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Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at 12:40 PM
What are three things you're grateful for?
You name it, I've stressed out about it. :)
In the brilliant Happy documentary, researchers revealed that one way to help increase happiness is to keep a gratitude journal. Even the small act of writing down three things per week can substantially boost your happiness. So, let's do it! What are three things you're grateful for today? I would say: Trader Joe's chocolate covered almonds, early spring days, and chatting with my mom on the phone. Also, the etiquette section of the New York Times. Double dates. Whispering in bed before falling asleep. Swimming at night. Toddlers' beautiful round bellies.
What about you?
(This is what I look like at night.)
P.S. Words of encouragement, and a genius trick for worriers.
(Top photo by First Sight Daily and winter blues illustration by Gemma Correll, for sale here)
168 comments:
- fromkansas said...
I have a friend, Kim Murton, who is a wonderful ceramist and illustrator. She started a "worry of the day" blog in 2010. I am amazed that it has gone under the radar for so long. I think you'd love it - recommend you start at the beginning.
- Sarah said...
I'm grateful for a warm house, a husband who does the dishes, and my good health.
- Megan M-R said...
A Cup of Jo! Cooking and drinking wine in the kitchen with music playing. Dogs let off their leashes at the beach. Making something with my hands. Phone calls with friends :)
- Chloe Moon said...
My mind races like that at night! My biggest concern is did I accidentally close the cat in the closet?!?!? =)
I'm grateful for my job, my parents, and my boyfriend! Oh and chai lattes!
Ergo - Blog
- Courtney Adamo said...
When I was pregnant with my first baby (and also when I was pregnant with the others, but it wasn't nearly as bad) I also became such a worrier. About everything! And it was a sort of worry that I had never had before, the kind you can not switch off. It was more like anxiety. I suppose it was similar in a way to depression, although I wasn't sad, I was just worried.
The interesting thing was that the minute I had my baby, those anxious thoughts went away. Like the snap of a finger. It's so crazy what hormones can do to our minds.
Anyway, I thought I would share... so you know that it's normal. And that hopefully your worrying will go away when your baby is born.
x Courtney - 12:54 PM
- alice in nomansland said...
I'm grateful for the lovey-dovey honeymoon phase my new husband I find ourselves in, the now-sprouting bulbs we planted in November, and a great phone call with my BFF last night.
- Lizzy said...
Joanna, I am seven months pregnant with my second child and do the same thing. In the first four months of the pregnancy, I was too nauseated and exhausted to do anything. Then we had our apartment painted and had some minor repairs done, and it was the holidays. But between months 5 and 7, I have had an endless To Do list. In some ways, I am less stressed than the first time, but in other ways, I know to anticipate that I will have no time once the baby comes, so I want to do everything posssible before I get to month 8, in case he comes early. I keep a long To Do list in my phone, and I usually am adding to it at about 3 a.m....
- Chris Cammock said...
1. The fresh eggs my neighbor dropped off and I hardboiled for lunch.
2. The slippers that keep my feet cozy.
3. My son's never ending sense of wonder & energy. He's 3.5
that was a good break. I do feel better. must repeat. - 12:59 PM
- eileen ragan | leanerbythelake.com said...
I just started a gratitude journal (via Tumblr) last month and it is such a great ritual for starting the day. First thing in the morning when I get into work, while sipping my green tea almond milk latte, I journal about what I'm thankful for and set an intention for the day.
I often get stressed in the morning worrying about meetings and work and whatever else I can dream up. Reminding myself of all the good things and setting an intention is a wonderful to calm my anxiety and stress.
www.leanerbythelake.com - 1:00 PM
- jm said...
I am grateful for my family. Every day. (Also, for pasta with cheese!)
- CYLiou said...
I also tend to get anxious when I'm tired. I've learned to recognize what I was doing and tell myself (and really believe it) that it's just my anxiety talking. And then I meditate, meaning I try to empty my mind. It really helps. Otherwise I get so exhausted with all the worrying, and it really doesn't help me in any way.
With respect to gratitude, here's a little expansion on the gratitude journal idea that you write about: This year, just before we start to eat dinner, I've had the kids and I express something that we are grateful for (in addition to being grateful for the food that sits before us). I wasn't brought up religious, but in a way, it's a lot like saying grace. I really wanted for me and the kids to be appreciative of the life that we have, and sharing this on daily basis has been a wonderful practice. It starts some pretty fun and interesting dinner conversations. I just love the practice. - 1:02 PM
- homeanddelicious said...
oh so cute, real and honest...
- jennyl said...
Similar to your suggestion, my husband and I like to ask each other: "What makes you grateful for having me as your husband/wife today?" and the answer has to be something specific. For example, yesterday my answer to him was "I'm grateful you're my husband today because you woke up early to take the dog out so that I didn't have to" and his was "I'm grateful you're my wife today for caring that my shoulders are sore."
But back to your post! I'm grateful that Spring is coming, that I'm in a position to be in grad school, and for my health. - 1:03 PM
- poisonwood said...
Today I am grateful for days off during march break, dates with my sister, beautiful iris flowers (on sale!) & my lovely partner.
- officiallyobsessed.net said...
I'm grateful for:
1) my toddler daughter's sudden interest in attacking me with hugs
2) my husband who doesn't bat an eye when I just dissolve into tears for no real reason (this happened two nights ago, and he just went and got me a blanket)
3) a good workout this morning - 1:11 PM
- M.M. said...
Discovering an awesome (and easy) Enchilada recipe over the weekend, spring flowers popping up, and powering through my first spin class last night (and I can still walk today! hooray! :)
- Laurel Cyr said...
How funny, I started doing this while pregnant too. As soon as I'd get into bed, my brain would tailspin into anxiety land. M husband and I started writing down what we were grateful for that day and read them aloud to each other. It cured my insomnia immediately! Such a great practice. Harder to do with a newborn, but it really puts things into perspective.
- fleur_delicious said...
Do you remember that book, "simple abundance" by Sarah Ban Breathnach? (Oh, the 90s!!). She suggested this as a daily practice: list five things you are grateful for at the end of each day. I haven't done this in a long time, but for a long time I kept a journal which gradually filled up with little mysterious lists: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Over and over again, with my now-husband's name at the top of every one =).
Today I'm grateful that he's coming home after a week away in Denver. Finally, I'll get a good night's sleep now that my favorite person is back! While he's been gone, I've been reminded how affectionate and sweet our Siamese is (I think she missed the extra attention of having another adoring fan around!). And three, I'm grateful that today I get to stay home and work, with no real distractions until my mother in law shows up at mid-afternoon. - 1:19 PM
- Sarah said...
Hmmm ok 1. Spring weather. Always puts me in a good mood. 2. Strawberries, and I have a fridge full of them. 3. Showers, because they seem few and far between with every child I have. TMI? Sorry ;)
- Akshara Vivekananthan said...
I keep a gratitude journal but I must admit I don't do it daily but often think I should. Maybe your reminder will make me do it daily!
Three things I'm grateful for today: my family, great books, and dark chocolate! - 1:20 PM
- megan said...
1. vacation planning.
2. a new blogger template.
3. fresh bread. (I am living in France for a year, I have to eat as much as I can, non?)
4. (can I add a fourth?) eclairs... I am obsessed... I had no idea the good ones tasted so good! - 1:20 PM
- trinaenriquez said...
A friend of mine posts daily (or nearly so) on Facebook an itemized list of what she's grateful for, with no repeats. It's pretty neat, actually. She's been doing it for long enough that the things for which she's grateful have become very tangible and specific—and often funny.
- Amy said...
Love this!! I'm blessed with a 9.5 month old who fills me with wonder every single day (e made that amazing human being?!?! Wow!), a husband who is an amazing provider so I can stay home with my little guy & warm, sunny days
- oly said...
Hello Jo, I'm 5 months pregnant and I feel exactly the same way. I mean my worries at night are really annoying, and i'm also have nightmares. ( when Im not pregnant I sleep like a baby). My wonders are more about the baby to come, will he/she be ok?
