Blue

I've been feeling kind of blue lately. I guess I'm just frustrated... with my job and constantly getting walked all over, with the fabulous buyers market for houses and the fact that we STILL can't afford one, with waiting for Nick to be done with school so we can start a family, with my weight... It was just all starting to weigh down on me so heavily that I felt like I was going to break, ya know? Then one day I was checking my email and I get those daily gem emails from the church website, and this one was in my inbox:

"Mercies and blessings come in different forms--sometimes as hard things. Yet the Lord said, 'Thou shalt thank the Lord thy God in all things' (D&C 59:7). All things means just that: good things, difficult things--not just some things. He has commanded us to be grateful because He knows being grateful will make us happy. This is another evidence of His love." -Bonnie D. Parkin

Sigh. I think the Lord is trying to tell me something, how about you? I have so much to be grateful for and I need to remeber that more often. So as a start, here are some things I am grateful for:

Red nail polish, hot chocolate, clearance racks, snuggly warm blankets, microwaves, laughing, mascara, the color pink, high heeled shoes, digital cameras, smiling, infectious melodies, Nick, good haircuts, the smell of burbury brit perfume, and hugs to name a few.