{Day 7} "I AM THANKFUL" 30 Day Thanksgiving Challenge!

Day #7

I am thankful...for coffee/Starbucks/red cups.

Before I became a Mother, Starbucks was my addiction. Coffee, IS my addiction! LOL! There are days I feel like I can't function without my normal morning cup. So, I'm EXTREMELY thankful for coffee. It tastes great, you can always make it different, oh the possibilities! :-)

It's been a long time since I've been able to indulge in Starbucks and OH MY GOSH how  much I've missed it! I tried a new drink I've never had before....Salted Carmel Mocha - I could easily blow a small fortune at that place again. Salted Carmel Mocha is officially my new favorite holiday drink.

Speaking of holidays, since I've grouped Starbucks/coffee/red cups all into one, I'm thankful for Starbucks red cups because it's another one of those symbols for "letting the holidays begin"!! I LOVE the holiday season, so red cups make me smile! 

What are you thankful for today!?

{Day 6} "I AM THANKFUL" 30 Day Thanksgiving Challenge!

Day #6

I am thankful...to be a Stay at Home Mom.

Before I became pregnant, I'd always hoped that one day, I could have children, raise them, upkeep our home, and cook/bake until the wee hours of the night. But as the time came closer and the more we talked about having children, the reality was that there was no way we could afford to have one of us stay at home with the kids and be able to pay the bills at the same time. I will admit, I was pretty devastated. 

I worked in daycare systems for about 4 years prior to having our daughter and I loved it! Getting to teach those kiddos, play with them and just have fun with them was so awesome! However, when it came to the thought of us not being the ones to do all those things with our own child was a little unnerving. We wanted to be there for every giggle, every smile and never wanted to ever miss her first steps or her first words but whether we liked it or not...it was a possibility. 

One of my favorite stories I love to tell...the day we had our daughter...she was MINUTES from being born, it was just days before Mother's Day...my husband grabbed my hand, looked at me and said "Hunny, I picked up another job so you can be a Stay at Home Mom liked you always dreamed. I'll do whatever it takes to make this work because what I want more than anything is for at least one of us not to miss a thing. Happy early Mother's Day!" We had a take a break in the middle of me pushing because I started crying so hard I couldn't focus. I honestly couldn't believe he did what he did, but gosh am I SO thankful that he has done SO much for me to be able to do what I do for our child and our family. Every moment I've been home has been pure heaven and our family is SO happy. 

It's definitely not easy financially but seeing ALL of our daughter's firsts, being here for every giggle and every hug is PRICELESS!

I want to hear what you all are thankful for so don't hesitate to share!!! :-)
 

{Day 5} "I AM THANKFUL" 30 Day Thanksgiving Challenge!

Day #5

I am thankful...for Facebook.

Yep, I said it! I am extremely thankful for Facebook. A few of you may think that it's silly, or maybe even sad lol but why, you ask? 

#1 - I'm a girl. It's in our nature to want to socialize. Let's face it, that's the one thing Facebook let's us do what we do best ;-) I will admit...there are times I have gotten wrapped up in the "Facebook Drama" or narrate my life on it a little more than I should, but to be honestly, it's because I seek social interaction. A lot of you that are Mother's can relate when I say that you can only talk to a toddler for so long before you want something to talk back that says more than one word at a time LOL! I'm a social girl, I love to have conversations with people, and for those of you that know me really well, I love to talk :-)

#2 - Being a Stay at Home Mom, Facebook is my "escape" at times. There are times I end up getting so busy that sometimes I feel like it's the only way to keep up with the world or communicate with my friends since time for phone calls seems rare anymore haha. 

#3 - My family. Just yesterday I mentioned that we live quite a few hours away from our families and they don't get to physically be here to watch Miss K grow up so because of Facebook, they get to see her grow up. They get to see all the pictures that I post of her and sometimes there are videos too. It really is a blessing for me to be able to keep in touch with our families that way.

#4 - My business. Because Facebook is SO huge and there are MILLIONS of people that have accounts, it's the PERFECT place to advertise my business and get my business out there! :-) 

I can keep naming reasons why I'm thankful for Facebook, but these 4 are definitely the top 4.

HAPPY SATURDAY EVERYONE! :-)

{Day 4} "I AM THANKFUL" 30 Day Thanksgiving Challenge!

Day #4

I am thankful...for technology.

