Black Team week ? -- Pollyanna Challenge
Marla64
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Okay team-- j'ever see the movie Pollyanna? Sweet little orphaned girl, living with cold, Aunt Polly-- always found SOMETHING to be glad about.
I was heading downstairs to get laundry, ready to grumble because my new washers are set up in the garage instead of the laundry room, and I had to trudge it from the garage to the laundry room blah, blah, blah-- wretch that I am.
Suddenly it hits me-- how much worse would it be to go to the Laundromat? Sheesh!!!!!!!
We complain so easily about so many things my friend--
Our challenge this week, if you'll forgive me Batman for butting in, is for each of us every day to post something for which we're glad and/or thankful-- blessings abound, my friends-- we shall find them and acknowledge them this week. Accentuate the positive!
I'm glad I have a washing machine in my home and I don't have to go to the Laundromat!!
I was heading downstairs to get laundry, ready to grumble because my new washers are set up in the garage instead of the laundry room, and I had to trudge it from the garage to the laundry room blah, blah, blah-- wretch that I am.
Suddenly it hits me-- how much worse would it be to go to the Laundromat? Sheesh!!!!!!!
We complain so easily about so many things my friend--
Our challenge this week, if you'll forgive me Batman for butting in, is for each of us every day to post something for which we're glad and/or thankful-- blessings abound, my friends-- we shall find them and acknowledge them this week. Accentuate the positive!
I'm glad I have a washing machine in my home and I don't have to go to the Laundromat!!
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Okay team-- j'ever see the movie Pollyanna? Sweet little orphaned girl, living with cold, Aunt Polly-- always found SOMETHING to be glad about.
I was heading downstairs to get laundry, ready to grumble because my new washers are set up in the garage instead of the laundry room, and I had to trudge it from the garage to the laundry room blah, blah, blah-- wretch that I am.
Suddenly it hits me-- how much worse would it be to go to the Laundromat? Sheesh!!!!!!!
We complain so easily about so many things my friend--
Our challenge this week, if you'll forgive me Batman for butting in, is for each of us every day to post something for which we're glad and/or thankful-- blessings abound, my friends-- we shall find them and acknowledge them this week. Accentuate the positive!
I'm glad I have a washing machine in my home and I don't have to go to the Laundromat!!
I Love love love this challange..I agree we are always downing ourselves... Thanks Marla..I think Andrew maybe greatful on this one.0 -
good one, marla! ok, the first one has to be that i'm grateful for my two healthy, beautiful, energetic boys. they make me crazy and i complain about them alot, but i don't know what i would ever do without them.
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good one, marla! ok, the first one has to be that i'm grateful for my two healthy, beautiful, energetic boys. they make me crazy and i complain about them alot, but i don't know what i would ever do without them.
Beth I am there with you, on the children part!!! Good thing to be thanksful for!!!
On the other hand I am thankful I just made my husband a beatiful lemon mergiuge pie...and even more greatful l dont like meringue...But its so pretty!!! He will be totally shocked when he gets home...Life is good!!!0 -
I am thankful for a fridge full of food even though I had to nearly take a second mortgage out on the house to get it. :bigsmile:0
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I am thankful that there still are some really great people out there to help out when others really need it!!0
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I am thankful for a really great husband who is doing really well putting up with my pregnancy hormonal-ness and understands how hard it is to be a SAHM and took the last 2 days off work to give me a much needed break.0
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I will have to agree with Beth, I am thankful for my boys - because no matter how much I complain about them I wouldn't be without them.
Thanks for this challenge Marla,
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I am thankful for a really great husband who is doing really well putting up with my pregnancy hormonal-ness and understands how hard it is to be a SAHM and took the last 2 days off work to give me a much needed break.
Lori- That truly is something to be greatful for..most men,...mine included think SAHM do nothing..or should I say in my case...did nothing..until he stayed home one weekend with them!!!0 -
* I am thankful for my healthy kids.
* I am thankful for my husband.