And then I remember what one of my friends told me the other day when i Talked about her about my stupid worries. she told me that it's okay if I feel anxious about the baby, that i have the right to be anxious once a day, to write down in a notebook all these questions, think about it for a few minutes, and then close the notebook and NEVER think about it again. Then start again the next day... Im actually trying this method, and it's kind of working out.I think that combined with what you recommend to do, we'll never be stressed again... ( by the way I'm really grateful that my two first kids are in a very good health, I'm grateful that the sun finally came out this week end for a few hours and that I was able to lay down in the grass, and I'm grateful that I have such wonderful friends). :-) - 1:23 PM
- the brunette said...
An intense random crush on a boy, noticing new blooming plants, warm California afternoons, the excitement of an upcoming trip, feeling (semi) confident in a bikini for the first time EVER, hearing a new favorite song in it's entirety on the radio, when things go on sale online...
- heshewee said...
I was thinking of starting a grateful jar so that on the tough days I could sift through my jar to remind myself of how lucky I am :-)
Three things today: chocolate chip orange muffins (made by my husband), three more sleeps until a mini vacay, my daughter and I both slept in until 9:00 a.m.! - 1:27 PM
- Mollie @ Jennings Brae Bank Farm said...
Grateful for:
1- A loving husband who is also a fantastic cook
2- A giant Husky who is great for snuggling
3- Cheese - 1:27 PM
- Ashley@MarriedLane said...
Today I'm grateful for my hard working husband who loves his family, tums for pregnancy heartburn, and toddler naps. :)
- Katie Peterson said...
Today (as with most days) I am grateful for how cute my fiance's head looks as he sleeps in the morning with the covers pulled up under his chin and sparkling mineral water. I am also especially grateful for a commet which has given me something to plan and anticipate for the evening.
- Mindy said...
what a great post! here are mine:
a beautiful view from my desk
coffee with half and half and sugar-free vanilla
a healthy husband and toddler - 1:29 PM
- Carol said...
I am so very grateful that my husband chooses to go to work earlier in the morning so he is home by 5pm to have dinner and playtime with me and our daughter.Then we put her to bed & have the whole evening together! A lot of my friends just don't get quality family time during the week or sometimes even at weekends if their husbands are doing Masters programs or travelling for work.
- Lady Baughman said...
1. my darling husband
2. sushi
3. the smell in the air on the first warm day after a slew of cold ones - 1:30 PM
- dc said...
Wet, fluffy snow on our parched yard.
Upcoming lunch with my husband.
The pot of strawberry jam simmering on the stove. - 1:30 PM
- Gold Muse said...
Too funny. That's how I look in the mornings and I'm not even pregnant! But I do agree with the gratitude point to make ourselves happy. I usually just think about what I'm thankful for but it would be great to put it in writing. Expressing your thoughts through writing is very therapeutic so if what you're writing is positive then the feeling will be much more intense.
amillionreasonswhy7.blogspot.com - 1:31 PM
- dc said...
Wet, fluffy snow on our parched yard.
Upcoming lunch with my husband.
The pot of strawberry jam simmering on the stove. - 1:31 PM
- Jamie said...
Hmmm, what am I grateful for this week??
1. The bitty baby growing in my belly (grateful for that ALL the time :)
2. The way my husband waits for me in the morning, smiling at the bottom of the stairs to say goodbye before leaving for work, as I come running down with my hair still wet and makeup half done to give him a kiss
3. Fruit Smoothies - 1:34 PM
- Amanda aka MamaRobot said...
I'd say I'm grateful we can afford our new rent increase, Daylight Savings time is here, and my daughter's 4th birthday celebration went off without a hitch.
- Leslie Garza said...
1. Deep conversations with best friends late at night
2. Church and the way it continues to feel like coming home
3. writing because it allows me perspective
Love your blog and love this post. - 1:39 PM
- Emily said...
1. Bachelor wine nights with my best girlfriends (on hiatus until the Bachelorette starts in May!)
2. My boyfriend's attempt at a beard. It's in the awkward growing out stages but if he sticks to it, I think it'll look awesome!
3. The sunny weather Texas has all week. I love walking outside on my lunch break and feeling the sun on my skin. :) - 1:40 PM
- Sasha said...
Yes! This was one of my favorite take-aways from Happy. What a great, daily exercise!
Today, I am grateful for my morning cup of coffee, my puppy and his unconditional love & snuggles, and the possibilities that after-work free time will bring!
Great post! Thanks, Jo!
Sasha @ sashapearl.blogspot.com - 1:44 PM
- Charli said...
I think that´s a great idea =)
My things I am grateful for:
- My sudden motivation for working out (I still don´t know where it´s coming from!)
- That my greataunt and I am bonding now although she´s 73 years older than me
- That the weather is getting better against all the reports
Greetings from Vienna, Austria, I love your blog! - 1:47 PM
- Kristi said...
I am thankful for REAL butter! for my hair stylist :) and for my 5 week old baby.
- Jossie loves said...
So happy and thankful for
1. Fabulous (real) bloggers like you!
2. Gooey cheese
3. NZ butter (nothing comes close!!!!!) True.
PS I suspect Toby is v v v happy and knows he is loved! And he'll be a fabulous big brother. Sleep soundly tonight! xxx - 1:53 PM
- Erin Phraner said...
Yey! I love this idea. Today I'm grateful for...
1. Boyfriend making me coffee to-go before I leave for work in the morning—he really is the sweetest!
2. Looking at the calendar and seeing a bunch of friend-dates scheduled this week!
3. Peanut butter cookie dough, straight from the bowl
(Bonus: Text messages from my parents while they're on a romantic tropical vacation)
- Kayla T said...
I do this every Wednesday on my blog. I call it Humpday Happiness.
some recent entries: ballpoint pens, really bubbly sparkling water, hand written notes, vending machines that accept credit cards, giving a genuine compliment to a stranger
I find it really does make me happy. Love this idea.
www.nearlyoldfriends.com - 1:55 PM
- CP and KW said...
hahha i know how you feel. i have generalized anxiety disorder and this is my every single night. i think that i will clearly be nuts when i get pregnant!
kw ladies in navy - 1:56 PM
- Emily said...
I love writing down things that make me happy/I'm grateful for! Right now, studying abroad in London, I'm thankful for:
1. apps on my iPhone that let me talk to my mom via wifi
2. the occasional warm day in London that is surrounded by other days of miserable cold, and
3. the 2.5 more months I have left in such an awesome city!
I'm not a very religious person, but normally at night I say this: Thank you for my family, college football, and my home. They are all equally important. - 2:00 PM
- Ashley Daly said...
My husband and I started naming three things we were each thankful for that happened that day,then three things we are looking forward to the next day. And if we don't have three for the next day, we plan one- like walking the dog or calling a friend or a back rub when we get home. It's been really uplifting.
- Chelsea MacMeekin said...
I think maybe it is the fact that you become responsible for someone other than yourself that makes parents become such worriers. I feel your pain! Today I am grateful for the sunshine, for caffeine which is like chemical sunshine, and for our sweet little boy who is my personal sunshine!
Haute Child in the City - 2:06 PM
- Mary said...
I've always been a natural pessimist, but by identifying and documenting things I'm grateful for, I've turned myself into an optimist! I credit blogging for keeping me on this track. I used to post Three Beautiful Things every week, but now I do it on a less regular basis. Today I'd say 3-year-old Captain Americas, orange-cranberry marmalade, and my Ugg slippers. Love!
- Lynne said...
Totally agree with the gratitude journal thing. I've been having a rough six months and every night I write something in my notebook which I've been thankful for each day. Has made a huge difference.
- Yolanda said...
I am grateful for...
My body just the way it is
The course that I am studying as I am learning everyday
The most beautiful, wonderful man Alex who is my boyfriend
Our dog Nanuk and the way he sleeps on us & his warm soft belly - 2:11 PM
- MrsLittleJeans said...
I like that picture a lot...internally I feel a lot like that but I don't show it...I have also learned to remind myself of things I am grateful for to manage worries and bad mood, etc.
I think I should start writing them down...I only bring them into my presence and it does help with coping
thank you for the brilliant picture : ) - 2:11 PM
- Kali said...