 

There are definitely days where I HATE technology, when there are the occasional moments I find myself swearing at my phone when it doesn't work, or when I find myself killing half a day sitting in front of a computer browsing crafting/sewing/social networking sites when I should be doing more productive things. BUT, there are definitely the days where I can't be thankful enough for technology! 

You've probably heard me talk about this before and I'm sure this won't be the last time you hear me talk about it (hahaha) but both of our families live about 5 1/2 hours away from us. It feels like completely torture being away from our loved ones some days and other days it's pretty easy to handle. If it wasn't for Skype, cell phones, internet (and more)....the distance would be UNBEARABLE!   

Miss K is the only grandchild for both of our families and her grandparents are just WONDERFUL with her and I secretly hate that they can't see her every single day! Plus, it doesn't help with when all the grandparents always tell us how much they miss us and Miss K, but we love to hear that we're missed hahaha. Thankfully, that will be changing VERY soon :-) That's a whole other story that I won't get into ;-) 

So, there it is....I'm extremely thankful for technology and that we're able to be in touch with our families as much as we want! 

HAPPY FRIDAY!!!!! :-)

{Day 3} "I AM THANKFUL" 30 Day Thanksgiving Challenge!

Day #3

I am thankful...for my appendages! 

There are so many out there that were either born without fingers, toes, legs, arms, lost them at some point during their lifetime or have limited use to their appendages for any known reason but all I can say is that I extremely thankful that I have all of my appendages and that they are fully functioning! I definitely have a lot of respect out there for people that are missing body parts that make their lives just a little more challenging. It takes REAL skill to learn how to write with your non-dominant hand if you lost the other or learning how to walk all over again by wear a prosthetic. 

So, if you have all of your appendages, or most of them, give them some much needed attention to let those body parts know you love them ;-)  

What are you thankful for today?! 

{Day 2} "I AM THANKFUL" 30 Day Thanksgiving Challenge!

Day #2

I am thankful...for my sewing machines (and the skills I have to use them).

Yes, I said machines, plural! LOL! Here they are...

I can say, at least, that I didn't pay for either of them. (I know, I'm a very lucky girl). The white Singer machine was my very first sewing machine bought for me as a Christmas present from my parents and the older Singer machine is one that was handed down to me from my Great Aunt's Mother who just recently passed away. I got it from her Mother a while ago when her health started to take a turn for the worst and I'm so blessed that she thought to give it to my Great Aunt and she told my Great Aunt to give it to someone that would use it and cherish it. I was beyond thrilled that I ended up with it. The dang thing is older than I am and it still works BEAUTIFULLY!! :-) 


With having these two machines comes with the fact that I'm just as thankful for the skills I have to use them. I'm able to run a small business out of my home making handmade items that I absolutely adore!!! :-)


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"I AM THANKFUL" 30 Day Thanksgiving Challenge!

I don't know about you guys, but October - December are BY FAR my favorite months of the year!

I can't just choose one of these months, especially now that I'm a Mother, because each of these months has so many events to share traditions (old and new) with my Daughter! It's like I'm reliving my childhood again and who better to share it with than her?! She's exactly 18 months today and is already very receptive to changes happening around our household as I prepare for our Thanksgiving celebration with my Parents! :-)

To make this month a little more special for me, I've decided to do...

...the "I AM THANKFUL 30 Day Thanksgiving Challenge"!! Last year, my friend Meghan came up with with this challenge by posting a picture a day of something she was thankful for on her Facebook page. But this year it will be on her blog Shine On...tales of a twenty-something!! It think this is such an incredible idea. I can only speak for myself, but being a SAHM, running a sewing business out of our home, keeping up with our household and running the apartment complex with live at, definitely makes me SO busy that I'm quick complain about how tired I am, or how we barely have any money to pay bills, never have money to buy things we want or go out and do the fun things everyone else is doing, etc but I never take the time to slow down and be thankful for what we DO have! This month is going to be A-MAZING!

So here goes.....

Day #1

I am thankful...for the roof I have over my head!

Although it's not a $200,000+ house and isn't the "nicest" apartment out there, I'm absolutely thankful that we have a warm place to live!

Now it's YOUR TURN! I DARE YOU! ;-) Hop on the "30 Days of Thanks Challenge" with me and share what you're thankful for! Post a link to your blog, page, social networking site under this post. I'd love to see what you all are thankful for!! :-)