Arctic flip flops

Being the youngest in my generation (always fun to say) is lots of fun. Especially on birthdays when I can point that out ;D. 

Today is my middle cousins birthday and I have been blessed to have her in my life for all these years.  She's a good mom and a loving cousin, and probably the smartest of us all. I can always count on her for a smile during the day. Even though she lives far away in the arctic (but got some stylin flip flops today), I feel like she is right beside me all the time. 

Me vs. the sprinkler system

I'm getting into this yard thing. Today, I tackled the sprinkler system. And then...couldn't get them off.  Finally I hit the right button and it cut off but I didn't flood the yard and figured out we have a pretty intense and awesome system so I'll chalk it up as a win. 

So today's blessing is the ability to learn. God made us to learn and grow and it's easy to forget sometimes how lucky that makes us. It doesn't matter how old or young, we are always able to learn new things, some hard and some easy. If you're real lucky you may even learn how to work a sprinkler system ;). 

The Great Outdoors

When I was little I was outside all the time. I even hid in pine trees for hide and seek knowing that I would be itching from the rash in a matter of no time. Then  at some point I stopped spending much time outside. Seemed like the minute I went outside I was itching or sneezy or a few times last summer dodging a snake...anyway, point is I didn't spend time in the yard. The outside is a blessing, and I've always enjoyed the beach and water even when I wasn't spending time in the yard, but today I was able to enjoy the blessing of the outside in our new yard and I don't have a rash or bug bites! Woo hoo!  I even planted flowers!  Pansies are my favorite and now they are around the freshly painted mailbox we freshened up today. ;) The dogs enjoyed staying out a long time too!

Playing a little hooky once in a while is okay!

It may not seem like much to anyone but it is to me; today I got off an hour and a half early and got to come straight home and stay home. Now, it's tax season so getting to come home early and hangout with the fam is really a blessing.  Time to get some rest!

Unexpected

Ever been somewhere expecting it to be a disaster and it turns out to be unexpectedly great?  Or you end up spending time with people you think will be one way and they turn out totally different? In situations like this the unexpected catches me off guard and turns out to be quite a blessing. Another great reason I shouldn't pre-judge. 

A little hard work

I have parents that believed in hard work and determination. I have been blessed with those same characteristics. Do the best you can and do it right with pride and dignity. It makes me sad to see people who would rather be lazy or scam others than to feel pride and dignity in their accomplishments. With tax season coming close to ending (insert ecstatic emoticon of your choice here) we get more information from the IRS about scammers trying to take refunds. Of course there is always the classic e-mail scams for people to claim their million dollars overseas. I feel for those people, they will never feel that sense of honest accomplishment that comes with achieving a hard task. Of course, I wouldn't be opposed to winning the lottery... :).  

Wellness Tools

It's April fools and no one tried to fool me!  Yay!!  That's not the blessing but still really happy about that. :)

Seems like lately there are many people ill or injured.  People I know or even read about in the news or on social media. I keep them in my prayers and pray for a speedy recovery. Sometimes I forget how blessed I am for my health. I need to remember to try and appreciate it more and do healthier things and be grateful I can do more active things.  It wouldn't hurt me to excercise a little more and eat a little less junk.