I, too, am pregnant and in my seventh month. I know exactly what you're talking about and even though I reside on the cynical side of the fence most days, I'm going to give gratefulness a go:
1. My helpful husband and healthy daughter
2. Spring is on the horizon and the sun is out today
3. Cadbury eggs - 2:12 PM
- MrsLittleJeans said...
I forgot to tell you what those things are most days...
that I am healthy
that I can drive around to places
that I have sisters
xx - 2:12 PM
- Julia C. said...
This is never a bad idea! I'm thankful for friends who love me the way I am, the fact that I live in a beautiful neighborhood in the greatest city in the world, and my new butcher block/kitchen island. :)
- Jackie said...
i like this idea, i might have to start a similar tradition in our home. i'm thankful for...
cadbury chocolate eggs (preferably the milk chocolate variety)
meeting new friends
warm spring-like weather (that is finally here!)
- jm said...
That cartoon is genius.
- Laura said...
library books, pillows, and strawberries.
- mindykay said...
Love this. Having a thankful attitude is a discipline to choose joy! I think it can have a significant impact on our daily lives.
Today I am thankful for: cozy blankets to keep my toes warm, Physical Therapists who can help us get our bodies back into shape after an injury, and a husband who loves and supports me.
And I'm thankful for you Joanna!
xo - 2:20 PM
- megan said...
We've just had our 1st baby, so obviously her happy and healthy self tops our list! :)
I love that you have whispering in bed on your list... as new parents we TOTALLY relate! I love those moments we have together chatting about all sorts of random things, Lucy sleeping in her bassinet beside us.
Great post! - 2:21 PM
- S Haines said...
I'm grateful for
1) soft doggy ears
2) Trader Joe's Pound Plus chocolate
3) newly cleaned flannel sheets - 2:22 PM
- EmHacket said...
Thanks for a writing prompt! I needed to make a blog post this week and you inspired me. http://peacelovemusicgrows.blogspot.com/ You seem like such a lovely lady- congrats on your pregnancy- you look adorable in the Hatch photos!
- Kit said...
i'm in college. Top of my list today: chai tea lattes and sharing clothes with friends :)
- igotsapoodle said...
I'm grateful for my boyfriend who is my best friend.
For Ben & Jerry's ice cream.
And for the smell of the earth when all the snow melts in early spring. - 2:35 PM
- RitaMarie said...
I'm grateful for:
an amazing husband
homemade chocolate brownies
(maybe getting a new bunny, too) - 2:38 PM
- Samantha said...
I'm grateful for so much! If I had to pick three from today:
1) a job (at an academic library) where I get to help people answer questions as varied as "How do you draw blood from a snake?" and "What is the effect of corn's agricultural history?" because it's always fun and I learn a lot.
2)Excel spreadsheets and the charts it makes.
3)Rain boots. - 2:38 PM
- katharrrina said...
Love your post, Joanna! I try to be aware of all the wonderful things and people in my life every single day. I share my life with a wonderful man, the love of my life (I had to go to Paris to find him) and since last summer we have a wonderful baby boy and all this in the city of my dreams.The thing is, very often when I feel so happy that I think my heart might explode I get very scared, scared that something bad might happen because it seems just impossible to be so happy while there are so many people who aren't and because I know what I have is so special and rare. I know it sounds weird, but sometimes I'm afraid to be so happy.. I wished I wouldn't be.
Katharina from Paris - 2:38 PM
- Carrie said...
I co-coordinate a teen program for girls in Detroit and this year I started a "Happiness jar". It has done wonders! I work with two groups of girls on different days. The second group I've known since last year but the first group is new. It was really hard to break the ice but when I started the Happiness jar everything fell into place. The consistency of a weekly project helped them open up and start conversations.
I give them each a sheet of paper, they write down one good thing that happened to them in the past week, and they they have to put the sheet in the jar. When the jar is full we're read the slips out loud to remember the good times.
1. I will not be taking a paycut due to sequestration
2. Martha Stewart's Tiramisu cupcakes: http://www.marthastewart.com/318067/tiramisu-cupcakes
3. Re-connecting with my best friend over Sunday quiches
http://thenextqueenb.blogspot.com/ - 2:41 PM
- Annie Dog said...
I am grateful for Iron Chef: America on Hulu, the endless kisses of my dog, and a man in my life who (sometimes) gently and lovingly pushes me to be better.
- Meredith said...
I have the opposite problem- I fall asleep feeling peaceful and happy but I wake up with my mind running and a sense of dread and anxiety. I used a gratitude journal app on my phone for a while, but I had a hard time keeping up with it.
- Marielle Fillit said...
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- Lindsey Hoover said...
This is wonderful. Thanks for the motivation to restart my positive mood of the morning. I write down many things that I am excited and am grateful for before starting my day typically. Today my plans to enjoy life are:
1) Being home in Fort Collins again :)
2) Ceramics class
3) Little Bird Bakery coffee - 2:54 PM
- Sarah said...
Starbucks chai, my sweet and cuddly 2 yr old who makes me swoon and laugh every day, and fun blogs to read such as yours!
- Lizzie Polish said...
1. Salt and vinegar potato chips
2. My morning run
3. Lavender L'Occitane candles
- margaux said...
i used to do this daily, and it was so helpful! i don't know how i got out of the habit.
1. when i say "chicken" as in "would you like some chicken for dinner?" my 11-month old says, "bawk!"
2. chocolate biscotti for breakfast.
3. Lanz of Salzburg flannel rhumba pajamas. http://www.vermontcountrystore.com/store/jump/productDetail/Sleepwear/Sleepwear/Kids&apos_Sleepwear/Infant_Girls%E2%80%99_Lanz_Rhumba/62501 - 3:01 PM
- joana said...
love the exercise!
negative pregnancy testes
the sun (even if just for a little while)
thanks :) - 3:03 PM
- nak244 said...
One of the things I am thankful for is your blog. I have really been realizing the power of being positive (and how incredibly easy it is for me to become negative, unfortunately!). I just appreciate how consistently positive your blog is-- it's always a bright spot in my day. You are a lovely person and I appreciate you sharing your thoughts with us.
- kaylee.michelle said...
The cartoon made me laugh. I feel like that often at night too. I'm thankful for:
Coffee_ Seriously so grateful for this wonderful drink that makes morning after nights like the one you described above bearable.
Friends_ like the ones that I don't see for months but whenever we are together it's like I just talked to them yesterday.
Second Chances_ My Dad is widowed (Mom passed away 5 years ago) but he has found a second chance at love. He's getting married in a few months and while it's hard I'm happy for him.
- sian said...
1. the bean seedling my son gave me as a mother's day present, it's growing in a pot on our bathroom window sill.
2. pears and the way the baby eats them. he loves the taste. the kitchen floor is covered in little nuggets of pear.
3. someone making me a cuppa.
4. anticipation of my sister's easter visit, she's so far away in australia at the moment but is coming home soon, soon, soon.
- Steffanie said...
There is an amazing book called "1000 Gifts" .... it is the author's journey of counting "gifts" or blessings...it is amazingly moving. I am on my second read through.
- Zoë said...
I love posts like this one on your blog. You have such a wonderful outlook! Three things I'm grateful for today...easy laughter with my fiance, hints of spring, Snapchat sessions with my best friends around the globe.
- Yankee in England said...
Ha Ha I am the same way at 33 weeks pregnant I come up with the silliest worries. I put our parking permit up when I parked but then panicked because it was snowing and wanted my husband to go and clear the windsheild ever five minutes. He told me if the parking warden wanted to check the could clear the windsheild to look!
- Jessie said...
I am thankful for:
1. My boyfriend of 4.5 years and the beautiful relationship, home and memories we have created together.
2. My 8 month-old Maltese/Yorkie mix puppy. I am completely and utterly obsessed with him. He lights up my day.
3. My parent's support. Without it, I don't know if I would be graduating with my bachelor's degree in May and possibly starting graduate school in August. - 3:17 PM
- Kelly Rae said...
love this post. I think that is an excellent idea bout writing down 3 things you are grateful for a week. I'm keen to start doing that! (1. Public Libraries 2. Text Messaging 3. lotion that smells like lemon cake)
- sandra said...
