After several days of overcast skies, high winds, intermittent rain (and one cancelled photo shoot as a result), and general dreariness, I can’t tell you how excited I was when I woke up to sunlight yesterday morning. Beautiful, rejuvenating sunlight.

And I wasn’t the only one grateful for it.Our pink bougainvillea was finally blooming again! It’s been working on its little buds for weeks now, and at last, they’ve finally opened up into fireworks of flowers.

Now, even as I work at my computer, I can see them out the corner of my eye. I’m so grateful for those little blooms, for the sunlight, for the open-window weather. I’m so grateful even to be able to take the time to be grateful.

How many blessings go unnoticed every day? I’m challenging myself, leading up to Thanksgiving, to count up 50 mundane things I’m so, so grateful for as I live my everyday life. Check back next week for my list!

~ Laura