I didn’t get blog photos today,

cause it’s Cold Outside!  

I hope you are all staying warm and

enjoy a little inspiration to begin the weekend!

Kindness is my choice,

as I value liking my reflection at the end of the day…

The masses are mediocre, 

choose to stand out..

Talk is cheap, 

It’s what we actually do that makes a difference

My Gratitude Journal has certainly taught me this , 

some days it’s a huge stretch , other days is flows in abundance..

The value is in the days when it doesn’t come easy, but I persevere…

I thought with so many New Year’s Resolutions 

flying around that this was appropriate..

This one is close to my heart as I send my daughter and son back to college on Sunday…

Dear Readers, I hope you have a wonderful weekend full of family, laughter , love and fun to recharge to do it all over again next week… Next week I get back into homeschooling after a 3 week break… Not going to be easy , but I am prepared..The tricks up my sleeve are Gum ( helps him concentrate and never ceases to make us giggle about how lucky he is to be homeschooling), an indoor trampoline ( for a jump break if he is feeling stressed),  Yoga pose break, ( if he is feeling overwhelmed and needs a break) , Compassion (in empathizing that this week is tough to get back on track), My sense of humor( saying something silly to lighten the mood or perhaps breaking out in a silly made up song- he creates his own songs too – so funny!)  and Patience (its hard being Mom and teacher, but I am Mom first and foremost).  

Gratitude

I am grateful that last night when our electricity went off for a minute , that we remained unplugged and for 3 hours just chatted and acted silly instead of turning the computer and tv back on… precious quality time!

I am grateful that the electricity didn’t remain off for long, since we are having record low temps and I like heat!

I am grateful for the love, support and compassion in my children.. I am so blessed to have these amazing children in my life.

I am grateful that we decided to hibernate today due to the cold and put off our errands for tomorrow…

I am grateful that I still have two more days with my children before sending them off to Virginia Commonwealth University and Boston College.

I am grateful that I chose to share my Gratitude journal when I began blogging, as it helps keep me accountable!