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- Anna said...
Some friends and I started a page on facebook where we try to share three gratitudes every day. Today I am grateful that my pregnancy continues to be healthy, I am taking the time to do some writing, and milkshakes.
- Celeste said...
I love this. I'm religious, so I've also learned that saying a prayer of gratitude, rather than asking for things, is a good way to ease my mind as well. The prayers are unscripted chats with the creator of all things good. I love that time.
But writing them down is such a good idea, too.
Today, my list looks like this: 1) clean water 2) sunny skies 3) Costco's customer service (they helped me price out some items over the phone for a party so I could submit a budget without making a trip over there!) - 3:32 PM
- kati said...
i actually use this trick for maintaining sanity when my 5 year old's personality is really driving me crazy. sometimes it seems like she only does annoying things (how mean am i??!! i did just admit that) and it really helps me at the end of the day to write down the sweet/lovely/amazing things she did that day to regain my perspective. xo
- emmy d said...
I am grateful for a husband who cleans the bathroom, automatic coffee makers, and sharing silly reality TV with friends!
- Chimmy said...
hanging with my sister and mom. it just never gets old.
writing. journal, poetry. whatevs, as long as i carve out some time to write.
a tasty home-cooked meal.
a glass of delicious red vino at the end of the (day) week.
summer. i love everything from the excessive heat to the thunderstorms.
meditation and prayer (they are almost the same thing). - 3:47 PM
- The Wild Fairy said...
Gratitude is so important - it puts everything in perspective once you have thought about your list. This evening I'm grateful for my lovely husband who started my car for me on a snowy morning, a hot bowl of soup at lunch, and a card in the post from an old friend. ♥
- jill cavanaugh said...
I must say I do this nightly - but I don't write down what I am grateful for - I just kind of thank the universe. Anyway I always am grateful for the health and happiness of my family especially my two little ones. Today I am also thankful for getting a decent night's rest and for finding something wearable to the office as I was short on time this morning - it could have really been disasterous :-)
- Notes from Holly St. said...
I am so happy that I'm not the only one who lays in bed and worries over every little thing! I love the idea of a happy list...things that are making me happy today: a great cappuccino from Intelligentsia, the tight hugs I get around my legs from my two-year-old and the possibility of a date night with my husband tonight.
- Julia said...
So glad you write about this. I am a teacher and in our school each student has a "things to be happy about" journal and we spend most days a little time to record more and more things we are each happy about! :)
- Stella Dobry said...
I am a huge worrier too. I always tell my husband, "But what if this [insert horrible thing] or [insert even more horrible thing] or [everyone dies and the whole world blows up]?" And he always calmly replies, "Or what if everything is great and it all turns out perfectly and nothing bad happens??" This makes me feel better for about 5 seconds before another worry comes... but at least those 5 seconds were worry free. :)
- Raphaelle Robert said...
grateful for having a kid who looks and is exactly the baby I was dreaming about
grateful for working with creative and nice people
for this delish mushroom soup - 4:14 PM
- Sabina said...
This post is so on point! It's a constant battle against the chatter of the negative mind.
Three things I'm grateful for today are:
1. My good health
2. Jasmine green tea
3. My bass guitar
- Jessica Rebelo said...
Today I'm grateful for:
1) My 15 months old boy being healthy again (since he was sick for two weeks)
2) The little bit of sunshine and signs of spring on my way home
3) My husband coming home early from work today surprising us, and seeing my little one getting all excited and hugging him. It melted my heart
Thanks for this post and to remind us to be grateful every day
x - 4:17 PM
- Tall and Salty said...
A friend started a blog based on the concept of being thankful for one thing every day for a year. She's kept it up past her "deadline," but what she wrote about her year was this: "I like to think that it's no coincidence that the year in which i decided to [literally] count my blessings ended up being the best year of my life." It struck me as a beautiful thought. (Her blog at kategivesthanks.wordpress.com. It's delightful.)
- a said...
today i am grateful for...
my husband, my beautiful daughter who melts my heart, and my wonderful job.
what a wonderful excercise!!!
and I stay up stressing too...
xo - 4:26 PM
- Jessica said...
Leaving work (and getting home!), wedding planning (and the man who made it possible...), and my rowing machine!
- Sarah and Renuka said...
I have kept a gratitude journal for years now. It forces you to slow down and take a moment to pay attention to the good that you have in life!
Great post!
www.pocketfulofperspective.tumblr - 4:35 PM
- gc said...
I could not be a bigger worrier at times, and I totally feel you! What a good exercise - I love it.
I would say...my toddler daughter in deep concentration when she reads Curious George or the sports section of the NY Times, a good cappucino, linking arms with a good friend while walking. Also swimming in lakes, spring in LA, and seeing art that makes me think!
Ginny - 4:36 PM
- lisa said...
Great illustration! That has been me for the past two weeks. Slowly getting out of it though. Thank God.
- honeyandlimes said...
My three are: 1)green tea, 2)sunny CA days, 3)girlfriends who laugh w/me (not at me). Sarah
- Sharla said...
long runs, sunshine, a new desk!
- emmakesherown said...
I go through phases where I try to be really diligent about doing this, in some form, before bed every night. My follow through, however, ebbs and flows. :)
My three things: chinese takeout on a gloomy rainy day, the promise of warmer weather soon (goodbye coats, hello sundresses!), and my upcoming trip to Chicago in May when I'll spend my birthday with my family!
Em | emmakesherown.wordpress.com - 5:04 PM
- Bea said...
I love keeping a gratitude journal, it makes such a difference to my day! I started one when I broke up with my boyfriend last year, and now months on I love looking back on all of the good things that happened during such an awful time.
My three things: the cool change that finally came through (we've been in a heatwave for 10 days!), extra-hot hot chocolates in the morning (served by a handsome barista) and sweet letters from my lovely boyfriend.
http://www.thegoogleyear.blogspot.com.au/ - 5:10 PM
- CHEVRON and GEOMETRICS said...
This is genius. Thanks for posting!
Today I am thankful for the weekends spent with friends, the hundreds of birds singing outside, and homework done early. - 5:21 PM
- Lizzy said...
Happy and healthy children
Making new friends in my mid-30's.
- Nina Leung said...
My boys' tickle spots, kale chips, and freshly washed sheets
- Bakehouseblog said...
Have you read The Magic?
I'm reading it and its all about being grateful!
Definitely good for happiness levels. Especially while waiting for summer to arrive! - 6:04 PM
- Sarah D said...
Three people for whom I'm grateful: my children and my husband. There other, every day things for which I am grateful today: thin mint cookies, being able to text a friend when going insane with stubborn children, and leftover pizza! :)
I've started to do this daily with my 7 year old son. In bed each night, before he goes to sleep, we name 3 things for which we are grateful, then 3 things that we could do better the next day. I'm hoping it will help to combat some of the more-more-more societal pressures.
- Sammi said...
cups of tea, cuddles from my dog, and my beautiful dressing gown (all of these have to do with being warm)!!
- Christy said...
I'm a worrier when I'm pregnant, too. I'm grateful for my three kids.
- Dee Murphy said...
Three things I'm thankful for: Tulips, The warm sun on my face... and the inspiration from other bloggers :)
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- Tracey said...
I'm not pregnant, but I definitely can relate. I love this strategy for defeating all that useless worrying and fill it in with a sense of peace instead. My mom and I text each other ten things we are thankful for every morning to keep up this mentality.
I'm thankful for:
1. Women who are inspired to write blogs
2. Being inspired to start my own
3. Freedom of speech
Tracey :) www.busyboldandbeautiful.com - 8:14 PM
- AJ said...
I'm a worrier and planner by nature. Always have to have a Plan B.
1. I am grateful for my mother, who would leave her house at the drop of a hat to come to mine and help our family. And to my father, who would support her leaving and make himself pot pies.
