The Biggie- A new attitude for 2014

Ok, so I'm a bit behind the times, but one thing I would really like to do this year is focus more on the positive things in my life. I would like to have a daily list of at least five good things that happened each day, though I will allow for more once I get more used to thinking this way. I'm going to start with yesterday because it was a big day, and today has hardly started...

January 3rd

1. A stayed dry overnight for the fifth night in a row. As a reward we went to Bed Bath and Beyond and got her a new bed set featuring Hello Kitty, or Hello Cat as she is known in our house.
2. While A was at dance class, I was able to run to Wal-Mart to return a pair of pants I got for my new part time job. After that was accomplished I was able to get more hair clips and pony-tail holders because apparently those defy the "matter cannot be created nor destroyed" law of physics. I was able to get back in time to watch the last five minutes of dance class. I count this as a big achievement since dance is only 45 minutes long.
3. During those last 5 minutes, I was able to watch as the girls went around and did their favorite dance step. A tried to do a step I had taught her over break (I'm no hoofer, but I figured a cramp roll might be better than the constant jumping up and down in her shoes- at least it's a step).
4. After dance our neighbor came over with her two girls, 4 and 6. The three girls exchanged Christmas presents and played, while moms talked about the potential for co-home-schooling.
5. When neighbors left, we had packages from my brother-in-law and sister-in-law-to-be which included a giant stuffed Clydesdale for A. While that's not for me, I always enjoy her reactions to getting packages and new things, she gets to excited and is so thankful for whatever it is. No matter what it is, it was "just what she always wanted." We also had another package from Paradise Fibers with some wonderful yarn I had ordered to make an amazing coat (all will be chronicled at my other blog 10000Spin).
6. Thanks to the need to have Hello Cat ready for bed, I was able to wash all the clothes in the laundry room. Folding and dealing with clothes elsewhere in the house is another matter, but we're focusing on the positives.
7. I finished a book I had started a very long time ago, The Fleece and Fiber Sourcebook. It's a massive book, containing information about the history, fineness, and usage of over 200 animal fibers, including a plethora of sheep breeds, several goats, a camelid family discussion, musk ox, dog, cat, mink, horse, cow, and yak.

None of these things were earth shattering, but they made for a nice day, and now I'm finding the squabbles and rough parts of the day just don't seem to matter as much.