I am writing this as I watch the World Junior Hockey Game, in my Roots track pants, on Boxing day. You can’t get anymore Canadian than that! I hope you had a fun holiday yesterday with your loved ones and took in the special day of the year. I’ve been so overwhelmed (in a good way) for all the small details that I thought I would share some here on Boxing Day – 26 things I’m grateful for this holiday. Maybe some of these small moments will resonate with you as well 🙂
- Waking up without an alarm clock
- The smell of coffee as it begins to brew (and knowing its acceptable to put Baileys in it because heck, its the holidays!)
- Volunteering before Christmas and seeing how you’re helping to make a difference
- Getting your emails done to a 0 inbox!
- Crossing off all of your to-do’s for the day
- Finishing a big project at work and then celebrating with colleagues
- Saying Merry Christmas to a random stranger on an elevator
- Holding the door open at the local coffee shop for someone… and then getting your coffee bought by the person in line ahead of you
- The feeling you get as soon as you walk into Chapters #HappilyOverwhelmed
- Finding the best deal at Winners for a Christmas gift #StarttheCar
- That feeling of success after finishing a baking recipe that took way too long but you’re hoping is oh so yummy
- Cracking a new bottle of wine.. yum!
- Biting into the freshest, squeakiest piece of cheese… and knowing there is an entire plate left to eat
- Singing Christmas carols at the top of your lungs as if you’re the best singer… for some reason Blake loves the ‘I Want a Hippopotamus’ song.
- Seeing friends after so long and catching up like nothing ever changed
- The smell of wood burning as you walk outdoors in the nighttime cold air
- Sitting down to the best homemade meal you helped to make
- Eating a salad you made for lunch and feeling so good about yourself afterwards for (finally) eating healthy!
- Starting to watch a series on Netflix you’ve heard people rave about #TheCrown
- Watching the World Junior Hockey games.. its a national Canadian pastime at Christmas
- Sitting around with family on Christmas Eve and watching Christmas Vacation, so many good laughs (even though we’ve already seen the movie like a thousand times!)
- Playing games with your siblings and laughing so hard
- Knowing its acceptable to wear track pants the entire holiday season
- Sitting in the darkness with only candles flickering while you dive into a new read or magazine
- Watching your son open up his first Christmas present and knowing he has no idea what all of it means
- Knowing you can chase your dreams, following your passions, raise a family, love hard… and feel so damn good about it all.
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