Monday Morning.

1. Singing songs in the car
On Sunday Mike and I headed down to the lake to do more painting and yardwork.  The twins were with Greg and Jack was with my parents so we were there for a few hours alone.  I think my favorite thing (besides eating pizza by the fire) was singing songs on the car ride home.

2. Payroll Monday
I have figured out a pretty great system to get through all 84 people on my payroll.  Grateful for Kristin and Jimmy to help get lots of the work completed.

3. Spring is coming
As I sit and type I am starring at snow on the ground.  It's April 9th and I got an inch of snow last night.  I am so freaking excited that the winter is almost over and spring will be here any day.

4. Showered last night
I am grateful that I don't have to shower this morning.  It is saving me some time and I can sit around and be lazy for a few extra minutes.

5. Owen's stories
Owen can sit and talk for hours and hours.  Usually I just sit and listen and have him follow me around the house will I pick up or do chores.  Sometimes it is hard to follow his train of thought but usually it is just a really long story with every detail you can imagine.

Saturday 5

1. Pain relief

My mom is currently doing palliative radiation in hopes of some pain relief with her bone mets.  It was not helping at all so this week I had her try CBD oil.  Yesterday she finally said, "yes, the pain is a tiny bit better."  What!??!  So grateful for a small victory.

2. Swim lessons
All three boys are in swim lessons and they are all are enjoying it.  This year it is a tad more cumbersome than in the past because we are there for so long AND the twins swim first and THEN Jack.  But I have been super impressed and grateful for how well they do while they just sit and wait.  All of them.

3. The Lake Shack
We were able to get some more work done on the lake shack.  Lots and lots and lots of painting.  Mike and I are headed back down again tomorrow to get in a few more hours.

4. Spaghetti for breakfast
Jack has been asking for spaghetti for every meal.  He had two helpings for breakfast and then for lunch he had a bowl of baked beans.  Wowzers .... he is such a picky eater.  At least today he chose something that we actually had.

5. We had tea
Our coffee machine randomly broke yesterday.  Grateful that we have tea to help with the morning slump.

Hump Day

1. Easter Egg challenge

This year Cameron won our annual egg crushing competition.  As you can tell by the picture below - he was PUMPED.  I really thought that this was my game and I would win every year but I was happy to pass the champion title to him.

2. Hump Day
It is WEDNESDAY!!!  The office has been unusually quiet for spring break and though I like to keep things hopping - sometimes quiet is heavenly.

3. New Book
This week I decided to start a new book that was not a business book or personal improvement or finance book. (Yes - I completely get that I am so so lame.)  BUT this book I am reading right before bed and I have found that I am able to relax and get solid sleep.  No wonder I used to do this EVERY. SINGLE. NIGHT.  I am excited to get back into it.

4. Roof
It has been raining for days.  Like poring rain that is flooding streets and shutting down interstates.  BUT I am grateful to say that I have a roof over my head and I am sitting here dry, warm and wrapped in a blanket.

5. Luke and the lake shack
I am grateful for a ton of things when it comes to our new little place but right now I am super, uber grateful that Luke is doing work on our house.  I trust Luke.  I trust his work and his opinion.  It a month or so we will be able to walk into a fully functioning house and hopefully just ENJOY the lake.

Saturday

1. Sub Yoga Instructor

Saturday morning yoga is one of my favorites but this Saturday I LOVED the sub instructor.  It was nice to do a different routine and use different muscles.  It used a lot of balance and strength and per usually I walked out standing taller and grateful for my practice.

2. Butterfly Garden
We hit up the zoo yesterday afternoon.   We went to the butterfly exhibit for the first time and we were all wonderfully surprised.   In this picture, the boys were trying to get a butterfly to land on their finger.

3. ANIMALS
Yesterday we were able to see a ton of animals at the zoo and many of them were pretty active.  The boys were really good and everyone had a great time.  We only stayed a few hours before heading home to color Easter eggs - it was prefect.

Also, every time Jack saw a new animal he would say, "oh my gosh"  It was hilarious.

4. Double Date
We went to Morty's last night with Adam and Emma.  I realized that Emma and I are spending three weekends in a row together!  Super pumped for the month ahead.

