As Thanksgiving weekend winds down, I’m excited to finish off the year strong! On Thanksgiving day, I had a much appreciated day off that started with hiking Cowles Mountain in the morning, cooking nourishing food to share and relaxing in the evening with important people in my life. The rest of the weekend was spent working on my social media marketing business, catching up with chores and meeting up with old friends who were in town. Even though I had a fabulous time, I know there are a lot of negative feelings in the world right now.

With so much negativity, I thought I would share a positive practice I’ve adopted. For the last couple years, I start almost every day off with writing down 10 things I’m grateful for in my Gratitude Journal. This really sets the tone for me to have a great day. I compiled my list into 1 long list of 99 things I’m grateful for to inspire you to discover new things to be thankful for too.

1. My gratitude journal
2. Always having access to fresh, clean water
3. My fridge that’s overflowing with an abundance of food
4. My laptop
5. My cell phone
6. My yoga practice
7. My gym
8. Living in America’s finest city, San Diego
9. My alma mater, UCSB. Go Gauchos!
10. My succulent garden that’s always thriving
11. My Tumi backpack that seems to fit everything
12. Positive quotes I find on the internet
13. My boyfriend Rodney
14. 14.5 year old, Louie “The Lab” Girvin– He’s the greatest guy in the world!
15. My Vitamix blender
16. Instagram
17. Instagram stories
18. My childhood friends
19. My new friends
20. All of my Facebook friends
21. Everyone who “Likes” my Facebook Page, Marketing Melodie
22. My social media marketing business, Marketing Melodie
23. My very first Black Friday special
24. My marketing clients
25. Music
26. The radio
27. Evernote
28. Unlimited data on my cell phone
29. Wifi, especially when it connects to my laptop automatically
30. My Calendly
31. Everyone in my Marketing Success Team
32. My snowboard
33. My car
34. Uber and Lyft when I don’t want to drive
35. My LinkedIn network
36. $2 bills
37. My bank accounts
38. Cruises
39. My books
40. My recent summer vacation to Miami and the Bahamas
41. My Laser Marketing Hour and everyone who has signed up for this service
42. Fresh fruits and veggies right from the garden
43. SXSW
44. My Marketing Your Way to Success Blog
45. My website
46. My homemade pesto sauce
47. My vegan mac n cheeze dish
48. Chocolate
49. The University Club Atop Symphony Towers with the best view of San Diego
50. Picnics at Balboa Park
51. Dates, both the dried fruit and dates I have with my boyfriend and friends
52. My December birthday, mark your calendar for December 13th!
53. Sunsets
54. My close proximity to the beach
55. The Gaslamp District
56. Getting snail mail
57. My FitBit
58. Hiking Cowles Mountain
59. My dresses
60. My blazers
61. Warm blankets
62. Sarongs
63. My ability to always win things by simply saying that I always win
64. My freezer
65. Facebook Live
66. My photos
67. Palm trees
68. My beautiful, purple amethyst stone
69. My quest to automate parts of my business
70. Zoom
71. Butter London Nail Polish
72. Bed Bath and Beyond coupons
73. Grocery stores
74. Farmer’s Markets
75. Mason jars
76. The holidays
77. My upcoming trip to Australia
78. My upcoming trip to Lake Tahoe
79. My Chromecast
80. Trampoline parks
81. Fondue
82. My spiralizer that turns veggies into noodles
83. Candles
84. My handmade upcycled cards with old greeting cards and washi tape
85. Coconut oil
86. My overflowing pantry
87. My toothbrush
88. My warm robe
89. My Travelpro carry on suitecase
90. Pandora Music
91. The San Diego skyline
92. My food processor
93. Recently finding a lucky silver dollar
94. My laundry room, it’s loads of fun
95. Puns
96. Canva
97. My email list
98. My 360 Business Networking Group at the University Club
99. Netflix

Now it’s your turn to share. What are you grateful for? I challenge you to list 10 things right here and then share them with your network.