Tag Archive | giving thanks
Life Loofah’s Lost Months (aka That Time I Had a Baby)
I birthed a baby y’all! Wahoo! These past few weeks with our brand new baby boy have been amazing and frustrating and tiring and exhilarating all at once. And when he’s cooing and smiling and wiggling, time seems to fly by. But when he’s uncontrollably crying and I’m in pain from breast feeding and I’m exhausted […]
Gratitude Gems: Quality Time
Welcome to Gratitude Gems, where I show a little appreciation for the good things in my life! This past weekend with Good Friday as a statutory holiday meant that I got to spend three whole days with my husband. And it was wonderful!
Gratitude Gems: 13 Months Off
Welcome to Gratitude Gems, where I show a little appreciation for the good things in my life! I am extremely grateful today, as today marks the first of many Mondays where I don’t have to go to work! As of Friday last week, I am officially off work due to pregnancy! My maternity leave will […]
Gratitude Gems: No More Shoveling
Welcome to Gratitude Gems, where I show a little appreciation for the good things in my life! As I walked out to the car this morning through the fresh snow that had fallen overnight, I couldn’t help but consider our new shoveling situation. We used to live in a house, and so we were responsible […]
Gratitude Gems: Walking is for the Birds
Welcome to Gratitude Gems, where I show a little appreciation for the good things in my life! I had to walk to work this morning for the first time in a loooooong time, and boy what a drag! I’ve come to realize that I really, really didn’t appreciate all that my body was capable of […]
Gratitude Gems: A Whole List of Things
Welcome to Gratitude Gems, where I show a little appreciation for the good things in my life! Here I’ve missed two Mondays in a row, and that’s just unacceptable. It’s not that I haven’t been grateful, but I’ve just been too busy and/or lazy to make note of it here! So in classic catch-up style, […]
Gratitude Gems: Baby-Inspired Generosity
Welcome to Gratitude Gems, where I show a little appreciation for the good things in my life! I already knew that we have some amazing family and friends who are very generous with their time and money, but no event in our lives has highlighted that fact for us quite so clearly as our pregnancy. […]
Gratitude Gems: Working From Home
Welcome to Gratitude Gems, where I show a little appreciation for the good things in my life! I LOVE working from home. I consider myself an anti-social introvert most of the time so being able to work uninterrupted and in my own space is my ideal working environment. Now that I’m almost 7 months pregnant […]
Gratitude Gems: Baby Wiggles
Welcome to Gratitude Gems, where I show a little appreciation for the good things in my life! My pregnancy has been so full of excitement! I recognize how lucky I am to have avoided all complications and/or problematic occurrences during my first two trimesters, and I’m incredibly grateful. As a result, I’ve had the freedom […]
