Start Each Day with a Grateful Heart.

I've started a Gratitude Journal and it has been one of the greatest things I've ever done for myself. I think that everyone in the world should have one! We all have something to be grateful for, no matter what our circumstance is. Through keeping a gratitude journal, I have been able to see my life differently. Things that once kept me from being happy, are now bringing me happiness.

Here's how it works:
+Write down something that is frustrating or negative in your life.
Example: A messy home.
+Follow that something with a positive that comes from that negative.
Example: A safe place to live and call your own.

If you have found yourself in a rut in life, like so many of us do. I would challenge you to keep a gratitude journal. It will change your perspective and make you appreciate the simplest of things.

I also like to add a Motto of the Day to my gratitude entry. I find a quote or write down a word that I need for that day.

I know a lot of us are busy and free time is a luxury for most. However, this is something that does not require much time. I can write a quick entry in a matter of 3 minutes. And those 3 minutes make all the difference in the next 24 hours.


Start each day with a grateful heart, it will make all the difference in your day.


x Katie Anne

Motherhood.

Being a mom is hard. Between the sleepless nights, never ending laundry, diapers, and feedings...it's just, in one word: exhausting. It's funny, when people find out I'm a stay at home mom they often ask questions like: "do you ever get bored?" "what do you do all day?" "are you going back to work anytime soon?" These questions used to bother me a lot. Because I would not really have an answer to them. But now that I am a seasoned mother of 8 months, (I hope you sense the sarcasm...) these questions no longer bother me. I have an answer to them. *eyeroll No, I am never bored. I spend my days with one of my favorite people in the whole world. We do everything together. We make a great team: he makes messes, I clean them up. He's hungry, I feed him. He needs a diaper change, I change it. He needs a bath, I bathe him. He wants to play, I play with him. He's kind of a needy friend, but I don't mind because when I need love, he loves me. And there is nothing better. I have the greatest job in the world being his mom. I would not want to be doing anything else with my life right now.

I didn't think I could love my husband any more when we first became parents. But as I have watched him grow as a father, my love for him has grown stronger. I don't want this to be a post of me bragging about my great life. But I just couldn't not (double negative) say something about him. His love and support is the only thing that gets me through most days.

I hope to be back to blogging regularly. So until next time!

x Katie Anne