Happy Monday Everybody! Great things are happening this week in Trindad & Tobago. Not only do we have a mid-week public holiday, which means we get two Fridays in one week…but TT Restaurant Week started on September 19 and is running until the 28th.

Restaurant Week is touted as a culinary celebration of some of the best and most delicious restaurants in Trinidad & Tobago! During this ten-day event, participating restaurants offer an exclusive menu at a significantly reduced price, for those interested you can find more information here. OR you can go straight to the delicious menus here.

I am so excited that I was able to secure reservations for my top 3 restaurants this year. The rest of this week is going to be all about good food with great company. I cannot wait. But first…

…every Monday, we post seven positives from the previous seven days of the week as a reminder of what we have so that the week starts out on an upswing. There is much truth in the belief that happy people attract good things, so it is important to start the week out right. Sometimes it’s the more grand, but other times, it’s the simple things.~ Key + Arrow

7 for Seven originated at Key + Arrow and here are my short and sweet 7 positives for this week:

My blogging community. One of the great things about blogging that you wont know about until you’re in it, is the community. The kinship you feel with people you have never met in person but whose souls you see and feel through their words is one of the best things about blogging. And I am grateful to have found such a community here.

My team at work. I am grateful for them yet again, because the last week was an especially hard one at the office. And once again they are the ones who made it bearable.

Good Books made into good movies. I finally watched The Fault In Our Stars and just like the book which I loved, the movie moved me the same way. You would think after reading the book I would know what to expect, but I was still crying my eyes out by the end.

Wedding Photos. I was finally able to go through the wedding album one of my close friends shared with me of her lovely wedding in early July. Going through the photos was like reliving her special day and they reminded me of the sweetest thing she said to me on that day, I know this is real because I always imagined you’d be here with me on my wedding day. And here you are! Have I told ya’ll lately how much I LOVE my Cohort Of Awesome!!!

Wifi. Home is where the wifi connects automatically!

Hot Chocolate. Because sometimes coffee just doesn’t hit the right spot!

Friends who check up on me when I’m sick. Being a bachelor(ette?) is awesome most days but when I’m sick…it really sucks. There really isn’t anyone to fuss over me and I have to get the meds myself and fix my own meals when all I wanna do is curl up in bed. So when my friends make it a point to check up and ensure that I’m on the mend…I feel loved and cared for.

Rain. It rained all weekend. I’m talking the thunder and lightning kind…and it was simply lovely.

My hope is that by turning my focus to all that I have to be grateful for at the start of my work week, by sowing my own seeds of faith and gratitude, I can carry with me and reap the rewards of “positivity + balance + bliss” throughout the days ahead.

If you’re reading this, this is me blowing some glitter and confetti on you because you’re super blessed to have received the gift of another 86,400 seconds today, to spend any way you desire. What made you happy today? What are you grateful for? I would love to hear from you.