this woman’s work

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  1. I am grateful that my mom taught me that people always win when it comes to priorities. Now, sometimes you have to prioritize those people, but still…people are where it’s at.
  2. I am grateful that at this particular moment I am single. Being single allows me to be there for friends and family in ways that I otherwise might not be able to if I had a spouse or kids that I needed to (and would, of course 😉 prioritize.
  3. I am grateful that I decided to go back to school and that God made it clear that P-town was where I was supposed to do it. I cannot imagine not having all of these people that I met through the MBA program in my life. I’m glad I don’t have to.

“Don’t wait to start. Open your eyes, open your hearts, and open your arms. I promise that as you do so, you will feel greater joy and happiness. Your life will have a new level of meaning. You will forge relationships that will transcend this life and endure through the eternities.”
–Joseph B. Wirthlin, “‘Live in Thanksgiving Daily’,” Ensign, Sep 2001

pictures of you

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  1. I am grateful that I have a fabulous digital SLR with which to capture photos of my favorite people, places, and things!!!

  2. I am grateful that my mom taught me how to bake so that I could bake a fabulous cake, from scratch and using the recipe for the first time, for Julie’s birthday without too much stress.
  3. I am grateful that my new hair color agrees with my skin tone. This is always a fear when making a drastic hair color change…and it worked out!!! Yay!
“Gratitude is a state of appreciation, an act of thanksgiving, which causes us to be humble because we recognize an act of kindness, service, or caring from someone else which lifts us and strengthens us.” –Elder Robert D. Hales

let it go

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  1. I am grateful that I blessed to be able to speak a foreign language and that it is French. While it is not the most useful or practical language out there, I really do think it is the most beautiful and I absolutely love it.
  2. I am grateful for my besties. I don’t know what I would do without them.
  3. I am grateful for the decision I made last night to stop having full conversations through chat or text. It paid off today in ways I could have never anticipated. I hope I can keep this trend going.
“Gratitude is a mark of a noble soul and a refined character. We like to be around those who are grateful. They tend to brighten all around them. They make others feel better about themselves. They tend to be more humble, more joyful, more likable. Gratitude turns a meal into a feast and drudgery into delight. It softens our grief and heightens our pleasure. It turns the simple and common into the memorable and transcendent. It forges bonds of love and fosters loyalty and admiration.”
–Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin

how we roll

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  1. I am grateful for Fridays!!! This was a long, hard week and while I am always grateful for Fridays, I don’t know that I’ve been this grateful for a Friday in a while.
  2. I am grateful for the women in my MBA program. They are amazing. I got to spend the evening with a group of them and I haven’t laughed that hard in a very long time. I love being surrounded by so many amazing women who are all so different and yet share so much!
  3. I am grateful for brakes. Driving up and down P-town Canyon last night would have been a little rough without them.

“Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes of which all men have some.”
–Charles Dickens

i didn’t know it at the time

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  1. I am grateful for progression. I love that even though I make mistakes on a daily basis, I can always improve, always get better.
  2. I am grateful for this blog. If you don’t know these people and don’t go to school with me, it might not be that funny to you. But let me just say that I absolutely love it!
  3. I am grateful for conversations with b-school friends (or anyone) that don’t revolve around b-school. Somehow tonight we managed to avoid the topic for almost the entire evening.
“As with all commandments, gratitude is a description of a successful mode of living. The thankful heart opens our eyes to a multitude of blessings that continually surround us. President J. Reuben Clark, formerly a First Counselor in the First Presidency, said: ‘Hold fast to the blessings which God has provided for you. Yours is not the task to gain them, they are here; yours is the part of cherishing them.'”
–James E. Faust, “Gratitude As a Saving Principle,” Ensign, Dec 1996