Thank you Sally Brompton!
For the year:
You can and you will accomplish more in the next 12 months than you did in the last, but only if you stop trying to gain other people’s approval. You are who you are and you do what you do, so be yourself and be happy – and successful.
And for today:
You may be eager to prove to the world that you have what it takes but if you do too much too soon there is a danger you will grind to a halt later when your energy and motivation begin to wane. Start slow, and keep going.
- Running out for coffee and biscuits first thing in the morning.
- Finding out my whole family is going to be in Calgary at some point next week! While I’m there!
- Deciding against one of the houses we’d looked at, but noticing that the one next door was for sale.
- A really pleasant dinner out with the in-laws at our favourite steakhouse.
- My last Grace in Small Things post!
Taking a minute to take part in Grace in Small Things.
- A nice sleep in.
- A Starbucks run.
- A successful surprise party.
- Excellent surprise barbecue.
- A pleasant drive around town with AB.
Taking a minute to take part in Grace in Small Things.
- Getting up early, and being ready for breakfast with my mother-in-law.
- Doing my laundry, but not in a laundromat.
- Catching up on Glee. Finally! *weep*
- Learning the difference between white barbecue and red barbecue.
- Someone else making my bed.
Taking a minute to take part in Grace in Small Things.
- Excellent French onion soup
- Some time online to write the long emails I needed to write.
- My sister-in-law bringing me another book to read
- Making reservations at a hotel in Huntsville for next week.
- A baked potato full of pulled pork
Taking a minute to take part in Grace in Small Things.
- Stopping by the family store and finding all of my muppets there.
- Green apple licorice.
- Buying makeup
- Whittling down the long list of houses available for purchase.
- Doing some chores for the first time in days. Structure!
Taking a minute to take part in Grace in Small Things.
- Getting some serious work done on a lingering project.
- The benefit of deadlines.
- Grapes.
- Viewing some really awesome houses that I could totally see myself living in.
- A picnic in the car.
Taking a minute to take part in Grace in Small Things.
- The lady at the county who informed me that I did actually have the correct title to my car, and that it wouldn’t be a problem for me to get a new tag (license plate).
- My mother-in-law’s company, and help in maneuvering small Southern town bureaucracies.
- Remembering my Starbucks card, while bemoaning my lack of latte.
- Impromptu invite to have dinner with Granny.
- Walking around Granny’s garden at dusk.
Taking a minute to take part in Grace in Small Things.
- How excited AB is about being back in Alabama.
- Finding a really nice house that we both liked (but isn’t going to work out). Which means it is possible that we can like the same house.
- Our adorable little realtor, who’s a bulldog in negotiations.
- Only 30 minutes of rain during our marathon house viewing day.
- Dinner with the in laws, and an early bed time.
Taking a minute to take part in Grace in Small Things.
- Peanut butter toast.
- My cat trying to stowaway in my luggage.
- Stumbling on super cheap gas on a random stop on the road.
- Dinner at Panera with the in-laws.
- Falling into a bed with mountains of pillows.
Taking a minute to take part in Grace in Small Things.