5. Radiation is close to my work
I am super grateful that I am easily able to walk to my mom's radiation appointments and be there for her during these two weeks.

846.

1. Harry Potter, book 2

They twins are finally finished with book 1 and they have started book 2.  Usually Mike sits and reads before I get home from work but because today was spring break they boys were all still in their pajamas so I was able to read with them before bedtime.

2. Morning Treats
Around 10am a box of Cheryl & Co cookies were delivered.  These cookies are INSANELY amazing.  We indulged on the spot.  And yes -- I was at home at 10am.  I was between meetings so I stopped home to say hello and got some work done.

3. Sleep
For 2 nights Mike worked extremely late.  I am grateful that he was easily able to pick back up on his sleep and it didn't take him out for a full week.

4. Positive Feedback

I am grateful that I have a job.  Not only do I have a job but I have a career.  AND on top of that - I receive positive feedback on a regular basis.  

Today was not a hot day to be the bosslady.  Not at all.  So days like to today remind me to breathe, do my best, and be grateful for the place I am at.

5.  The bubbles

It must be mentioned, one way or another. "the bubbles" are probably Jack's absolute favorite thing at this time.  The screen saver on our computer comes up and Jack instantly wants to pop one of the floating bubbles.  We have a touch activated monitor so once he touches it all of the bubbles disappear.  This has given him HOURS of entertainment. 

short. sweet. no pictures. new flow.

1. Yoga
Tonight I decided to hit up Monday yoga because the twins are in Chicago and Mike is working late.  I am so grateful that I made it to class.  I walked out feeling stronger, grounded and with a little bit more love for myself.

2. No lunches
I have been pretty terrible at packing lunches lately BUT this week is a built in OFF week.  Super grateful that I don't even need to think about it.

3. PTO
Tomorrow I am taking a full day to head down to the lake to paint, paint, paint.  I really want to put in some major sweat equity into this project so when summer comes around we can spend the time enjoying coffee on our new deck, fishing or reading books.

4. My leadership team
Today I thought I was going to lose my mind at work.  Jimmy walked into my office and insisted that I find a solution.  This immediately made me breathe and not completely lose my shit.  ...hence why yoga was MUCH needed as well as the day off tomorrow.  And I can't leave out Kristin.  That woman is a beast and runs circles around me.  It's super impressive and completely inspirational.

5. New goals
I am grateful that I am working on some new goals.  My health, my gratitude blog and my sanity are just some of the things that are "NOT OPTIONAL" in the year of 36.

6. Tony Robbins
I had to add him in - grateful for his talks on YouTube.  Today they especially helped.

36 years

A few days ago I was looking through one of my old goal journals and found a page of things that WERE and were NOT working in my life.  One of the positive things on the list was this blog.  I am going to try and give it a good shot again.  I know that you, the reader, has heard this all before BUT I have a feeling that this time it will stick.

1. Birthday traditions
Every year Mike and I do something brand new to BOTH of us and spend some time together vs. buying new things.  This year we went axe throwing.  It was pretty spectacular.

2. Flowers from Tara
Friday was my birthday and when I got home from work I had a beautiful bouquet from Tara.  Tara is freaking AMAZING.  I am so pumped that she is on my team.  Without her dedication, eye for something fabulous and her commitment to win - I probably would of jumped off this toothpaste train.

3. Birthday lunch
We have catered lunches EVERY day at work except Friday.  When some of the girls decided to order Jimmy Johns I actually joined in the fun and didn't just pull out my can of soup.  I love love love Jimmy Johns and my sandwich and fountain drink lived up to the hype in my head.

4. Scavenger Hunt
I woke up on my birthday to a scavenger hunt around the house.  It was pretty impressive and took my a long time to figure out some of the clues.  It was a great start to my day.  Rouzer is the best.

5. Homemade cards
I am sure most parents will agree -- homemade cards are the absolute best. So grateful that the boys sit down for a few minutes and use their imagination and share their love with me.

6. Emma's bridal shower
It snowed 8 inches yesterday in Indiana....just in time for our tropical bridal shower.  I must say, we stuck to the theme really well but holy hell did we push the time to the limit.  Thank goodness that Mike was here to chop and prep.  I absolutely could not of pulled this off without his help.