The Little Things
January 29, 2015

Happy Thursday! January has been so restful and refreshing to me, and that alone is something to celebrate on this final Thankful Thursday of January.  Here’s what I’m thankful for today:

I’m thankful for the extra boost of happiness and smiles from Christmas decorations. I just took my Christmas decorations down a week ago, so instead of focusing on how sad I feel that my living room feels barren, I’m focusing on the happiness I felt for the last 2 months as I enjoyed my tree and white lights. 🙂

I’m thankful for a lighter month. January has been a lighter month with 4 day weekends every week (I’ve still worked 40 hours, but jammed into 3 days), and I’ve been really thankful for it. The fall was really hectic work-wise, and I’m going into another 4 really crazy months of work, so a chance to re-group, rest well, and get some big things done has been SO nice. I’ve been really thankful for this time.

I’m thankful for my milk frother. I love having a way to make drinks feel a little more fancy. For example, I love chai tea lattes from starbucks, but I hate paying over $4 for a little drink. So, I can make something that tastes pretty similar at home because of that milk frother. I’m thankful that it adds some fun and variety to life.

I’m thankful for heated seats in my car, especially in the morning. It just makes it that much easier to head out in the cold when my seats are immediately warm and cozy.

I’m thankful for some great time with friends. This past weekend I got to spend time with a few different groups of friends, and I had a really great time! On Saturday night a bunch of us cooked a delicious Greek meal, spent a few hours playing games, and ended the night watching an episode of Dance Moms. Sounds pretty great, right?

Now it’s your turn to share! What’re you feeling thankful for today?

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8 responses to “Thankful Thursday”

  1. Emilie says:
    January 29, 2015 at 8:59 am

    4 day weekends sounds blissful! I’m thankful for the ability to pay for my oil and firewood. I complain about the cost of heating but I’m lucky I can afford it. There are many people who cannot and I can’t begin to imagine what that’s like when it’s 0 degrees outside.

    • littlethingscaroline@gmail.com says:
      January 29, 2015 at 10:47 am

      4 day weekends are blissful, and I can sure get a lot more done with bigger chunks of time free! I’m going to miss them once this month ends! You’re so right- I hate paying for heat but we’re lucky that we have the ability to pay for it! Great perspective.

  2. Jen@jpabstfitness says:
    January 29, 2015 at 7:17 pm

    Feeling incredibly grateful that I have been able to be a stay at home mom for the last 7 years.

  3. Abby @ BackAtSquareZero says:
    January 29, 2015 at 8:18 pm

    4 days weekends do sounds wonderful.
    I am thankful for warm SC winter weather.

    • littlethingscaroline@gmail.com says:
      January 29, 2015 at 10:23 pm

      They are fantastic, and unfortunately this is my last one (tears). Warm winter weather sounds fantastic! 🙂

  4. Heather Runs Thirteen Point One says:
    February 2, 2015 at 2:06 pm

    I’m sure it’s tough squeezing in the 40 hours in 3 days, but having 4-day weekends must be wonderful! My husband, who has recently gotten into drinking coffee, got a milk brother for Christmas and is loving it! I found a recipe for DD’s vanilla chai tea, and will need to borrow the brother to try it out 😉

    • littlethingscaroline@gmail.com says:
      February 2, 2015 at 4:29 pm

      It’s definitely been wonderful! Now I’m doing 40 hours in the first three days plus 16 combined Thursday and Friday, so the weeks will feel long after a nice and relaxing January! OOOh- that DD vanilla Chai tea sounds amazing! Can you send it to me please?!