It’s no secret I’m not much of a morning person unless there is a Spin class or coffee involved. And as for Mondays…well Mondays can suck it! So when Mary of the awesometastic Contrary Mom started doing her 7 for Seven I thought, heeey here was the perfect way to chase the Monday Blues away by being thankful for just seven things that happened or didn’t happen during the week before.

As it turned out, 7 for Seven originated at Key + Arrow and in their words:

Let’s face it // Mondays stink. Or at least we typically expect them to stink. That is why, 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.

This year however, I want to change my Mondays suck thinking by being thankful for all the goodness in my life. So without further ado, I give you my first Seven for 2014:

My hope is that by turning my focus to all that I have to be grateful for at the start of the week, I can carry that “positivity + balance + bliss” with me throughout the days ahead.

I would love to hear what your first 7 for Seven for 2014 would be. Please feel free to share your seven with me below!

Here’s to a great week!