Positive Outlook: Assets and Opportunities

Mimicking the format in which the blog for work with ACHIEVE is done, I've decided I should approach my life in terms of Assets and Opportunities as opposed to pros and cons.  What would have been considered "cons" should be approached as an opportunity to improve.

So far life has been good.  I am happy to have my family back in the country.  Luke has gotten bigger, more mature, but just as funny!  I am hopeful that my relationship with my family gets stronger.  I get the vibe that they are more comfortable with Josh now too...not that they were uncomfortable before at all, but I mean they give off an even more positive vibe.  Really, what's not to like about the guy, right?  We are doing really well right now and I am confident about us.

Assets:

• Josh hooked me up with a "new" couch from one of his clients!  Declan is helping him move it up here with Josh's mother's van.  I have such great friends!
• I feel more enthusiastic about work and feel more satisfaction that I am making a difference
• I am flossing regularly and brushing with baking soda at night and I can see even more improvements!
• I am getting a better grasp of finances and I'm looking forward to this supplemental income from work (hiccup: they're having issues with the routing number so the checks haven't officially been deposited yet...)
• I am feeling happier lately
• I have been using the portable exercise pedals and I am hopeful to see physical improvements and anticipate adding more to my life habits...baby steps to ensure they stick!

Opportunities:

• Physical fitness
• Finances
• Skills to find a job

To come:

• Josh is going to build me a pretty coffee table (reddish in stain/color...he is thinking of using tiger maple which is really pretty...and he seems pretty excited about this)
• I am looking for a doggie bed for Molly as a housewarming present to Josh.  I love Molly.  I have been browsing various stores (Petsmart, Marshalls, and various online stores) and I haven't physically seen one that I feel is good enough for her yet!  She is such a good dog.  I wish I had the money for the doggie bed from Eddie Bauer's Heritage collection (only sold in stores), but I hope that they have one of the regular ones at the Eddie Bauer Warehouse nearby...so I will call tomorrow and hopefully check it out to look at the quality and pricing of it because at full price it is still rather expensive...  There are options at stores such as Orvis and LLBean but I would really prefer to feel it in person to assess the quality...
• Hopefully lots of fun!