Join Us For A Week Of Gratitude (Decompress Before The Holiday Rush!)

The holidays can sometimes be an overwhelming time of spending, high expectations and confused social roles (Who do you actually have to buy gifts for? Is the shopping list getting a bit ridiculous?) and of course, that lingering feeling of “Oh cr*p, another year has passed and I still haven’t/shouldn’t have/wish I would have…” type doubts that creep in as the calendar year comes to a close.

Knowing that the holidays can be totally sparkle and depressingly lackluster in the same breath is exactly why I wanted to do a “Week of Gratitude” this year.  If you want to reconnect with something deeper to really enjoy the holidays without sweatin’ the small stuff or panicking on what shade of winterberry would be perfect for your table runner (and other really superficial but validly stressful things we fret over this time of year), let’s take a minute to just be…grateful.

Grateful for the homes we have- even if the windows are drafty and our housemates drive us bonkers.

Grateful for the health we have- even if this year had some physical setbacks we didn’t plan on.

Grateful for the wealth we have- especially if we feel like we’ll never have “enough,”  we have something to count on.

Grateful for the people in our lives- you know, those folks that drive us bananas, but if they were gone tomorrow would make our hearts ache.

Grateful for the wonderful stories and memories of 2013- the good, the bad, the ugly and the hilarious. It’s OUR story. We own it and it’s a gift we were given one more year.

This year,  FrugalBeautiful.com is teaming up with several fantastic bloggers for a Week of Gratitude which will begin on Monday November 25th, 2013.

Join us on Monday for a Gratitude Linkup (so you can leave your Thanksgiving and gratitude related posts on my posts) and a solid week of posts to help you cultivate gratitude with free printables, great articles and personal stories from amazing bloggers!  Stay tuned for a week of gratitude posts from FrugalBeautiful and some from all over the net!

Here’s a little preview of what you’ll see here next week:

There will be plenty of free printables, frugal activities and inspiration to help you feel grateful and reconnect before the holiday season hits!  If you’re a blogger who would like to participate, please email me at frugalbeautiful (at) gmail.com or send me a tweet!