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 🙂

1. Waking up without an alarm clock
2. The smell of coffee as it begins to brew (and knowing its acceptable to put Baileys in it because heck, its the holidays!)
3. Volunteering before Christmas and seeing how you’re helping to make a difference
4. Getting your emails done to a 0 inbox!
5. Crossing off all of your to-do’s for the day
6. Finishing a big project at work and then celebrating with colleagues
7. Saying Merry Christmas to a random stranger on an elevator
8. 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
9. The feeling you get as soon as you walk into Chapters #HappilyOverwhelmed
10. Finding the best deal at Winners for a Christmas gift #StarttheCar
11. That feeling of success after finishing a baking recipe that took way too long but you’re hoping is oh so yummy
12. Cracking a new bottle of wine.. yum!
13. Biting into the freshest, squeakiest piece of cheese… and knowing there is an entire plate left to eat
14. 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.
15. Seeing friends after so long and catching up like nothing ever changed
16. The smell of wood burning as you walk outdoors in the nighttime cold air
17. Sitting down to the best homemade meal you helped to make
18. Eating a salad you made for lunch and feeling so good about yourself afterwards for (finally) eating healthy!
19.  Starting to watch a series on Netflix you’ve heard people rave about #TheCrown
20. Watching the World Junior Hockey games.. its a national Canadian pastime at Christmas
21. 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!)
22. Playing games with your siblings and laughing so hard
23. Knowing its acceptable to wear track pants the entire holiday season
24. Sitting in the darkness with only candles flickering while you dive into a new read or magazine
25. Watching your son open up his first Christmas present and knowing he has no idea what all of it means
26. 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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