2. Mud season, because without it, the wild trillium cannot grow.
3. Ginger tea. Hot hot hot ginger tea. - 8:18 PM
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1. playing hooky for a day at the beach with my husband
2. the view from my house
3. Ella Fitzgerald on vinyl record - 9:01 PM
- Vermont Woman said...
I experienced this anxiety a few months ago. Just too much stress I decided. Now, I can't recall how I got rid of it....wish I could for your sake. But thank you for reminding me about gratitude. For today, my top picks are:
1. Snuggling with my 4 year old and receiving not 1, but 5 goodnight kisses.
2. Baked cauliflower - yum!
3. Having lunch with the new Prime Minister of Libya at the Williard Hotel. Of course, there were 35 other guests there, but it was quite an honor. - 9:31 PM
- Linda Davidson said...
Replacing worries with gratitude is a wonderful night time ritual. We get to focus about what we loved during the day. What inspired us. It's the simple joys that make us happy. I've been encouraging readers to share what they are thankful for on my blog. This practice has helped me develop a positive mindset and helps me focus on the beauty and love that is available to us everyday if we appreciate it. Here are three things I am thankful for today:
1. Having lunch with my daughter who is home from college for Spring Break and my mom!
2. Playing Pachabel's canon with my violin students. This gorgeous soothing melody always makes me smile.
3. A cinnamon coffee that warmed me up on this rainy day!
http://www.sharingthanks.blogspot.com - 9:56 PM
- Jolene said...
Today, I am grateful for...
-my cashmere blanket keeping my feet warm
-checking things off my to do list
-the way the snow stick to the tree branches and looks like blossoms
- Sally Mae said...
Oh Jo, I think you are so brave for having another baby. The overactive mind was the craziest side effect I experienced and it is still sort of a problem and our baby is 15 months old. Deep breaths and surrender to the universe! Lately I'm grateful for meditation, working part-time, and my up-coming trip to Palm Springs!
Sleep well - you and your family are going to make it! - 10:46 PM
- Anna said...
I am 7 mo pregnant with my second and am also doing the sleepless worrying. Mostly about money.
But: I'm grateful for my cosy puppy who curls up behind my knees, for the sudden flurry of picture perfect snow that we got today, for having enough propane, & for the way my little guy runs down the hallway with glee! - 11:19 PM
- Sita Daavettila said...
Oh this is a joyful post. Thanks for asking this of us all... SO good to feel gratitude. I am thankful for my new babysitter who is amazing with my little boy. I am thankful for smiles and giggles from my 10 month old. And I am thankful for being an american. That's all for now.
- fiendbyname said...
1. The opportunity to follow my dreams by being in school
2. Still having vegetables in my fridge that haven't gone bad
3. Finding enough quarters to do laundry because I waited until the last possible minute
I'm very stressed about an upcoming combined physiology-neuroscience-anatomy-embryology exam but this puts it all into perspective. - 11:48 PM
- Taryn Louise said...
I love your worries about eating fish. :)
I am grateful for my amazing friends (and just having a yummy and healthy dinner with one of them), my sweet and healthy little boy, and liking my job!! - 11:48 PM
- Sandra Carson said...
I am grtaeful for my well wishers,my bf,my friends and my family....
kiddicare - 1:53 AM
- Lendy Salazar said...
I am a chronic worrier too! Lets not even go there with the pregnancy brain! Now I have a new lil bitty worry--with adorable big cheeks! Once in a blue moon my worries are justified otherwise Im just being looney!!! Its best to just laugh at ourselves (after the anxiety-ridden thoughts/meltdown of course)!
Grateful today for 1) my 5 wk old being asleep (11:16 pm); 2) my husband; 3) waking up Happy! - 2:22 AM
- elizabeth said...
I'm American but have been living in South Africa for over two years, and got married to a South African this past December. We signed an internet contract last NOVEMBER and have been waiting ever since; considering the described situation above, this has been quite a sore spot. But I am grateful that our internet is being installed today! I'm grateful that tomorrow is my 25th birthday and I get to spend it with my new, amazing, wonderful husband. And I'm so thankful that we get to go back to the States for three weeks this summer!
- Catherine Masi said...
Aw, love this post. And I especially adore your honesty about worry and freaking out (I can relate, but I'm learning learning learning and , my god, letting go brings such a peaceful feeling... I had no idea!) Thank you for opening this up for us to share what we are appreciating. My three things right now? 1. The warmth and near daily sunshine here in Santa Barbara, even in the middle of winter. I think having grown up in New England really makes me feel happy for this and I have yet to feel desensitized to it even if we have the same weather nearly every single day. 2. Making a career out of doing exactly what I love. and 3. Having my husband and dog waiting for me to come to bed in the other room.
p.s. I watched Happy this evening. It was an affirmation. - 4:13 AM
- Zulejka said...
When a read the words "gratitude journal" I immediately grabbed a tiny notebook with Tour D'Eiffel on it that has been waiting for a purpose on my desk for quite a while. Now i know what ro do with it! Thank you so much Joanna. Oh, and everything is going to be all right in the end. If it's not all right, it's not the end:)
- Jackie B. said...
I go through periods of ups and downs myself and so awhile back, I decided to end each blog post with something I'm grateful for. Sometimes they are silly, sometimes they are serious, but they always lighten me up which is the point. Good luck with your pregnancy and I'm sure everything will turn out just fine. -jb.
http://madewithlovebyjackieb.blogspot.co.uk/ - 6:11 AM
- Lauren Thorpe said...
I absolutely love this post! And reading all the comments! There's so much to be grateful for. I'm a worrier by nature and I love the idea of starting my day with calm reflection -- what I'm grateful for and my vision for the day, the kind of woman I want to be, the goals I want to accomplish. Thank you so much for the food for thought and I'm grateful to add my two cents!
1. I'm grateful for a bf that recognizes when I'm being needy and will spend extra time just being with me.
2. I'm grateful for a home I run back to every day.
3. I'm grateful for the network of friends and family I have around me at all times - just a phone call away!
I'm going to write a post about making a list of what I'm grateful for on apronsandcammies.com - 8:29 AM
- Victoria King said...
It seems that this post was meant for me! After moving countries and hitting the 6 month mark, homesickness and loneliness has hit. It's hard to remember all the wonderful exciting things that made me want to move in the first place when feeling so anxious so here are my 3 things Im grateful for:
1. My new friends, that will jump at a chance to make me smile
2. My new BF, who knows when Im needing a hug
3. The (very rare) blue sky in London that reminds me that spring is on its way.
- Dani said...
I struggled with racing thoughts when I was pregnant and ended up downloading some meditation podcasts that really helped me get to sleep! (I think they are called THE meditation podcast on iTunes) The man's voice is the best!
- Katie Lee said...
At this very moment I'm grateful I get to work from home. I'm so grateful for a loving husband who supports my dreams. And because I'm super exhausted this morning I'm grateful for my big coffee pot. You're right! I do feel better. ;)
- Jen said...
This post is exactly what I needed to read today! I'm 15 weeks pregnant with my first baby and I feel like pregnancy hormones have made me crazy! I've just got back from the Doctor who eased my worries, let me listen to the heartbeat and told me that my anxiety is perfectly normal. The fact that you and your lovely readers experience the same things make me feel so much better :) I am grateful for that, my amazing family and my little baby growing in my tummy :) xx
- posse said...
Thanks for this post, Joanna. I worry a lot, too. Today my grateful list is:
baked kale fresh out of the oven
the baby's first word is mamamama over and over and over
my very tidy husband who washes dishes, folds clothes, and tends to the garden - 11:20 AM
- Missy said...
Great idea! New amazing friends, clean bed, my family all healthy
- Lais said...
I am thankful for people that have this kind of thinking. Not everybody takes the time to notice how lucky and happy they are, and how people are in general, pretty awesome!
- Lauren Doxey said...
It's so funny you posted about this because this is exactly what I have been doing for the past month! Read about it here http://laurenofthedoxey.blogspot.com/2013/03/3-things.html
- goatsdorun said...
It's so easy to get caught up in day to day worries!
Today however, I am grateful for:
My body's ability to bounce back from injury and illness
The time change and having it be light out when I get home from work!
