My Joy Whatnot For Thursday, April 10, 2008:
5 Things That Are Good About Today:
1. Prayer
2. Hearing from Jess
3. Looking forward to Bon Jovi concert
4. Payday!
5. Beautiful weather
3 Things I Did Well Today:
1. Packed up my desk
2. Driving in rush hour without getting angry or annoyed
3. Bargain shopped
2 Things That I Am Looking Forward To Tomorrow:
1. Prayer
2. Weekend begins!
CHEERS!
My Joy Whatnot For Wednesday, April 9, 2008:
5 Things That Are Good About Today:
1. I took the bus and walked this morning and evening
2. Church!
3. Snow!!!
4. I feel as though I’ve moved on in my life, further down the road God has chosen for me
5. Learning what it means to walk in God’s love daily
3 Things I Did Well Today:
1. My work 
2. My attitude
3. My joy
2 Things That I Am Looking Forward To Tomorrow:
1. Prayer
2. Payday!
CHEERS!
My Joy Whatnot For Tuesday, April 8, 2008:
5 Things That Are Good About Today:
1. The health fair was very informative and helpful and I had my very first theraputic massage ever!
2. I have learned a great many things about myself today that will help me tomorrow.
3. It’s a beautiful day outside.
4. I have prayer tonight!
5. It’s officially 6 days until Bon Jovi concert in Dallas!
3 Things I Did Well Today:
1. My work
2. My attitude and responses
3. My other blog though it was very hard to write
2 Things That I Am Looking Forward To Tomorrow:
1. Church
2. Taking the bus again and walking once more, since I really haven’t yesterday or today 
CHEERS!
My Joy Whatnot For Thursday, April 3, 2008:
5 Things That Are Good About Today:
1. Taking the bus and walking up the hill even though I was tired and didn’t think I would make it.
2. Helping Joyce with designing her office.
3. Spending time with God at prayer.
4. Spending time with Mary and Eileen.
5. Reading God’s word and letting Him speak to me.
3 Things I Did Well Today:
1. Work
2. Walking
3. Eating and water regimine
2 Things That I Am Looking Forward To Tomorrow:
1. Fridays are always good things!
2. Church and Pastor and Mrs. H returning from vacation!
My Joy Whatnot For Friday, April 4, 2008:
5 Things That Are Good About Today:
1. Seeing Pastor and Mrs. H again at prayer.
2. Being at prayer.
3. Helping Mary and Cathy in their new house.
4. It’s Friday!
5. Walking for lunch with Mary and meeting up with Carla downtown for lunch.
3 Things I Did Well Today:
1. Finally managed to get all of my requests in the mail this morning
2. Managed to not get frustrated while driving, even though the traffic was horrid
3. Kept my joy throughout the day
2 Things That I Am Looking Forward To Tomorrow:
1. Sleeping in a little bit (even though I shouldn’t)
2. Getting together to help Cathy, Mary and Bill unpack their things in their new house.
My Joy Whatnot For Saturday, April 5, 2008:
5 Things That Are Good About Today:
1. Being with friends
2. Organizing books (yea!)
3. Feeling loved and appreciated
4. Drawing frog pictures that actually look like frogs for National Frog Month
5. Having God speak to me out of a familiar song
3 Things I Did Well Today:
1. Organized the books rather nicely
2. Listened
3. Drawings of frogs
2 Things That I Am Looking Forward To Tomorrow:
1. Church!
2. Annie!
My Joy Whatnot For Sunday, April 6, 2008:
5 Things That Are Good About Today:
1. Church! I love to be in His presence!
2. Spending time with friends in Albuquerque.
3. Going to see Annie at Popejoy Hall
4. Worship!
5. Getting my laundry started
3 Things I Did Well Today:
1. Kept my joy
2. Allowed God to speak to me
3. Laundry
2 Things That I Am Looking Forward To Tomorrow:
1. Getting closer to Bon Jovi concert day by day
2. Going to work
My Joy Whatnot For Monday, April 7, 2008:
5 Things That Are Good About Today:
1. Got my work accomplished
2. Began packing up my office
3. Walked for lunch with Joyce
4. Am not as tired as I could be considering all things that have occurred
5. Tonight I am free to relax and read
3 Things I Did Well Today:
1. Packing
2. Driving (I didn’t take the bus I had to go to the store)
3. Caught up on this blog
2 Things That I Am Looking Forward To Tomorrow:
1. Health Fair so I can get my BMI and a massage (hopefully) as well as some nutrition information
2. Prayer
CHEERS!
My Joy Whatnot For Wednesday, April 2, 2008:
5 Things That Are Good About Today:
1. Even though I took the bus, I walked for 15 minutes before work and for 15 minutes during lunch in a hilly area
2. Even though my water intake slowed today, I found large bottles of Arizona water for $1 each
3. I managed to pay only $1 for a great beef bar-b-que sandwich
4. I overcame my flesh with God’s annointing grace and changed the flow of what would have been a bad day otherwise
5. I discovered that I really, truly like granola cereal
3 Things I Did Well Today:
1. Overcoming the familiar pitfall of my flesh
2. Entered an extremely long report without stressing out
3. Concentrated even though there were folks meeting in the conference room and I always feel like I’m in a fishbowl when they’re there and usually can’t concentrate
2 Things That I Am Looking Forward To Tomorrow:
1. It’s Thursday, one more day closer to Friday
2. I’ll be back on the bus again, which is always less stressful than driving myself around
CHEERS!