* I am thankful that we have a roof over our heads, vehicles to drive and food to eat.
* I am thankful for my job.
* I am thankful for my friends.
* I am thankful for chocolate.0 -
* I am thankful for my healthy kids.
* I am thankful for my husband.
* I am thankful that we have a roof over our heads, vehicles to drive and food to eat.
* I am thankful for my job.
* I am thankful for my friends.
* I am thankful for chocolate.
Geez, not all at once, Kati-- now what are you gonna be thankful for the rest of the week?
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Love Mr. Crosby!0 -
* I am thankful for my healthy kids.
* I am thankful for my husband.
* I am thankful that we have a roof over our heads, vehicles to drive and food to eat.
* I am thankful for my job.
* I am thankful for my friends.
* I am thankful for chocolate.
Geez, not all at once, Kati-- now what are you gonna be thankful for the rest of the week?
:blushing: Sorry. I couldn't help it. I could go on and on and on. Plus, it's TOM for me and I know that those feelings could change in an instant.0 -
I am thankful for a fridge full of food even though I had to nearly take a second mortgage out on the house to get it. :bigsmile:
:drinker: I'll drink to that one. $260 for 'just a few things'. However, I'm grateful we are able to buy what we need. :happy:0 -
I am thankful for a fridge full of food even though I had to nearly take a second mortgage out on the house to get it. :bigsmile:
:drinker: I'll drink to that one. $260 for 'just a few things'. However, I'm grateful we are able to buy what we need. :happy:
I hear you. We stopped at Hy-Vee (a chain store in the midwest) for milk. Seriously, just two gallons of milk. 90 freakin' dollars later, we left. Sigh.....0 -
Love Mr. Crosby!
ok my laugh for the day was reading the posts too fast...clicking on the link and waiting to see a skit from Bill COSBY!!!!! and thinkin wait where's Bill?
so of course I have to attach a clip.....laughter keeps you positive and I am happy to keep smiling! Even in this crazy market today! AAAHHH
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZNUlsD9GYc&feature=related 0 -
Love Mr. Crosby!
ok my laugh for the day was reading the posts too fast...clicking on the link and waiting to see a skit from Bill COSBY!!!!! and thinkin wait where's Bill?
so of course I have to attach a clip.....laughter keeps you positive and I am happy to keep smiling! Even in this crazy market today! AAAHHHhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZNUlsD9GYc&feature=related
LOL-- Donna, we have this on videotape-- we LOVE this routine.
"Dad, I'm Jesus Christ!"
Classic!!!!!!!0 -
Okay-- super duper guys-- so far, you're all passing!
This was an experiment-- for me, more than anybody else-- on mind over matter. There is SOOOOO much positive. And yes, SOOOOOOOO much negative around us. And yet, what so many people tend to do farr too often, me being the worst offender, is the struggles and trials and aggravations and irritations--
So, if nothing else during this week of Pollyanna, when you're tempted to get grumpy about whatever circumstance-- stop and find something positive in it. Find something to be glad about.
I've already caught myself today more times than you can imagine--
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpXyGbz_8fc&feature=related
Here's a little clip from Pollyanna-- Hayley Mills was adorable.
Love to all !!!!!0 -
A+ for Marla ! :flowerforyou:
Let's see, first I am grateful for being blessed with such a wonderful, loving, caring , understanding husband. Thank you Jim 0 -
Loving this idea...Don't want to put out so many that I run out of things to say the rest of the week, but I have a lot.
*Thankful for my amazing BF, family and friends who have been amazing and super supportive this week when I needed it
*Happy that we may actually be able to take a week's vacation this year.
*Grateful that although we spend too much $$ at the grocery store, we are able to afford to buy healthy, fresh food that we need and want
*Grateful for the opportunity to start selling jewelry that I like as a part time business
*Grateful that even though I sometimes don't feel like running or working out, I am physically able to do so.
