100 Things to be greatful for

I have a student who is always crabby about SOMETHING. He is consistently complaining, and I am having a hard time getting through to him that there is always something good about each and every day, and that he should eb thankful for what he DOES have not sad about what he doesn't. I asked him to think of 10 things he is grateful for for Thanksgiving, just to help him see all the good around him. He did, and then challenged me to think of 100. This inspired me to think about it, and I said I think I can... so here it is. 100 things I am grateful for... (in no particular order).

1. My daughter
2. My husband
3. The rest of my awesome family
4. Amazing friends that feel like family
5. Wine
6. Pillows
7. My cat, Maisy
8. Boats
9. My stuffed animal Paul gave me 10 years ago, which I still sleep with
10. Laughter
11. Books
12. The neurosurgery team at Rush
13. Photos
14. Being able to breastfeed so long
15. The health of my loved ones
16. My wonderful home
17. My Nana
18. 80's music
19. My career, and the students that come along with it
20. Christmas lights
21. Scarves
22. My parent's house and all the memories we have made
23. Speaking of, childhood memories
24. Positivity
25. Baggy sweatshits
26. Leah's giggle
27. All the beautiful kids in my life and the ones soon to arrive
28. Faith
29. Highways (with no traffic)
30. My parish
31. Family hierlooms
32. My college degrees (and the bills that come with it- it makes you work harder)
33. Finding the love of my life
34. Chocolate, specifically Fannie Mae
35. Sand
36. The Cubs
37. My (full) DVR
38. Parenting Magazine
39. My brother's sense of humor
40. Weddings and any other celebration of love
41. Getting used to being a crazy busy working Mom (sad but true)
42. Living in such an adorable town
43. My co-workers
44. Yummy smelling hand soap
45. Boogie wipes (I use those a lot these days)
46. Holding hands
47. Memories of my Gram
48. My beautiful, fun loving God Daughters
49. Mac and Cheese
50. Fireplaces
51. Prayer
52. Alone time
53. Reading to my daughter
54. Loving to cook
55. Cloth diapers
56. Summer break
57. Fleece
58. Yankee Candles
59. Being able to help support my family
60. The relationship I have with my Mom
61. My husband's side of the family, to which I have always been so welcomed
62. Evening family walks
63. Lake Ellyn
64. Art
65. My iPod
66. The Zoo
67. Greeting cards
68. Sweet notes from students over the years
69. Kisses
70. My daughter's two front teeth
71.My mother in law's shopping addiction
72. Whole Foods
73. Vodka
74. White tic tacs
75. Pockets
76. The even though my wallet went missing, no one has used my stuff
77. My work wife (Love you, Jen)
78. Leah's eyelashes
79. Makeup
80. Winter break coming soon
81. The Beatles
82. Debit cards
83. My babysitter, Joan
84. Pajamas
85. Hair ties
86. Coffee
87. Clean food and water, which much of the world unfortunately, does not have
88. My Mom's unconditional love
89. My Dad's sarcasm
90. My cousins, all 25 of them
91. Christmas cheer
92. Fertility Centers of Illinois
93. My babyfood maker
94. My travelling experiences
95. Kindness
96. Patience when I need it
97. Being a "working" mom, and actually pulling it off
98. Hand-me-downs
99. My wedding ring
100. Actually taking the time out of every day to be thankful for a BLESSED LIFE! I thank God every day...

There is something therapeutic about writing it all down- I swear!!! What are YOU thankful for?