Home and Hard Work

(my home last Christmas)

Monday:



I was so grateful for home. I'm at the stage in life where I'm blessed to have two homes, and two familial groups. One with a mom and a dad and sisters; the other of just sisters. I love my little home of just sisters in Provo but I today that is not the home I wish to express gratitude for. Today I'm grateful for my real home, with my real family. One of Webster's definitions of home is : a place in which one's affections are centered. In more common lingo-home is where the heart is. The past few weeks have been filled with hard tests, papers, homework, social stresses, disagreements, cleaning check fiascoes, and not enough sleep. My thoughts would often drift to the Thanksgiving break when I would be able to really be home-not worrying about school or anything but relaxing and enjoying time with the ones I love, now is that time. I'm so grateful for the feeling that comes from being home. Its a distinct warm, content, comfortable feeling and today as I lay in my big bed in my basement bedroom I am grateful to be home.





Tuesday:



Today and grateful for my ability to work hard. Last night I got this great idea that I clean out my entire room and rearrange the furniture. My room definitely needed a fung-shie face lift- I knew it would be hard, tiring, but very worth it. As I type this my entire room is clean, my laundry is done(not all folded yet though), and my furniture is rearranged. I'm grateful my parents taught me how to work, and that I've always had the ability to work. And today I'm grateful I was productive and put my ability to work hard to good use.

PS: Bonus gratitude for today. Many times I find some of my favorite songs while watching Grey's Anatomy. I love the music they use on that show. I listen to the lyrics and then google them later and listen to the song. Today I watched last week's Grey's and found my new favorite song. Snowfall by Ingrid Michaelson. Listen to it HERE. So grateful for the excitement that comes from finding new songs :)