First Annual Gratitudes List

Here it is folks, our First Annual Gratitudes List! Please remember to jot down a few of the things that you are grateful for and put them in the comments - we really want to hear from you.

“It’s not happiness that brings us gratitude. It’s gratitude that brings us happiness.” Anonymous

As promised last week, here’s our joint list of gratitudes. Our hope is that you take a few minutes and write your own long list of things for which you are grateful.

Here are a few of the things Pam is so very grateful for:

1. My children - all of them in my patchwork family.

2. My sweetheart, who is my partner and playmate.

3. My dear sweet friends who make sense of the world for me.

4. My babylicious grandson, aka, littlest guru or Mr. Wonderful!

5. Hiking and enjoying the bountiful beauty that nature has to offer.

6. I’m grateful for you, Dear Reader!

7. I’m grateful for Perfect Avocado Retreats, it’s the work that keeps me in the work!

8. To be in Santa Fe for the month and the ability to take advantage of this opportunity.

9. My new ankle-sprain-defying hiking boots!

10. My early Christmas backpack!

11. Mudwtr! Love this stuff!

12. Wine, oh yes, dear wine.

13. Yoga, for which I set the intention to be grateful for my body, which allows me to do yoga!

14. Avocados!

15. Mexican food. I know there are other kinds of food, but I frickin’ love Mexican food!

16. Blue skies and sunny days.

17. The smell of cloves.

18. Homemade chai.

19. The sound of laughter, all of them. I’m thinking of that song from Mary Poppins.

20. My ‘big softie’ - a super soft giant red fleece blanket.

21. Toe warmers.

22. Wholesome murder mysteries.

23. Nancy Meyers movies.

24. Popcorn with lots of butter and nutritional yeast! The taste and the smell and the crunch.

25. My computer!

26. Noise reducing headphones!

27. So grateful for the color pink.

28. My wireless speaker.

29. Lowell George, Little Feat and the Waiting for Columbus album. Best live album ever.

30. Salt

31. Cross country skiing.

32. Jokes! The cornier the better.🤣

33. Books - and by extension, authors and my Kindle.

34. The Hidden Brain podcast Hidden Brain podcast and my secret crush, Shankar Vedantum.

35. My Bonair mop thingy that makes cleaning so much easier than mopping.

36. The New York Times📰

37. National Public Radio

38. Hugs.🤗

39. So grateful for my pretty, high quality super soft pajamas. They make me feel ‘dressed for bed’.

40. My doctors that are so accessible and helpful.

41. All the love in my life.💖

Amy's list of gratitides

1. My relationship with my daughter

2. My morning routine

3. Positive Intelligence

4. Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

5. Sally my ex-Mother-in-law

6. My Dutch Family

7. Video chats with my daughter

8. Well made cocktails

9. Board games

10. GPS

11. Audible

12. Long summer days

13. The beach

14. Live theater

15. Good friends

16. Gluten free bakeries

17. Design Mom house restoration updates on Instagram

18. Expat Facebook groups

19. Instant pot

20. Prestige TV

21. Bad reality TV

22. Girls’ trips

23. The Daily

24. Candy

25. Falcon Ridge memories

26. Blue spruce xmas trees

27. Fairies

28. Disney

29. Perfect Avocado readers and followers

30. Georgia’s adopted families and my adoptive kids (the village that helps raise our kids)

31. La Cannadienne boots

32. Lyme literate doctors

33. Alternative healing modalities

34. My orange bike

35. My silver hair

36. Green chef

37. Kim’s help with my storage purge

38. So many friends supporting me in making this big move

39. Bluetooth speaker

40. Dating apps

41. Noise canceling headphones while flying

42. Coaches