Day 346

1. Over the counter flu medication, I'm gonna need it
2. Staying home on New Years
3. Fresh produce
4. Long sleeved t-shirts
5. The internet
   

Day 345

1. Making some reachable goals for 2010
2. My new haircut
3. Having someone cut my hair who listens to me
4. One day left of 2009
5. My soft warm bed
   

Day 344

1. Other people who will make decisions for me
2. My laundry pile is considerably smaller than it was this morning
3. T-minus thirteen hours until I get a haircut
4. I haven't gotten Andy's cold (yet, knock on wood, throw salt over my shoulder and all that jazz)
5. Getting presents in the mail
   

Day 343

1. My favorite Mexican restaraunt re-opened with the same menu, but a new name
2. 2009 is coming to a close; welcome 2010
3. I have a hair appointment day after tomorrow; not a moment too soon
4. Scarves, hats and gloves
5. Extra strength lotion
   

Day 342

1. Lazy holiday weekends
2. Not cooking
3. Gift cards
4. Books!
5. Pants with elastic waistbands
   

Day 341

1. Finally getting to spend some time with my family
2. New DVD movies!
3. Coming home with leftovers
4. After Christmas sales
5. Having nothing in particular to do tomorrow
   

Day 340

1. Spending some time with Andy on Christmas day
2. Having our power back
3. Having running water back
4. Our fireplace, the only source of heat we had for most of the day
5. Tomorrow is supposed to be sunny
   

Day 339

1. Christmas Eve dinner
2. Exchanging presents
3. A mountain of homemade sweets
4. Being inside where it's nice and warm when there is an ice storm headed our way
5. Wonderful Christmas surprises
   

Day 338

1. Coming home after a long day
2. Not getting the cold everyone else has (so far)
3. Seeing people I haven't seen in a long time
4. Christmas celebrations begin tomorrow night (weather permitting)
5. Having my family with me for the holidays
   

Day 337

1. Holiday baking and it's rewards
2. My new homemade table runner
3. Three days 'till Christmas
4. Sunshine and a (slightly) warm day
5. Extra thick body lotion
   

Day 336

1. Andy's job (sometimes I have to remind myself that I'm grateful for this because I'd like him to quit)
2. Making cookies over several days. There isn't less mess, but not all the mess comes at once
3. Early Christmas presents
4. Getting Christmas cards in the mail
5. Bedtime

Day 335

1. Being proactive and planning ahead
2. Holiday parties!
3. Sugar cookies!
4. Four wheel drive vehicles
5. Snuggling
   

Day 334

1. So far no one has crashed too bad in the snow
2. My family and their health
3. Down vests, coats and boots
4. House guests
5. The holiday spirit
   

Day 333

1. Being safe at home
2. All the beautiful snow
3. Heat!
4. Our fireplace and putting it to good use
5. Comfort food
   

Day 332

1. The possibility of a white Christmas
2. All the shopping is done
3. My menu is planned
4. Christmas is one week away
5. I'm not working in retail this year!
   

Day 331

1. Quiet dinners at home
2. Doing holiday stuff all day at home
3. Our big picture window and the sun coming through it all day
4. Re-purposing old Christmas cards
5. Andy getting to enjoy most of his day off
   

Day 330

1. Being done with Christmas shopping
2. Fun wrapping paper
3. Cooking at home and not eating out a lot
4. Dancing around the apartment
5. Small Christmases

Day 329

1. Today is over
2. My water goblets. They make me happy.
3. French dip sandwiches
4. Frozen veggies
5. Getting mail
   

Day 328

1. Meeting online friends in real life
2. Getting back home safely
3. The Hulk didn't break down this weekend
4. My sweet husband let me take a nap this afternoon
5. There are less than 2 weeks until Christmas!
   

Day 327

1. Christmas cookies!
2. Tacky sweaters!
3. My internet friends
4. Getting to introduce Julie to new people
5. Twinkling Christmas lights
   

Day 326

1. Julie
2. Mina
3. Frank
4. Shopping with my BFF
5. My internal alarm clock
   

Day 325

1. Homemade food
2. Good TV night with Andy
3. Getting out of the arctic tundra we live in for a few days
4. Flannel pajamas
5. New book smell
   

Day 324

1. My momma
2. GLEE!
3. "Muddy Buddy" holiday candy
4. Getting our Christmas cards done
5. A fun weekend ahead!
   

Day 323

1. Rainbow colored sharpie pens
2. Craft stores
3. Chocolate ice cream
   
4. Children's books
5. Old Christmas ornaments
   

Day 322

1. Successfully writing a cookie recipe
2. My friends
3. Andy is willing to vacuum
4. I finally know how to spell vacuum correctly
5. I get to see Julie this weekend!
   

Day 321

1. Snow!
2. All my decorations are out
3. Crockpot meals
4. Harry Potter movies on TV
5. Being at home
   

Day 320

1. Live Christmas trees and the way they smell
2. Heat
3. Finally getting the lights on the tree
4. Taking my time while shopping even though everyone around me is grumpy and in a hurry
5. The bunnies are eternal optimists

Day 319

1. Andy's patience with my decoration mania
2. Planning on a low-key Christmas
3. Speakers for my ipod
4. Living in a small town
5. Thick hand lotion
   

Day 318

1. Christmas decorations
2. My mantle
3. Milton didn't misbehave today
4. Getting a good nap when I needed it
5. Christmas baking
   

Day 317

1. Not having to go outside on a windy, rainy day
2. The sunset today that bathed everything in gold
3. Being able to laugh at myself
4. Chicken noodle soup
5. Sweet tea
   

Day 316

1. The frozen and canned food aisles
2. Fancy hair bows
   
3. Waking up while Andy is still in bed
4. Icing
5. Holiday magazine issues