{"id":450,"date":"2019-11-03T18:02:38","date_gmt":"2019-11-03T18:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.simplyyouorganizing.com\/?p=450"},"modified":"2020-02-06T17:53:22","modified_gmt":"2020-02-06T17:53:22","slug":"being-thankful-and-grateful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simplyyouorganizing.com\/?p=450","title":{"rendered":"Being Thankful and Grateful"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">November has the major holiday of Thanksgiving.&nbsp; Over the last few years I have seen and heard\na lot of the benefits of gratitude journals and being more grateful for what we\nhave.&nbsp; Thanksgiving is a day most have\natleast a few thoughts during the day about what they are thankful for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, this November here are some things to do with your stuff\nto reveal just how much you have and be thankful every day for what you DO\nhave.&nbsp; Use and enjoy what you have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Grab a jar and put in prominent spot with some\nscrap paper.&nbsp; Every time anyone in the\nfamily has a thought of gratefulness, they should write it and put in the\njar.&nbsp; Read them on Thanksgiving to each\nother.<\/li><li>Create 7 outfits using things you know you\nhaven\u2019t worn in a long time!&nbsp; Atleast 1\nof the items has to fit this category, the other can be a frequent item.&nbsp; Put each outfit on its own hanger and put\nthem ready to go in one spot.&nbsp; <\/li><li>Pull out a nice pair of shoes you tend to wait to\nuse and put them with one of your outfits!<\/li><li>Go through your pantry and pull out 5-10 items\nyou just have and create meals using 1-3 of those items.&nbsp; Use the web to make it easy \u2013 google recipes\nwith 1-3 of the ingredients you have and voila! <\/li><li>Find 4 movies you own that you love and\/or\nhaven\u2019t seen in a while and put 4 movie nights down on your calendar.&nbsp; Even invite someone over to enjoy it with and\nget a connection in as well.<\/li><li>Find a game to play and play it with someone!<\/li><li>Pick a night and go through old photos,\nscrapbooks, keepsake boxes.&nbsp; It will be\nfun!<\/li><li>Find something tucked away you love and find a\nhome for it where you can enjoy it daily.<\/li><li>Switch up a room to bring some \u201cnewness\u201d to the\nspace \u2013 it may be a furniture move, a change of pillows\/curtains or a deep\nclean but it will make it feel better.<\/li><li>Find a\nfew categories of things you just have too much of and let some go to a charity\nthat is in need of those items \u2013 nothing feels better than knowing you have so\nmuch that you can spare some.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These exercises will reveal just how much you have.&nbsp; There is no better way to enter the Holiday\nSeason than knowing you really don\u2019t need much and have a lot.&nbsp; It will put you in the mindset to maybe have\na bit simplier season.&nbsp; Everyone has a\nlot so the gift of time or an experience may be a good fit for a majority of\nyour list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Happy Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>November has the major holiday of Thanksgiving.&nbsp; Over the last few years I have seen and heard a lot of the benefits of gratitude journals and being more grateful for what we have.&nbsp; Thanksgiving is a day most have atleast a few thoughts during the day about what they are thankful for. 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