It’s Tuesday – just another day of the week – a day to finish what you didn’t get done on Monday or to transfer all that stuff to Wednesday and just be glad you made it through another night. Whatever you think of Tuesday – or any day, for that matter – when you get up into the senior years, every day is a bonus. Unfortunately, we often get so wrapped up in the tasks we place upon our shoulders, that we forget how blessed we are to still be able to accomplish a few of them,

On Mondays we make a to-do list. Methodically we scratch item off the list. Tuesday might be a good day to make another list of the things we did get done and what a blessing each of those things were to us. So here’s my Tuesday list of Monday blessings.

• I woke up and thanked God for another day of life.
• I wrote my blog.
• I gave my husband a kiss.
• I stubbed my toe on my walker so decided that was enough of that.
• I used my cane instead.
• I was able to do my grocery shopping on my own.
• I did a load of wash.
• I watched the construction crew tear down part of a fence.
• I saw the feral cats playing together.
• I saw my flowers come to life after they got a good drink from the hose.
• I saw the results of a beautiful, painting commission my husband is working on.
• I thought about dusting the furniture – but realized it was going to need it again tomorrow, so I didn’t.
• I caught up on my emails.
• I listened to another funny story from my husband, which I’ve heard a hundred times before.
• I laughed again.
• I felt good, even though I didn’t accomplish most of the things on the list. So, I made my Tuesday list.

Here’s my list for today:

• Thank God for another day.
• Enjoy time writing with friends.
• Make a list for tomorrow.
• Make dinner for my granddaughter.

OK, a lot doesn’t go on in my life, but those little things mean a lot to me. Maybe if we spent as much energy on the important, little things, our lives would be so much better.

HAPPY TUESDAY!!!!!!!