Sometimes I have a tendency to dwell on the negative. If something doesn't go just my way, rather than seeing the glimmers of light all around me - I fall into a spiral of darkness (this is why unemployment never really panned out for me). And it doesn't have to be anything really huge like unemployment, small disappointments tend to rattle me as well - like when people don't respond to my messages immediately. So in the interest of staying hopeful and positive, I'm going to find five extra things that I am thankful for and make me happy to focus on each week. Of course that list always starts with 1. the love and patience of Eric, 2. the sensitive second grader, 3. the sassy kindergartener, 4. the laughter and health of all three of them, and 5. the love and health of my friends and parents. So this list will be a Top 10 but only 6-10 will be noted.
6. My new Loreal Telescopic mascara. This might be the best since I've found since discovering Lancome Extencils in 1988 - in fact considering Loreal owns Lancome it might be the same stuff. But the tiny bendy wand really makes all the difference. People are noticing my eyelashes again - not just all three of my boys.
7. "Grey's Anatomy". Of course the season is over until October, but I saved the last four episodes and watched them all online in tiny 10 minute pieces over the course of two weeks. It felt like I was a part of Seattle Grace.
8. Golf. We took the boys out to play at a 3-par course on Sunday and played as a foursome for the first time. The bags were cumbersome (obviously I prefer a cart with a cooler), as was repeatedly trying to explain "it's not a baseball bat", but it was so much fun.
9. Jeopardy. We try to end every day on the couch for 20 minutes to make sure our brains still work for the important stuff like names of rivers and state capitals. After a 50 minute commute, it's often the best part of my day.
10. GoLean Crunch with Blueberries. I've started eating a quality breakfast and I'm not sure it makes me eat less the rest of the day as magazines will tell you - but it does make me feel like i'm putting something good in my body. It helps cancel out the Big Cheez-its.