Have parents and a boyfriend that love me without a doubt - 6:29 PM
- Rosamapose said...
I am grateful that I get the chance to keep trying every day for what I did not accomplish the day before. I am grateful that I have the chance to tell the people in my life that I love them every day. I am grateful that I am learning to grow as a person every day.
Thank you for the reminder, it comes at a much needed time in my life as someone close to me is ailing. It's tough not to get caught up in the worries & important to remember that life (& death) will happen whether we acknowledge it or not.
Blonde in this City - 10:46 AM
- IsraLuv said...
i have the "nope" picture hanging over our bed. we both hate to get up so i bought it to symbolize the "nope" feeling in the morning
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- Nicole Carrington said...
I've been like this for the last week. I just cannot sleep. We are buying a house... Need I say more...
So here goes: my niece and nephew, the beach, my convertible, 75 degree days, great pictures. - 10:55 PM
- My Bearded Pigeon said...
I was thesame when pregnant, as soon as the lights were of fm n worry kicked in, I kept rescue remedy next to my bed!
3 things:
Little baby cooing noises
Big girls getting surprise award next week at school
My mr made my fave curry for dinner.
Woot!!!! - 2:33 AM
- McKenzie said...
Okay over the last week:
1. being able to share good music
2. someone picking something up for me that I've left behind/forgotten that just makes me so relieved
and finally,
3. that after 5 days of work/school the weekend finds a way to come and brighten things up! :)
hope you had a great week!
http://currentlylovingblog.blogspot.com/ - 2:39 AM
- Kate said...
I am pregnant with my first and have had the same night time anxiety although a happy person overall. I have been doing a lot of reading, and I have come across a few places that say that certain pregnancy hormones cause the anxiety and the biological purpose is to help you prepare for parenting...Don't know how true it is, but it makes a lot of sense to me.
- Kate said...
I am pregnant with my first and have had the same night time anxiety although a happy person overall. I have been doing a lot of reading, and I have come across a few places that say that certain pregnancy hormones cause the anxiety and the biological purpose is to help you prepare for parenting...Don't know how true it is, but it makes a lot of sense to me.
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I read this post when you first wrote it and back then, it had a completely different meaning to me. At the time, I didn't know I was pregnant. Last Wednesday I found out I was a month pregnant and since then, I have been griping with anxiety. I am worried about everything. My pregnancy is going to be challenging because I have extremely large fibroids on my uterus that made my uterus the size of a 5 month pregnant woman prior to even being pregnant. When I went to my ob-gyn about it in February, he immediately said if I were to get pregnant, I would miscarry. I went to a surgeon and was schedule to have them removed in May. The day after my appt with the surgeon, I found out I was pregnant. Here I am, pregnant, and I can't shake those "miscarriage" words out of my head. It's like waiting for a death sentence. Outside of that, I am worried about being a first time mother, going to settlement on my first house in two weeks, and everything else that happens in this world. I'm just scared- about everything. So scared that all I want to do is sleep and do NOTHING.
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Utopia, looks nice. i enjoy.
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RED- Great examples of these foods include strawberries, watermelon, cherries, raspberries, tomatoes, and cranberries. Some red foods such as watermelon and tomatoes are a source of lycopene which is good for your heart. Tomatoes are one of the only foods where cooking it allows you to absorb more lycopene than eating it fresh. Cranberries have been known to help protect against urinary tract infections by preventing bacteria from sticking against the bladder walls. Some red produce are also good sources of potassium, fiber, and vitamin C.
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PURPLE/BLUE- The blue and purple color comes from something called anthocyanins which give the produce its color and is a good source of antioxidants. Some examples of these include eggplant, blueberries, beets, kidney beans, and plums. These fruits and vegetables help your heart stay healthy and keep your memory strong. Besides being a great source of fiber, these fruits and vegetables have also been shown to reduce the risk of stroke and certain cancers, improve retinal health, and fight inflammation.
WHITE- While it is encouraged for you to be eating a rainbow, there are also health benefits from incorporating some white fruits and vegetables. Some examples of these include bananas, onions, cauliflower, potatoes, fennel and mushrooms. Potatoes, bananas, and fennel are high in Vitamin C and fiber. An easy way to incorporate cauliflower is to steam it and add it into mashed potatoes. Mushrooms are an easy food to incorporate and are a good source of some B vitamins.
The next time you go grocery shopping, make sure your cart contains a rainbow. If you have children, it is an excellent idea to get them to help pick out foods and prepare them. Getting children more involved helps encourage them to try new things. Enjoy the spring weather, rain and rainbows! May all of your plates be colorful!
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Two Golden Girls, Betty White a.k.a. Rose Nylund, and Rosebud from Santa Buddies support Morris Animal Foundation at the Eukanuba AKC Long Beach Dog Show on Sunday, December 13, 2009 at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, California. Ms. White accepted a check on behalf of the Morris Animal Foundation, a canine cancer research organization, and a cause close to her heart. The donation from Eukanuba will help fund the research goal to cure canine cancer in the next 20 years!
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'Ace of Cakes' Duff Goldman Guest Stars on Imagination Movers, January 16
The Imagination Movers help baker Ben Boudreaux (Duff Goldman), a.k.a. "the Muffin Man," remember the secret ingredient for his world famous muffins in a new episode of "Imagination Movers," SATURDAY, JANUARY 16 (10:00–10:30 a.m., ET/PT).
Disney XD's 'I'm in the Band' to Premiere Jan 18 After Cardinals' Kurt Warner Guests on Suite Life
"I'm in the Band," a music-filled, live-action comedy series for kids and families about a teenager who realizes his wildest dream when he joins his favorite "vintage" rock band, Iron Weasel, will premiere MONDAY, JANUARY 18 (7:00 p.m., ET/PT) on Disney XD and DisneyXD.com. Kicking off the evening is a new episode of the hit series "The Suite Life on Deck" guest starring Arizona Cardinals Quarterback Kurt Warner (6:30 p.m. ET/PT).
Enter the Grid: Disney Interactive Announces TRON: Evolution the Video Game (Trailer)
BURBANK, Calif. — The digital world of TRON is awaiting a new participant. Disney Interactive Studios today announced the development of TRON: Evolution, the video game. TRON: Evolution is an action/adventure game being created for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and Windows PC. Developed by Propaganda Games, Disney Interactive Studios' action and role-playing game studio in Vancouver, British Columbia, TRON: Evolution is scheduled for release in Holiday 2010 before the "TRON: Legacy" film arrives in theaters.
Set during the era between the two TRON films, TRON: Evolution conveys the story of significant events within the TRON mythology. The game features an epic adventure across a massive digital world filled with high-mobility disc-based combat and advanced light cycles.
TRON: Evolution is one of the keys to unlocking the TRON mythology. The game's story takes place before the "TRON: Legacy" events and provides insight into the film's past. As an integrated entertainment experience, the film will reference elements of the game's story. Fans will want to play the game to learn more about the TRON mythology seen in the film, but each entertainment experience will stand on its own.
"We expect TRON: Evolution to be a premier action-focused game that both stands on its own and supplements a major event film," said Dan Tudge, vice president and general manager, Propaganda Games. "Because Propaganda Games is based in Vancouver, which was the site of the film's principal photography, we were able to leverage the proximity to continuously collaborate with the filmmakers and ensure authenticity between the two projects."
Sylvania to Sponsor Disneyland's 'it's a small world;' New Marquee in Early 2010
"We are thrilled to be associated with such an icon of the Disney experience. At SYLVANIA, we are creating ways to see the world in a new light. Our association with 'it's a small world' is a perfect fit for our own vision," said Rick Leaman, president and CEO of the Siemens lighting unit, OSRAM SYLVANIA.
"'it's a small world' is a celebration of the hope we all share for peace on Earth," said Walt Disney Imagineer Tony Baxter, who is the creative lead for Disneyland. "It's an illuminating global message, so it's fitting that this classic attraction should be sponsored by a company that literally helps illuminate the world."
