I love my Ipod Touch.  Believe it or not, I won that thing in an office weight loss challenge last November.  Sadly, I’ve gained 16 pounds since then.  Yes, I said 16, sixteen, 1-6, 10 plus 6…you get the picture.  I’ve made some changes recently, hopefully to lose those 16 pounds and another 10.  I’ve joined a gym,  cleaned out my snack drawer at the office,  and I’ve tossed out the ‘bad’ food in my cabinets.  I’ve even started drinking water, which is a huge surprise, considering my love affair with Diet Mountain Dew.  I’m going to succeed this time.  I need to make at least one more change…

MY PLAYLIST!

I’m getting tired of my current playlist.  It’s getting boring.  I’m repeating the same songs over and over again.  I need a playlist makeover.  Here’s my current playlist (don’t laugh)…

• Hot and Cold by Katy Perry
• Now That We Found Love by Heavy D and the Boyz
• Whoop! (there it is) by Tag Team
• Baby Got Back by Sir Mix a-lot
• Don’t Cha by The Pussy Cat Dolls
• You’ve Got the Right Stuff by New Kids on the Block
• Single Ladies by Beyonce
• LaLa by Ashley Simpson
• Crazy in Love by Beyonce
• Boom Boom Pow by Black Eyed Peas
• Crazy Bitch by Buckcherry
• SexyBack by Justin Tinberlake
• Party in the USA by Miley Cyrus
• Ice Ice Baby by Vanilla Ice

Any suggestions?

Today is the last day of my Gratitude list. While I will not be listing out what I am grateful for on a regular basis, it does not mean I am no longer grateful. I have learned so much from my gratitude list. More than I will probably ever come to realize. I’ve made new friends. I’ve committed to something for more than 1 week (which is hard for me). I have come to appreciate the small things in life. I realized I have an obsession with peanut butter! I have learned it is okay to express gratitude, but only if you really mean it. I am more aware of my surroundings. I pay more attention to others and what they should be grateful for. And lastly, that I have a lot to be grateful for.

I’m ending my gratitude with the hardest of all letters. “Z”. And no, I could not think of 10.

Zoo. We have a wonderful zoo here in North Carolina.  Beautiful.  We visit at least once per year.  It is cheap,  they have tons of activities for the kids and it is good, quality time with the fam.

Zippers. Yes, I’m grateful for zippers.  I surely don’t want to wear pants with elastic waistbands (unless they are my workout pants!).

Zombie Movies. I’m a horror movie junkie!  And zombie movies are one of my faves.

Zilch. Zilch is a sugar free margarita mixer that contains zero carbs, zero calories and zero sodium, making it perfect for my low calorie, low carb diet!! I recently tried this at a conference in Texas and it was yummy.  Check it out!

Zero Calorie gum. I think gum keeps me from eating as much as I would normally.  I love sugar free, zero calorie gum and candies!

Zip-a-dee-doo-dah. Does anyone else know this song?  Zip-a dee-doo-dah, Zip-a-dee-ay, my, oh, my what a wonderful day…Plenty of sunshine headin’ my way, Zip-a dee-doo-dah, Zip-a-dee-ay…

My gratitude will continue…I hope yours will too.

Yesterday was a wonderful day.  I spent all day with Scott, my other half.  We cleaned out our storage building, tool shed, went to the landfill, hung out by the fire pit and just chilled.  It was nice.  I didn’t have to get made up.  Shorts, tank top, ponytail and no makeup for me.  Just the way I like it.  It was a nice day, regardless of the obvious manual labor.  I sure love him!

I also picked up my new glasses.  They are the cutest pair of horn rims EVER.  They make me look totally dorky, but I like them.  I must admit I am a little disappointed my prescription sunglasses are not here yet.  :0(

Gratitude Letter Y

Yellow box Flip-Flips. These are the most comfy flops in the world. I never thought I would pay $30 for casual flip flops. They are worth every penny.

Yahoo.  My 2nd favorite search engine.

Yesterday.  Gosh, yesterday was the best day.  I spent it with my sweetheart. No cell phones, no work, no drama.  Perfect.

YMCA.  The song.  Y….M….C….A….

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Surely you don’t think I’m going to come up with a list of “X” words, did you?  Heck, I can only think of 2 or 3 words starting with “X”, that I can spell, anyway.

X-ray (as in vision) and Xylophone (and I’m not so sure I even spelled that correctly!)

I’m taking a break today from my gratitude list since I can’t think of anything starting with “X”.  Hmmm…

I’ll leave you with a few of my favorite quotes about gratitude.

“Real life isn’t always going to be perfect or go our way, but the recurring acknowledgment of what is working in our lives can help us not only to survive but surmount our difficulties.”

~ Sarah Ban Breathnach

“Two kinds of gratitude: The sudden kind we feel for what we take; the larger kind we feel for what we give.”

~ Edwin Arlington Robinson

Everyone knows what it means to be grateful, right?  Weeks ago, I was grateful, but I did not express my gratitude.  I didn’t tell those I appreciate how thankful I am to have them in my life.  I did, however, focus on the negative.  That time is over.  My life feels “lighter”.  I enjoy things more.  I spend more quality time with my family.  I have started exercising.  I genuinely feel better about myself…because now I know what it means to be grateful!

Gratitude Letter W.

Water.  I don’t drink enough, but I am trying to be better.  (I still like Diet Mtn Dew better)

Weather.  The weather has been beautiful all week long.  I love fall-like weather.  Almost time for sweatshirts!

Weekends.  Tomorrow is FRIDAY!  Yippee!  This means I can stay in my pj’s if I want!

Wok. I recently made the leap an got a wok.  It is fun to cook with and we have even experimented with new recipes.  I’m not a very good cook, but everything made in that wok has been yummy!

Watermelon.  Did you know watermelon is over 90% water?  I’ll get it somewhere…

White sale.  I love white sales.  Macy’s always have to best ones.

Winter. Even though Fall is my favorite season, I love winter.  Especially snow!

Walking. I have a love/hate relationship with walking.  I’m learning to like it, though.

See ya tomorrow.