Saturday

Saturdays. Oh how I love thee.

Slept in till 9. Woot woot. (I went to bed at 1 though... so not really sure if that counts as sleeping in. But oh well!)

Had some coffee. Obviously.

Chatted with my family while we all sipped our coffee.

Got dressed and ready for the day.

By "got ready for the day" I mean putting on a hat because who really has time to shower and restyle their hair? ;)

Did my laundry. Glamorous I know.

Emptied the dish washer.

Went for lunch for my fiancé. We got mac and cheese so that's pretty awesome.

Returned a wedding decoration we don't need.

Picked up some shampoo for myself and family.

Went and settled into Starbucks for a while to work on homework.

Ring shopping for Levi! (98 days people!!!!)

Tim hortons run (more coffee! with a donut this time).

More returns and a trip to the dollar store for a school project.

Movie.

That was my day! Nothing glamorous. Nothing fancy. But it was great! It felt amazing to get stuff done and have fun while doing it!

Proverbs 17:22

A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

Lately I have found myself consumed in a world of negativity. A mind filled with never ending to do lists, unrealistic expectations, complaints and anger. A crushed spirit.

So I am trying to rework my mind and my heart to be softer. Lighter. Less stressed. Less worked up.

More optimistic. More kind. More loving. More joyful.

I could look back on this day and think: "Wow. All I did was errands and homework. What a waste of a Saturday!"

OR I can choose to be happy and thankful for the little things in each day and think: "Wow. I am so blessed to be alive today. To have a loving family and finance that I get to spend time with. I feel so good that I got stuff done and got to enjoy some Starbucks while I was at it! Today was a joyful day."

I am learning that it is all about my mindset. From the moment I wake up if I tell myself it is going to be a bad and stressful day it will be. But instead I want to wake up thankful and excited for God has in store for me today.

Life is an adventure. It is a journey. It doesn't have to be stressful and filled with negativity each day. Life doesn't start once I am happy or ready. Life happens every second of every day.

Let's make every day count. Let's choose joy and positivity. Let's brighten our thoughts and hearts to be open and ready for each day.

So no matter what your Saturday (or any day of the week) looks like, I hope you choose joy. I hope you choose positivity. I hope you try to find the good instead of the bad.

It's might be hard, and I'm working on it too, but it will be such a better way to live life for the bible tells me so.

xoxo

Maggy (aka Maggie)