Photo: Magician Penn Jillette Pulls a Rabbit out of a Crowd at Magic Kingdom
Penn Jillette, the vocal half of the famed illusionist/comedy duo "Penn and Teller," tries to figure out how to pull a rabbit out of a hat as he poses Dec. 13, 2009 with Thumper, the lovable rabbit from Disney's classic film, "Bambi." Appropriately, Penn and Thumper met in the Magic Kingdom, as the magician vacationed with his family. (Garth Vaughan, photographer)
Photo: Celine Dion Performs at Disney's Grand Floridian for Christmas Day Parade
When inclimate weather threatened — and even canceled — some performances for the disney Parks Christmas Day parade last week, the performance of Grammy Award winner Celine Dion moved into the nearby Grand Floridian Resort and Spa where Dion filled the main lobby with her voice as well as admirers as shown in this photo from Disney photographer Matt Stroshane.
For full details on the 2009 Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade, click here.
Need More Stitch? Check out the Atrium at Disneyland's D Street
The official Vinylmation Blog has offered a first look inside the new Disneyland D Street which opens in just under a week. Featured in the atrium is a series of banners designed by Disney Design Group artists Eric Caszatt and Thomas Scott that provide an overview of the 'history' of the Disney Vinylmation including some designs that have yet to be released.
The blog also promises more photos from the new shop and home to artist Noah as we get closer to opening time.
Toy Story and Toy Story 2 Come to Blu-ray/DVD March 23, 2010; Available Now for Pre-Order
Although no formal press release from WDSHE has been released, DisneyStore.com has made Toy Story and Toy Story 2 available for pre-order today for a release date of March 23, 2010. The two titles are sold separately in both DVD only ($22) and Blu-ray/DVD Combo Packs ($30).
Not surprisingly, 3D doesn't appear to be on the menu for the release (as was the case with UP), but here's a glimpse of some of the reported extras for each disc:


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Blue Jays head to South Side to play postponed June 12 contest
The Blue Jays and White Sox are winding their way to the end of the schedule.
Toronto and Chicago will play Monday as a makeup of a game originally scheduled for June 12 that was postponed due to weather, and then they'll both have two series left on the docket. J.A. Happ will pitch for Toronto on Monday, and he'll be matched against fellow left-hander Jose Quintana.
The White Sox beat the first-place Tigers on Sunday, but they'll come into Monday with losses in nine of their previous 12 games. Chicago is 3-3 against Toronto this season, but the White Sox have won six of the last nine games in this series and have posted a 35-41 record at U.S. Cellular Park.
The Blue Jays, tabbed by many analysts to be a preseason favorite in the American League East, have struggled against their regional brethren this season. Toronto is 16-15 against Central teams and 17-17 against the West, but it's logged just a 27-42 record against East division opponents.
Quintana, 24 years old, has been one of the bright spots in a lost season for the White Sox. Quintana, originally signed by the Mets out of Colombia, has made 31 starts for Chicago this season, and he's pitched to a 4-4 record and a 3.14 ERA in 12 starts after the All-Star break.
Happ, meanwhile, is happy to be finishing the season healthy. The southpaw was hit in the head by a line drive in May and suffered a skull fracture that kept him out of action for three months. Happ is 4-6 with a 4.82 ERA this season, and he has a 4.75 mark since returning from the disabled list.
Chicago, after facing Toronto, will have a chance to play spoiler in the race for the AL Wild Card. The White Sox will hit the road for a three-game series against Cleveland, currently in position for one of the league's Wild Card slots, and will finish the year with a home set against the Royals.
The Blue Jays will finish their season with a road series in Baltimore and a home series against Tampa Bay. Toronto last held a .500 record right after the season's midpoint, when it had a 41-41 record. The Blue Jays have posted a 33-44 record away from Rogers Centre this season.
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J.P. Arencibia has been productive enough at home, but he hasn't done much on the road this season. The backstop is batting .146 with a .186 on-base percentage and a .257 slugging mark in 66 road games, numbers that stand in stark contrast to his home production (.221/.256/.419).
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Adam Dunn got a day off for the White Sox on Sunday, and he's batting just .120 (12-for-100) in his last 28 games. The mercurial slugger had hit .318 (68-for-214) in the previous 62 games before his skid started, and he's batted .218 -- 20 points below his career average -- for the season.
Dunn, one of his generation's greatest power hitters, has 32 homers this season and 438 for his career, third among all active players. Dunn went deep 24 times and slugged .474 before the All-Star break, but he's been essentially punchless -- hitting eight homers and slugging just .370 -- in 58 games after the intermission.
Worth noting
• The White Sox have played in 56 one-run games, more than any other team in the Majors. Chicago is 22-34 in those games.
• Chicago has a 25-45 record against AL Central teams this season, and those 45 losses are the most in team history.
• The Blue Jays are 26-35 since the All-Star break.
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County depends on dwindling force of reserve deputies
Deputy David Scontrino drives around Mill Creek during his night shift with the sheriff reserves.
Deputy Clarence Robertson, 77, (left) and sheriff's Lt. Robert Palmer prepare to train at the shooting range in Mill Creek on March 23.
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Deputy Clarence Robertson, 77, leaves the shooting range in Mill Creek after training. Robertson has volunteered with the sheriff reserves since 1959.
Snohomish Country Sheriff's Deputy David Scontrino (left) stands with paramedics and other deputies as a man arrested for threatening assault is prepared to be taken to the hospital on April 13.
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Deputy David Scontrino makes a stop for gas around 1:30 a.m. during his night shift with the Snohomish County Sheriff's reserves. Scontrino, who is president of the Reserve Association, volunteers 60 hours a month, usually working weekend night shifts. He has been a deputy sheriff reserve in Snohomish County for 30 years.
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David Scontrino checks for calls on his laptop during his night shift with the Snohomish County deputy sheriff reserves.
REQUIREMENTS: Candidates should be prepared to deal with angry neighbors, unruly drunks, grieving families and occasional backseat vomit.
TRAINING: Required, paid for by applicant.
UNIFORM AND GEAR: Required, paid for by applicant.
PAY AND BENEFITS: None.
That's hardly the advertisement the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office would take out to recruit reserve deputies, but it's an apt enough description.
Its best sales pitch might come from the reserves themselves who obviously aren't in it for the money or glamor.
"You know that MasterCard commercial?" said David Scontrino, a reserve who has volunteered a staggering 18,000 hours during the past 30 years. "I think a lot of us would say, 'Sense of satisfaction? Priceless.' "
The reserves are a loyal lot. Many have been on the beat for decades.
Yet they are an aging group and their numbers are dwindling. They once had a roster of more than 70. Today, there are just 15.
By comparison, there are 272 paid commissioned officers and deputies.
In an era of ever-tightening budgets, the reserves continue to perform an important role.
"In the time I've been here, they have been an integral part of our office," said chief Kevin Prentiss, who joined the sheriff's department 29 years ago. "We'll call them in the middle of the night and they put on their uniforms and come out and they aren't getting paid a penny."
That can mean protecting a crime scene when detectives go home to rest, or guarding a hospital room to make sure a suspect doesn't escape. They also work security at parades and festivals in and outside city limits across the county.
Last year, each reserve volunteered on average about 400 hours.
"These guys are putting on a badge, a gun and body armor and are exposed to the same inherent risks as any other law enforcement officer, and they don't get paid a thing," sheriff's Lt. Robert Palmer said.
Palmer isn't one for hyperbole. He shares the story of a call from when he was a patrol sergeant about 10 years ago.
Palmer was the first officer on the scene. A man had taken a 20 gauge-shotgun blast to his face outside an apartment complex south of Everett. The victim's friends -- more than a dozen young men with no love for cops -- were hostile. They surrounded Palmer, yelling insults, while he tried to stop the gush of a gaping wound.
The first backups to arrive were Scontrino and another reserve. They calmed the combustible crowd as Palmer worked to save a life until medics could take over. The man survived.
Reserves were introduced to the sheriff's office after World War II, beginning with the South County Patrol. They then expanded to the north and east before being merged into a single unit. Often, they were known as the party patrol because of they frequently were called upon to put the kibosh on keggers.
