Gratitude journal

Have any of you ever kept a gratitude journal? I've decided that I really need to. I'm getting so bogged down on all the negatives right now. Hopefully, as I write down even the smallest things that I have to be grateful for, I will become a more positive person. I have always struggled with being a pessimist. I jokingly say that really I'm being a "realist". But, I think it's really affecting my ability to be a good wife and mother. I wouldn't want to be around me right now, so why should my family? I started my journal a couple of weeks ago and did pretty well with it for about 3 days. Then, I got busy with life and forgot about it. I've been having a lot of my own "melt-downs" lately, so I'm going to try the journal again and see if it helps. It's divided up between all the members of my family. That way I can look at each family member on an individual basis and find something positive to say about them. I'll let y'all know how it goes. And if anyone else wants to join in, I'd love to hear your insights about whether it has helped or not.

Asking Jane

A friend shared this on her blog.

ASKING JANE:

The Brilliant mother of eleven

saving my life

one Answer at a time.

Clean out Your Clutter Challenge

Over at Money Saving Mom, Crystal is hosting a Clean out you Clutter Challenge! I am participating! I have already made a few efforts this past month to organize, clean, and get rid of clutter.

"we’ll be working through our homes room-by-room in an effort to ruthlessly rid our lives of unnecessary things.

Clear Out the Clutter Assignment #1
::Go through your living room, coat closet and hall closet (or any other closets or cupboards which reside in your living room area) and then ruthlessly clear out any and all clutter and unnecessary items you find.
::Tally up the approximate amount of items you’re getting rid of. You’ll need that number to enter the giveaway tomorrow!"

Here's Crystals first assignment accomplishments!

Here's My first assignment accomplishments!

Who's with us? Starts today!

When life gives you lemons...make lemonade.

Such a simple statement. Yet, somehow I loathe it sometimes. Life is hard. Marriage is hard. Parenthood is hard. There are days that sometimes we wonder if we are even going to make it through. There are days we don't WANT to make it through. There are days we HAVE to make it through. We have at least 2 Happy Mommy readers that are going through unthinkable circumstances right now. I cannot fathom what they are going through. This blog gets looked at several times a day. Do you think each of you could write some words of encouragement for all of us moms that are dealing with "life's lemons" and can't seem to make any sort of lemonade at all?

My New Hobby

Need any cute floral headbands for a little girl in your life? I am making and selling them.

They are $4 for each flower, and $2 for the headband. I am selling separately because Kenadie cannot wear the headband, so I have attached alligator clips to each flower so they can be worn alone, or easily slid onto a headband. I only have white headbands at the moment.

If you see any you like, email me at alisavasquez@gmail.com!