My Joy Whatnot For Tuesday, April 1, 2008:
5 Things That Are Good About Today:
1. April Fools’ Day!
2. Discovering the joys of granola
3. Having Mary call me with another character for my children’s novel…and having Mary name her!
4. Listening to old time radio shows once more…though I may have to cut back LOL
5. Reading Beauty For Ashes by Joyce Meyers
3 Things I Did Well Today:
1. Organized one side of my desk (the messiest side)
2. Spreading the word about NATIONAL FROG MONTH which is April
3. Walking and drinking water even though I’m tired and water-logged
2 Things That I Am Looking Forward To Tomorrow:
1. Church
2. Reloading my iPod
CHEERS!
My Joy Whatnot For Saturday, March 29, 2008:
5 Things That Are Good About Today:
1. Spending time with friends
2. Discovering that I’ve actually been changing for the better
3. Spending time getting to know the new folks I met
4. Eating out at Blue Corn
5. Completing my Equestars bulletin board display of photos and such things
3 Things I Did Well Today:
1. The bulletin board of Equestars photos was set up very well
2. The kitchen floor in the Barnetts former home that was scrubbed on hands and knees by yours truly
3. The positive attitude that was maintained through a great many things
2 Things That I Am Looking Forward To Tomorrow:
1. Sleep!!
2. Church and prayer and worship!!!
My Joy Whatnot For Sunday, March 30, 2008:
5 Things That Are Good About Today:
1. Church, of course!
2. Spending time with my mom and Antonia
3. Reading a Joyce Meyer book
4. My ten minute nap!
5. Purchasing my foodstuff and having it cost $18.84 when I wanted to keep it under $20
3 Things I Did Well Today:
1. Shopping within my budget
2. Spending time with my dogs
3. Spending time with my mom
2 Things That I Am Looking Forward To Tomorrow:
1. Work (I know, I know)
2. Riding the bus
My Joy Whatnot For Monday, March 31, 2008:
5 Things That Are Good About Today:
1. Sandi’s Birthday!
2. Having lunch of peanut butter and jelly
3. Making progress with reports
4. Seeing Ernie and letting him watch the fire engine be washed
5. Knowing that God loves me and saying so!
3 Things I Did Well Today:
1. Exercising by walking from home to bus stop and from bus stop downtown to work
2. Drinking water and eating right
3. Spoke of God to others with kindness and authority
2 Things That I Am Looking Forward To Tomorrow:
1. Taking the bus (again) I find that I actually enjoy it more than driving
2. Getting milk (hopefully) and trying my Quaker Natural Granola Oats, Honey & Raisins with milk cooked in the microwave
CHEERS!
My Joy Whatnot For Friday, March 28, 2008:
5 Things That Are Good About Today:
1. It’s Friday!
2. I managed to accomplish a fair amount of work, despite the distractions and the running around to get lunch and such things.
3. Prayer! It’s always wonderful to gather together with my brothers and sisters in Christ and worship our wonderful Lord and Savior!
4. I ate healthy today, which was rather well, and I had a banana/strawberry pancake from the guys upstairs. Those are my favorite, most delicious pancakes, ever!
5. I was able to listen to the old time radio shows once more, which I missed so horribly, although I started too late and missed Johnny Dollar.
3 Things I Did Well Today:
1. I ate well. I had a banana/strawberry pancake with two strips of bacon for breakfast and a large salad, some potstickers and a crab cake for lunch from Whole Foods.
2. I focused on the positive mainly today. Though I tend to balk at new things being tried alone, I went by myself to Whole Foods to buy a salad for me and for Sandra and I had so much fun! I guess I learned to look at things differently. It’s all about the attitude with which one approaches things.
3. I was able to focus on things even though there was a great deal of distraction and whatnot going on in the office today.
2 Things That I Am Looking Forward To Tomorrow:
1. Being off work! LOL
2. Spending time with friends and family. I’m sure we’ll find something to do.
CHEERS!
My Joy Whatnot For Thursday, March 27, 2008:
5 Things That Are Good About Today:
1. I was able to reach out to a Christian sister in need along with other women at our church and reveal to her our love and the fact that we are truly a family.
2. I felt that I made good stands at work today, that I chose to refrain from certain things and open up to certain things.
3. I completed my fourth day of riding the bus and walking, something I am doing to save money and to get in shape.
4. I have maintained the water regimine that I set myself to do and feel that I am seeing results and I do not feel discouraged in any way.
5. I completed more reports than I use to, even with the interruptions and distractions of the day.
3 Things I Did Well Today:
1. My work
2. I pursued relationships and sought closeness to those that I usually withdrew from
3. I was able to keep my room in some semblance of order, even though it isn’t completely clean yet
2 Things That I Am Looking Forward To Tomorrow:
1. Taking my car to work and not relying on the bus, though I have enjoyed my walks and the bus ride is far less stressful than driving my car in rush hour traffic every day. It will be good to take my car on Fridays, though, since it gives me a degree of freedom.
2. Spending time with my friends. Fridays and Saturdays are the best days for me to spend time with my friends. I look forward to discovering what has happened in their lives of late.
CHEERS!
I read the blog of a friend and she mentioned how she took an idea from another persons blog and used it in her blog. Seeing as this blog isn’t popular with me, I’ve decided to use it as well. Here’s the concept:
Daily observance of gratitude and joy, a deliberate and mindful practice of joy. What it entails is daily lists. 5 things that were good about the day, 3 things I did well, and 2 things that I am looking forward to tomorrow.
CHEERS!
