Great attitude is like a perfect cup of coffee, don’t start your day without it. Good Morning – Unkown.

Well that wasn’t a coffee advert! Do you like your mornings? I am not a morning person at all – I hate the sound of alarm. I am more of a night person. I have hated waking up early right from childhood. I still don’t understand how some people wake up at the crack of dawn every day – yes every single day! I can do it sometimes but not regularly. But when I bought my apartment in the suburbs I had to wake up early and leave for work by 740 AM. And I can see myself having early mornings in the future when my son joins school. But there certainly is something great about every new morning – even if that’s a 8’o clock morning. There are many things I am thankful for when I wake up in the morning.

My Little Man Sleeping by my side (or just about anywhere in the bed)

That I love my baby is an understatement – its same for every mom. I like when he snuggles up to me. I have tried him putting him in his bed but he hates it – he has hated from his infancy. He sleeps in one position and rotates in the bed throughout the night. By the time it’s morning he’s either at some corner or has his foot on my face. Half the time I am woken up with a tug or kick or some hulk smash from the little guy. The impact of these smashes is getting intense as he is growing up but I am still thankful for having him in life and making me a better person.

The Terrace Garden

I water my garden in the morning and evening and look forward to doing that. The blooms, the little buds, the fresh new leaves, the greens are all therapeutic. It gives me the much-needed dose of freshness every morning. I planted some spinach roots – from the store bought bunch) a few weeks back. And they have grown leaps and bounds and looking super awesome. I also planted a carrot top and that has become a cute little shrub.

My Devices and Internet

This probably should go up one in the order because that’s what I do when I wake up. Check my mails, DM, briefs, moderate comments on my phone or iPad. Without the devices or the internet I feel weird. My son finishes up all the high speed data way before the cycle is over and I have to do with a crawling internet speed some times. But imagine if I am stranded without the internet. Nightmare – NO WORK DONE!

The House helps

What exactly would I do if the house helps don’t turn up? I am thankful when they turn up else it’s mayhem in here with the little man trampling over every damn thing. And when they don’t up (which happens quite often) I go mad. I almost pray every morning – please bring them over to work!

Thankful to life

There are lot of things in my life that I don’t like – BUT there are many more that I like, love and am thankful for. That’s who I am and I am thankful for that.

Not to mention that’s our prompt for #ThankfulThursdays Week 22

#ThankfulThursday Week 21 Winner

Last week we had amazing entries for the prompt on 5 Small Joys in Life. Our featured blogger for Week 21 is Romila from NovembersChild. Read her winning entry here.

#ThankfulThursday and #AtoZChallenge

This April, if you are taking part in the A to Z Challenge, don’t forget to link your post with us on the #ThankfulThursday linky. The link opens every Thursday of the month and you can add your posts of the week and we’ll help you promoting your post on Social Media – Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest (if you have pinnable images). You can add any post in the linky.

How to Participate in #ThankfulThursdays?

1. Follow @twinklingtina  @misra_amrita @Mayuri6 and @Deepagandhi1 on Twitter
2. Prompts will be announced every Wed 20:00 hrs IST
3. Write the post and Link Up with Tina or Amrita or Mayuri or Deepa 
4. Read, comment, share on host and co-hosts posts and at least two more posts linked in the party Pro Tip – Networking and commenting is good for your blog’s health and ranks.
5. Use #ThankfulThursdays in your post and share in social media using the same hashtag.
6. Every week we will have one featured blogger who is the best reflection of this community spirit

It is important to practice thankfulness not for anyone else but for yourself. Living in gratitude is a way of life. Are you thankful that you have a family to love, are you thankful that you have a fan to switch on when it’s too hot, are you thankful to have a good night’s sleep. These are small things that we take in our lives for granted and never appreciate till we are robbed off it, may be. Over #ThankfulThursday today we discuss the small joys in life that you are thankful for.

Appreciation can make a day – even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary.-Margaret Cousins

Small joys in life #1 – WiFi

What the hell would I do if there wasn’t internet or WiFi. I am logged in to my devices 24 x 7 and no not to just check Facebook and Twitter. The internet is the medium I earn and without connectivity I absolutely go crazy. My son is on You Tube almost all the time and has finished up my 102 GB high speed data already and now my WiFi is crawling like a snail making me go mad. But it is still bearable because it’s there and I can finish my work – imagine if we had a power break down and don’t have WiFi running for an entire day! I don’t even want to think about it!

Small joys in life #2 – Resources on the Internet

Much like how I am dependent on WiFi I am also highly dependent on the resources available on the internet. I am self-learned blogger and I am the one who runs everything in both my blogs – shifting to self-hosting, clicking editing photos, making SEO rich content (okay, I am learning), Social Media and blah blah. The amount of resource available on the net is overwhelming but thanks to them I learn every day. I am forever a student I make it a point I learn something new each day even if that’s as little as what are long-tailed-keywords!

Small joys in life #3 – Baby Talks

Bluey has been speaking a lot – in his own language which I can’t make head or tails but I find it wonderful because of the unique tune he adds at the end of it. I wish I understood his language and join in the conversation. I have been panicking that he’s not talking yet, but all this baby talk has sent that panic on the back seat.

Small joys in life #4 – Enjoying a night by myself

I like having my own time sometimes. Being awake entire night – reading, writing, enjoying a drink or going off on a drive – just like that. Well not necessarily after the drink! Early morning and late night drives are wonderful to think straight sometimes. But I am not a morning person at all! But I am thankful for such small joys in life where I can be care free and do what I want.

Small joys in life #5 – Work From Home

This has been one of the biggest joys lately – no boss, no wastage of time traveling, no gossip (do I miss gossip though?) being with Bluey and still work. I am happy being my own boss. When life throws a challenge accept it and master it. This is however, not just any small joys in life, currently it is the best joy in life.

#ThankfulThursday Week 20 Featured Blogger

Last week’s Fetaured Blogger is Manisha Garg from Zara Hatke Blog. Read her winning post here.

How to Participate in #ThankfulThursdays?

1. Follow @twinklingtina  @misra_amrita @Mayuri6 and @Deepagandhi1 on Twitter
2. Prompts will be announced every Wed 20:00 hrs IST
3. Write the post and Link Up with Tina or Amrita or Mayuri or Deepa 
4. Read, comment, share on host and co-hosts posts and at least two more posts linked in the party Pro Tip – Networking and commenting is good for your blog’s health and ranks.
5. Use #ThankfulThursdays in your post and share in social media using the same hashtag.
6. Every week we will have one featured blogger who is the best reflection of this community spirit

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