and moving into a new apartment and starting over fresh!
ReplyDeleteBeing an aunt is the best.... be the cool one. They'll love you forever :)
Deletedisney! lol. i love the gifs and singing loudly with the radio is THE BEST.
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