Gratitude Journal — January 15, 2015 — The Real Me

I thought I would start this post by sharing a picture of what I look like at 5 am with no filter applied. I was thinking this morning how lame it is that almost everything I post is carefully chosen and has some Instagram filter applied. I feel like the girl from the Dove commercial a few years ago when I posted that stuff. So here I am.

That’s a large blackhead right on the tip of my nose. What an awesome look.

I’m also grateful that my post was posted on Babble.com yesterday. Let’s just say the amount of web traffic was crazy and I was so excited I had to take a sleeping pill to fall asleep. This sleeping pills have been in the drawer for months lest you think I have a sleeping pill addiction :) My mind was racing as I compulsively refreshed the stats. It was so much fun!

This Is What I Said to My Young Daughters When Their Mother Died

I’m grateful for a wonderful dinner with had last night. Chili and this CRAZY good homemade bread from a friend. Her daughter comes to our place every Thursday for dinner. It was cold and dark outside and a hearty, grounding meal was perfect. Did I mention how good the bread was? I’m sitting here in the dark thinking that I’m going to go have some right now!

I am grateful for today. What are you grateful for?