Grateful for

Something in the 60 ways list is to keep a gratitude journal. I recently started that one, and it's amazing what it does. It actually makes you feel grateful! Recently I've been feeling extremely grateful for my dad, he was so amazing. When I was little, I will never forget how he taught me to fish. I would cast the line from his boat into the yard, and he would act like a fish while I tried to reel him in. To an 8 year old, this time with him meant the world to me. I'm so grateful that he took the time to teach me how to shoot a gun, and that he would let me drive his truck around, even if he always had to be in the passenger seat. I'm grateful for the big wheel rides when I was small, and the Harley rides with him into the canyon when I was older. Those rides were, excuse how cheesy this sounds, but, they were almost magical. It was like a different world on the back of the bike with the wind, and how the sun would hit the trees sometimes. I'm grateful that my nephews got to ride with him a few times. I'm grateful for the daddy-daughter dates he took me on throughout my life. He was at work uncomplaining about the pain he was in 4 days before he died. Thinking of that is how I get through a lot of things. If he could do that, then I can do this. He taught me the value of work, and also the value of living to the fullest. I'm thankful that we were able to pick out the perfect casket and flowers for him. As much as I miss him every single day, I'm beyond thankful that he is out of pain. If there's one life lesson that his passing taught me also, it's that I'm done taking anyone for granted. I can honestly say, that I am thankful for every single person that has come into my life. There is always a lesson to be learned from everyone. The majority of my gratitude journal is people. There are people that I only talked to for 5 minutes and I'm never going to see them again, and there are people who I've known my whole life, and I'm grateful for all of them. I miss him every day, but the depth of gratitude I feel toward my dad, is almost impossible to put into words. Rock on :)

Wow

Wow it's been a while hasn't it? Basically I've been super caught up with work and school and trying to balance it all out. I've also recently come to the realization that sharing an apartment with six other girls means the following: I will never have an organized house no matter what I do until I have my own house or I find roommates that are dedicated to having it clean and organized like I am; and so the focal point of this blog changes. It will definitely still be based towards having a better and healthier life, but organization will be a whole lot less. I'm probably going to be focused just more on personal habits and foods and etc. I will also be using this as a normal blog too so it won't all be about healthiness! If anyone ever does actually want to go the whole 60 ways thing then here is the link:
http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/60-small-ways-to-improve-your-life-in-the-next-100-days.html

If you decide to go for it good luck!