This is a great one, Marla!0 -
I am very thankful that my daughter only bought a 6 inch cake from the bakery she works at to celebrate my birthday. A perfect little slice for the lot of us.
A perfect day to celebrate.
A great night to all! and Good morning shortly to you Tanya!0 -
Glad I have a husband who loves me when I'm unlovely. And who will sell his soul to help me get to the bottom of my health issues--
Glad I have such an incredible network of lovely friends here-- you're all ACES!!!!!
Glad for my half marathon training schedule-- love, love, love adhering to a schedule-- keeps me motivated. Heading out for 3 miles.
Glad tidings, my friends!0 -
I am thankful for 25 years with a faithful husband. For a man that has brought home every dime of every paycheck for his family. Lucky lady ( remind me when imma *****in bought the trash not going out , huh?) 0
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Happy birthday Donna! I had the perfect cupcake for mine yesterday. Dang it was yummy!I am very thankful that my daughter only bought a 6 inch cake from the bakery she works at to celebrate my birthday. A perfect little slice for the lot of us.
A perfect day to celebrate.
A great night to all! and Good morning shortly to you Tanya!0 -
I am thankful for a strawberry patch right down the road. Fresh strawberries are the bomb! I want them to last way longer than they are going to, today she said at most 2 more weeks. Wonder how many strawberries I can eat in 2 weeks?0
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Happy Birthday, Donna-- !!0
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I am thankful for a strawberry patch right down the road. Fresh strawberries are the bomb! I want them to last way longer than they are going to, today she said at most 2 more weeks. Wonder how many strawberries I can eat in 2 weeks?
Oooooh-- it'd be fun to find out!!!!!!!0 -
Good morning and belated happy birthday donna.
I am thankful for the nice walk to school this morning, that my little mindee was late so I could get the majority of the school done with little chris in the buggy - so much easier :laugh:0 -
thanks marlaI really needed this one this mornig..
Am way to tired to be up going to the gym..but hey I am up and will be grateful when its over...So Friday is my weigh in day..
Last week I was 144.6 this week I was 143.4..down 1.2..I was like in my head this is it??? 1.2 pounds...Then its displayed everything else...down 0.5 % in fat and stayed the same in muscle..So I am greatful..muscle didnt go down and fat did..that makes me happy...Why should I be upset with losing 1.2 pounds I am almost 6.6 pounds down from goal weight...
Then I was upset that my washer went out..the transmission..went out in it..Then I was like (remember what marla said) and then I was like well at least it went out when we had the money to replace it...
So those are the things I am greatful for this morning...Drinking my coffeee..eating my french toast and then heading to the gym..its gonna be a long day...gottago buy a dress or my sisters graduation..and I have a pretty one picked out...that looked good on the lady in the window..I dont know if it will look that pretty on me.
Hope everyone has a great weekend..Not promising I willl be on here much this weekend,way to busy..even for me!!0 -
Well my friends, made myself weigh, measure and do body fat % today. Not proud of the results, yet thankful I did it. I know how quickly I can change those numbers and for that I am truly grateful. I thank my body often for treating me pretty well for as crappy as I treat it on occasssion.
I also started thinking about how long I have until we leave for vacation (trip home) and how I want to be 'x' weight by then, etc. I sort of realized I am not motivated by such events. I kept trying it with the ball, it didn't work. I need to be motivated because I want to get there, not because I'll be here or there or want to look this way or that way at a certain time.
So I am grateful that I realized that I need to get back to doing it for me, not for anybody else. Just me. I can still set goals with time frames, but my reasons need to be different.
Is it wrong to be thankful that I remembered it's all about me?
As I bust into song with altered lyrics.......
I need to think about me
Wanna think about I
Wanna think about number one
Oh my me my
What I think, what I like, what I know, what I want, what I see
I like thinking about you you you you, usually, but occasionally
I need to think about meeeeee (me,me,me,me-background singers)
It needs to be about me (me,me-background singers)0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cgVRwITAfY&feature=related
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