The Simple Things of Life

I have been so happy with things lately and just felt so calm and at peace and kept thinking about how I love so many things and really should update my blog more too. So as I have been enjoying the simple things of life I am going to write them down.


1- I love hot chocolate. My new absolute favorite is pumpkin spice hot chocolate. I absolutely love it! Its one of those things that I can just drink and automatically feel happy and all warm and fuzzy. I am getting on this new obsession of pumpkin thanks to a friend of mine :)

2- I love the random things my dad does to make the rest of us happy. The other day he put cups on his ears and just went around doing normal things and kept forgetting they were on. He will also sing and some of the most random times and just know my dad isn't like my mom and well lets just say he isn't in any choirs around :) but it makes it that much more enjoyable ha ha.

3- I love blankets. I collect them I guess you could say. At our family Christmas party I got another one to add to my collection and I love it! I have so many and I use them all the time. I do have a favorite that I use the most because it is so warm and soft but I really do just love blankets because I hate being cold and well I love anything that will keep me warm :) When I watch a movie no matter how warm it is I have to have a blanket ha ha.

4- I love brushing my teeth. I know thats weird to a lot of people but I actually love to do it and do it all the time. I just love clean teeth it makes life so much more enjoyable ha ha but I really do love to take care of my teeth!

5-  I love cookie dough it is just so delicious and magical. I just love how it is just so amazing and yet so simple to make. A little piece of heaven in a bowl. mmm

6- I love having everything organized. Even when I was a kid I was kinda a neat freak not in the same way I am now but I just have to have everything organized and in a home where I know exactly where to find it. It needs to be in places that others can find it also because it drives me crazy when people can't find things and I will need to go find it for them. I mean come one I organize my movies in alphabetical order and shirts in sleeve length and color order!

7- I love blueberry muffins! They are so amazing especially when they are still warm and steaming.

8- I love dancing with my little sister ha ha. She has some of the most awesome dance moves and it is just so random! Walking home from my brothers yesterday we were dancing the whole way home it was pretty much amazing!

9- I love friends who are always there for you no matter what. People who will drop whatever they are doing to be there for you and to help and don't resent you for it later. People who you can tell things to and know that it won't go farther then just with them. Relationships like that don't come very often and when they do its so cool to be able to get a friend like that.

10- I love waking up and getting to spend as much time as you want just relaxing in bed until you are ready to get up. Its actually what I am doing right now and haven't gotten up for an hour and a half. I love taking my time to get up and get ready in the mornings. Now I am going to go Christmas shopping and finish decorating for Christmas!!

As for my goal last time I really did try to have faith in people and it turned out the times I didn't was when things would go wrong but if I really tried to keep having faith in other and what they would tell me things would just seem to work out. It really took a load off me trying to judge others really is hard work and I am really glad its not my job!

My next goal is to try not to be so down on myself. I really am going to try to look at myself not so negative and not put myself down so much. The past couple months have been really big poor me months and I really need to work on that. Here I go!!   I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas!!!

Ready or Not

I have had such a crazy couple of weeks and had to make some really big decisions. Those decisions aren't over yet and I still have more to come. My next ones will get to be made in the presence of my family though which is easier because there is always someone around to talk to.  This time of year is perfect to tell everyone the things I love I should have done it before Thanksgiving but at least I'm doing it!

1- I love the holidays! I know that I have said I love Christmas but its not just Christmas its the whole thing. Its from thanksgiving on that people are just so much more in tune with what is really important. Its what really matters in life not the other things we worry about on a daily basis but the love we all have for each other and for the doing service and being there for each other.

2- I love guidance during hard times. I know as I have had to make my decisions recently that I had help from a caring Heavenly Father. He makes things easier for us if we just let Him. I know I am grateful for that in my life.

3- I love clementines those little orange things, they come around during the holidays and I just never seem to be able to get enough! They are so delicious and so easy to eat compared to oranges.

4- I love solitaire it is totally the don't have to think just put cards around game. Its the game I play when I am stressed or just super bored. It is such a great game!

5-I love buying things for other people. There is just something magical about when you buy something for someone because you just know they will love it and then watching their reaction when they get to see it. I love that feeling. I'd rather buy things for other people then myself any day but only if I know what I am looking for ha ha.

6- I love turkey noodle soup or chicken noodle soup homemade. Ultimate comfort food around the holidays. My mom always makes turkey noodle soup right after thanksgiving and I love it. I didn't get that this year being away from home but I hope to get it when I go home for Christmas!

7- I love the sound of rain. When it is raining at nights I love to stay awake and just listen to the pitter patter on the roof. Or go driving so you can hear it all over the car. My mom use to take up driving around when there would be big storms so we could see everything happening.

8- I love traditions. In my family we have so many Christmas traditions I love it but not only with Christmas traditions I just love all traditions. I get this warm fuzzy feeling when I hear about people talking about their traditions or I get to talk about my own. We now have traditions for everything, birthdays, Christmas, Christmas eve, Christmas parties, New Years, Thanksgiving, girls camp, valentines day, etc. I have grown to want my children to enjoy these special traditions as much as I always have!

9- I love swings any time I am upset or sad or just ecstatic swings are there to help get my emotions under control or gives me a chance to let everything bad go and just focus on the good. Any time I would be feeling upset or anything I would just go swing it is just another comfort.

10- I love having reminders of all the good things in life. Others who put their grateful lists on their blog to help remind me there are so many things to be happy about and to love. For the simple things everywhere that also help keep that in my mind to remember that there is so much to be happy about and never giving up.

My goal is to start having more faith in people. I am starting to get in a rut of judging people or what they mean with something they say I don't see the bigger picture or see the way things really are. I read on my friends blog that says "be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." - Plato. I loved it because it is the truth my battles might seem so hard but I know there are always harder things to be going through and everyone has their own hardships and we just need to remember that and to not jump to conclusions to quick.