Accentuate the positive

**Missy** · 08-01-2005, 02:39 PM

Seemed to help eliminate some of the negative last week, at least for me to post about what was going GOOD in my day to day. Seeing it in black and white sure helped me to focus on the good rather than to worry about the bad stuff going on. So in honor of that, here's what good has happened today, please, add yours all week too!

Today:
Was given a voucher to help pay for my glasses (soon I will be able to see! )
DS1 has fallen into a routine of making his bed without being told to.
DD is talking more and more and also more clearly as well

bg · 08-01-2005, 02:54 PM

I love this exercise!

Today:
The weather is lovely.
Ran into a friend during lunch.
Discovered that co-worker's radio music can be drowned out by my table fan.

**homesteadmamma** · 08-01-2005, 03:52 PM

I love this thread too. Heh Missy, maybe you could make it a regular weekly thread, what do you think??

~had a wonderful weekend spent with the family and the computer shut off. Plan to make it a regular time away from the computer.
~got some awesome deals yesterday and freebies too.
~kids are enjoying being read to. Can you imagine at 15 and 17 and they want another chapter as soon as I'm finished reading the one I'm reading. I love it.
~got great news from a friend today.

**Darlene** · 08-01-2005, 03:55 PM

So happy about your glasses Missy!
OK positive...
~Getting our shower fixed today.:yippie:
~I've never seen so many birds & bees in our yard before. Spent a nice time yesterday just siting and watching the bees & hummingbird moths flit from flower to flower of my bee balm.
~finally getting our garage roof painted, you are unable to stand on it as it's so steep. Jack found a fiberglass (so it doesn't bend) telescoping pole at Home Depot and bought a roller that attaches to it. Worked great.

**Mom23boys** · 08-01-2005, 04:08 PM

~got a call from a friend with good news
~Dakota's willingness to help

**Missy** · 08-01-2005, 05:17 PM

sure, I'd be happy to make this a weekly thread, CJ

**baxjul** · 08-01-2005, 05:37 PM

Hmmm, positive...

~Dh will be here a week from today, for good!!!

~also my dog, whom I haven't seen in 7 weeks.

~will be moving into our own house (instead of staying with friends) this weekend

**CurvesChick** · 08-01-2005, 05:56 PM

~got some hours with a p/t wahm job WOOHOO!! wanting to get them and finally did today!
~came home from work to a clean house!

~air conditioning - yes I am soooooooo thankful for that today!

**Missy** · 08-02-2005, 12:20 PM

OK, it's Tuesday, time for todays positives:

I have a cold (no that's not my positive) and i have been cooping myself up trying to treat the cold (nope that's not it either) but today I went to hang clothes on the line outside, and I can't begin to tell you how wonderful the sun felt on my neck and shoulders. It might sound weird, but it was almost like a backrub sent long distance from my mom. Just like she used to do when I was a kid with a cold. Ok, maybe I am weird, next positive thing then.

The kids (mostly DS1) and I got bored and wrote ourselves a little short story about our family. It was fun and a good imagination exersize for DS1

not too much of a struggle today to get the kids to do their chores

ds 2 woke me up really early, and because of that I got to see the sunrise.

bg · 08-02-2005, 12:55 PM

Today's positives:
Was up till 1:30AM working on homework assignments and going mad, DH wordlessly did dishes and cleaned kitchen.

This morning, woke and continued to work on homework, and DH made me my morning coffee and cooked us both lunch (very, very tasty lunch!)

**favesis37** · 08-02-2005, 04:48 PM

hmmm, well today 's postives:
i have a job to go to
dd called and has 2 days off this week so i won't have the grandbabies all week
dh called just because, and reminded me of how much he loves me
got to take a nap
dinner done and ready for the guys when they come home

**Mom23boys** · 08-02-2005, 06:30 PM

~DH called while at work today .. just because

~Richard offered to pick Chris up and take him to football practice

**Missy** · 08-03-2005, 12:14 PM

the kids let me sleep in

dh gave me money last night to use this friday for ice cream after visiting a friend at the park. were going to meet up there then after the kids play, go to a diner and have ice cream

ds2 isn't cranky yet

bg · 08-03-2005, 12:30 PM

I woke up early today and am not yet tired.

DH cooked up chilli this morning which I can eat for either lunch or dinner.

Work temperature is very pleasant (not hot, cold or dry)