"They outnumbered the sheriff's deputies by far," sheriff's office chief Tim Shea said.
For many, a stint in the reserves was a springboard into a paying job in law enforcement.
Kathi Lang used her time as a reserve as a stepping stone. She attended the police academy 30 years ago. Scontrino was in her class.
Their paths crossed many times over the years. Sometimes, they shared the same patrol car. She remembers feeling a sense of relief when he was one of the first officers to arrive at a chaotic homicide scene near Mill Creek in 2007. It was Halloween. Many of those involved were dressed in costume.
"He was a good partner," she said.
Today, Lang is a lieutenant with the sheriff's office. She's one of at least a half-dozen officers on the payroll who started in the reserves.
Scontrino was in the tire business when he signed up. He was managing a Goodyear store in Everett. The company encouraged its leaders to volunteer in the communities where they worked and Scontrino gravitated toward law enforcement.
Since 1983, he has been patrolling the south county, mostly on Friday and Saturday nights and often until 4 a.m. His 18,000 hours volunteering is the equivalent of nine years working a full-time job.
It has proved a welcome diversion from running a business and later overseeing the tire company's West Coast commercial truck operations and serving as an account manager covering several Northwest states. Behind the steering wheel of a patrol car, there were no worries about sales figures or personnel decisions.
"I started doing this as a stress release," he said. "I don't drink and I don't smoke. I guess my only vice is adrenaline junkie. It's part of the fabric of my being."
The reality is Scontrino spends much of his time answering routine calls to free up the paid deputies. He follows the book and takes his job seriously.
On a recent Saturday night, he was more than happy to grab a fender bender near Mill Creek, a barking dog complaint from Mays Pond and a call about loud teens at Picnic Point. He backstopped a burglary-in-progress call that brought several officers to a south county home where a mother feared for the safety of her children including a sleeping baby. Deputies later determined that the house was merely creaking because the windows were left open on one of the first warm days of spring.
As skies grew dark, Scontrino knocked on doors of homes where neighbors complained about parties. He gently cajoled compliance in a friendly, almost fatherly, way, including the burly man wearing a black T-shirt emblazoned with "666."
"We are not front-line troops," he explained between calls. "We are there to support them. The county needs the extra bodies, but can't afford to pay for them."
Over the years, there have been days it would be easy to question why he's stuck it out for so long.
He's spent nights in fields after plane and skydiving accidents, keeping vigil for coyotes that may be attracted by human remains. There was the noise complaint at a Silver Firs home that led him alone into a basement filled with members of an outlaw motorcycle gang. (His exit strategy: "I just started laughing," he said, "and then they started laughing.") He once spent eight hours by himself in a dark garage when he was assigned to stakeout a chop shop. He waited and waited, but like Godot, the suspect never showed.
There also have been sobering moments that reminded him why having reserves is so important.
In 1994, Scontrino was routinely on the road on business for days at a time. One August night, after flying in from California, he got a call. He was told to get moving. There was an officer-involved shooting. Sheriff's Sgt. Jim Kinard was ambushed by an ex-con, who also had killed a blind man. Scontrino lost a friend that night.
He called into work and explained that he wouldn't be in.
He worked most of the next 40 hours, so the paid deputies could mourn.
Like Scontrino, who retired from the tire business and is now a King County courthouse marshal, most reserves hold down full-time jobs. They're an attorney, a surveyor, a nurse, a probation officer, a crime lab criminologist, firefighters, a businessman, a Federal Aviation Administration inspector, an engineer, a machinist and corrections officers.
Then there's Clarence Roberston, 77. He's the sheriff's office version of the coelacanth, an elusive fish that was thought to have gone extinct in the Late Cretaceous period, only to be rediscovered in the 1930s off the coast of South Africa.
Robertson was in his 20s when he began as a reserve in 1959, the year President Dwight Eisenhower began his second term and America added Alaska as its 49th state. Brier, Lynnwood and Mill Creek were not yet cities.
Roberston remembers the sheriff's office had four patrol cars. At times, he was the only deputy on duty on a Saturday. There were no portable radios, no 911 and certainly no cell phones. Backup, if there was any, was many miles away.
"You had what you had," he said. "Most of our training was on the street."
Robertson said he won't be running down dark alleys or jumping over fences these days. He spends much of his time helping the Snohomish Regional Drug and Gang Task Force and as one of the radio dispatchers at the Evergreen State Fair. He recently received certification to operate a telephone pole lineman's bucket truck to install surveillance cameras.
"I'm proud of what I do, but I don't go around bragging about it," Robertson said. "It's gotten to where I couldn't imagine living a life not involved in law enforcement."
Pennie Sargent is the lone woman in the reserves. When she was younger, she used to drive along with her father, a sheriff's deputy who appropriately was called Sgt. Sargent. She volunteered with the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue in the 1990s before joining the reserves.
When she raps on a front door, she knows the people who answer it don't differentiate between her and a paid deputy.
"It doesn't say otherwise on my badge or my patch," she said. "It carries a lot of responsibility."
Tim King, a registered nurse at the jail, joined the reserves nearly 40 years ago. Some suspects he arrests he later ends up providing with medical care.
He remembers that his first patrol car was a 1968 Galaxy with a single bubble light on top. Today, he has four grandchildren and the same affinity for serving in the reserves that he had as a young man.
"We are kind of the quiet people in the background," he said. "We go around unnoticed and that's the way it should be. I just can't imagine not being part of this community of law enforcement."
The sheriff's office plans to begin looking for more reserves later this year.
It's not a simple process. Law enforcement is an ever-evolving profession with rapidly changing expect-ations and policies. Law enforcement leaders must feel assured that the part-time volunteers measure up.
There are background checks to perform and tests to be taken. Training is always a challenge. Some hope the county can work with other area police departments to offer a local academy.
Reserves still pay for their initial training, their uniforms and their gear down to their boots, belts, guns and handcuffs.
The reserves have formed a nonprofit group to raise money to try to defray some of the costs.
Regardless, it always will be a major commitment of time.
Despite all the challenges, Scontrino hopes reserves will be able to serve for years to come.
"It's a serious commitment and it's rewarding. It's a sense of duty to the community," he said. "We are not in it for the money obviously. There is no glory attached to it. Some people volunteer in libraries, some in food banks. This is what we do."
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Volunteers serve many duties for sheriff's office
Reserve deputies represent just one branch of volunteers helping the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office.
All told, the sheriff's office gets contributions from nearly 400 volunteers who perform a range of duties each year. In 2012, they logged more than 26,000 hours through the sheriff's volunteer program and Search and Rescue Volunteer force.
Roughly 40 volunteers work in the department's three precincts and at the courthouse. Some are part of the Citizen Patrol, performing disabled parking enforcement, radar speed checks and other tasks, such as searching for stolen vehicles and patrolling designated "hot spots" in each precinct.
Others volunteers deliver interoffice mail and provide radio transmitter bracelets to people with a tendency to wander, such as those with Alzheimer's disease or autism. Some people take on crime prevention and clerical duties.
Search and Rescue volunteers — around 320 in all — help track down missing people in a variety of ways.
The sheriff's office is taking volunteer applications. For more information, contact volunteer director Ray Baron at 425-388-3082 or email@example.com or go to www.sheriff.snoco.org/Recruiting/Volunteer.htm.
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The act of slapping another person item or animal with a man's penis. Types of shipappeys can vary in the form of the adjectives one places before it.
To surprise my friends when camping I wake them each with a cold stickey shipappey.
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Louisville Cardinals Gear
Louisville Cardinals Ladies
Louisville Cardinals Ladies T-Shirts
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Product ID: 833163
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Put a little boogie in your step when you're on the way to see the Cardinals march right to the top of the Men's Basketball Tournament when you celebrate their appearance in the 2012 Final Four with this Big Dance tee from Nike. It features team-colored "The Big Dance In The Big Easy" lettering over the front with a basketball-adorned music note and team logo.
- Officially licensed collegiate product
- Rib-knit v-neck collar
- Screen print graphics
- Soft, comfy ribbed ladies T-shirt
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