Today I am struggling a bit so I’m trying to look at the positive side of anything that annoyed me today!
1. I’m grateful for sleeping without waking up once from 2am to 6.30am
2. I’m grateful for having two kids under the age of three – after both kids being up a lot the last two nights and one of them being poorly, I could stay in bed and watch Peppa Pig until 8.30am
3. I’m grateful that the apple juice that was thrown across the room in anger did not land on my laptop or the walls
4. I’m grateful that my washing machine works very well
5. I’m grateful for the effectiveness of paracetamol (baby and mummy)
6. I’m grateful that I have covered all chairs with cheap replaceable IKEA cushions which don’t look that much worse with pink marker stains on them
7. I’m grateful for One Direction – they make my baby dance along to their songs and momentarily forget that he is poorly and just wants to be carried around all day
8. I’m grateful for the terrible English weather today as it means I don’t have to go to the playground but can play hide and seek with my toddler at home
9. I’m grateful that probably only our direct neighbours heard the toddler and baby screaming today.
10. I’m grateful I had 20 minutes to myself today to write this down
11. I’m grateful that there were no staples in the stapler that my toddler wanted to try out on her baby brother
12. I’m grateful for our stairs. They keep me fit as I seem to go up and down about 100 times all day
13. I’m grateful that I’ve got two arms and two children who want to be carried around. Perfect! (Also see 12.)
14. I’m grateful for the Thomas & Friends pasta shapes I found at the back of the cupboard so I didn’t have to cook
15. I’m grateful for having had baby wipes nearby when my toddler inspected each pasta shape in tomato sauce individually with her hands and then wiped her face and clothes
But most of all I’m grateful for my beautiful family… love you all, even when you’re grumpy and annoying.
Ahh bless it’s tough when they are having a tough time but what a beautifully written post of grateful things. It’s so hard to be grateful in tough moments with our babies and tots. You did an amazing job on the list and got me all teary eyed too. They are so precious to have in our lives. Thank you so much for linking up to Share With Me. Welcome to my blog hop, I hope you will love it as much as me. It’s a great place to read various blogs all in one place each week. I look forward to reading more of yours in the future. Happy Holidays! #sharewithme
Thanks Jenny! Yes, we sometimes forget about the good things… especially when they’re ill or generally grumpy! Thanks so much for helping me out with the blog hop. It’s all still quite new to me but I’m learning so much every day! Happy Holidays to you too!
This was a lovely post. I like the way that you found something to be grateful about even in the situations that seem so usually frustrating!
Thank you! 🙂
I love these grateful posts they are so great. Make me smile and make me think of the things I am grateful for too. So lovely written too! Thanks for linking up to Share With Me, for all the continual blog support throughout 2014! Happy Holidays! #sharewithme