February 28th, 2026

• “I appreciate grocery shopping with my husband…like food foreplay to a predictably delicious meal.” (Heather Houston 2-28-26)
• “I am grateful my husband noticed the low fuel gauge and stopped to fill up the car before heading home from our errands.” (Heather Houston 2-28-26)
• “I am thankful for having the energy to clean the kitchen and start the laundry before starting our weekend errands.” (Heather Houston 2-28-26)
• “I am blessed to be the one my husband shares his chefy gifts. Today he made Pho that filled the house with beautiful smells. The Pho was amazing!” (Heather Houston 2-28-26)
• “I appreciate our bedtime ritual to wind down our day and reflect with gratitude to bookend a perfect day.” (Heather Houston 2-28-26)

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• “I am thankful my eyesight is still reasonably good.” (Heather Houston 2-28-22)
• “I appreciate being able to spend a sick day home with my favorite person.” (Heather Houston 2-28-22)
• “I am blessed to have two children who are serving our country in the Army.” (Heather Houston 2-28-22)
• “I am thankful I was able to create and working budget.” (Heather Houston 2-28-22)
• “I appreciate my partner working tirelessly on a business plan to create abundance in our lives.” (Heather Houston 2-28-22)

February 27th, 2026

• “Grateful to spy another eagle on my commute to work.” (Heather Houston 2-21-26)
• “I appreciate a work day with few interruptions as I was super productive today!” (Heather Houston 2-21-26)
• “I am thankful that the local BBQ joint had not run out of BBQ by the time I placed my order for our dinner.” (Heather Houston 2-21-26)
• “I felt blessed to have an easy commute home so I could start the weekend with my love.” (Heather Houston 2-21-26)
• “I appreciate my husband’s willingness to watch ‘2001 Space Odyssey’ for our Friday night movie…supporting my 1968 movie watch party!” (Heather Houston 2-21-26)

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• “I am grateful that my partner only accepts my authentic beingness and refuses to listen to my story.” (Heather Houston 2-21-22)
• “I am thankful to have sick days banked to be used for tomorrow.” (Heather Houston 2-21-22)
• “I am thankful to have a partner who loves me even in my darkest moments.” (Heather Houston 2-21-22)
• “I am blessed to a safe warm place to live.” (Heather Houston 2-21-22)
• “I am thankful to live in a democracy which protects my basic freedoms.” (Heather Houston 2-21-22)

February 26th, 2026

• “I am thankful to have spied 2 nesting eagles circling over my car with a full wingspan.” (Heather Houston 2-26-26)
• “I am grateful to get in 6 walks around the block to give me self-care breaks, sunlight and fresh air.” (Heather Houston 2-26-26)
• “I appreciate little traffic on my commute home so I could reunite with my loving husband.” (Heather Houston 2-26-26)
• “I am blessed to have fish tacos for dinner…SOOO GOOD!” (Heather Houston 2-26-26)
• “I am thankful my husband cares and supports my sleep needs. My sleep hygiene is EPIC!” (Heather Houston 2-26-26)

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• “I am thankful that when I took my car in to have the tires looked at due to the low inflation indicator in my car, Les Schwab found a crew in the rear passenger tire.  It was repairable and no charge.” (Heather Houston 2-26-22)
• “I appreciate Les Schwab checking my brakes and advising me that the front calipers and pads look new and that the rear calipers were having freezing issues.  One never wants to learn about auto issues, but now I can shop around for a reliable European mechanic to begin a relationship for future needed work.” (Heather Houston 2-26-22)
• “I am thankful that when shopping for the ingredients for the Sri Lanka Chicken Curry dish we planned to make for dinner that all the needed ingredients were available.” (Heather Houston 2-26-22)
• “I am grateful to be my partner’s sous chef when we make a new dish.  I love cooking together.” (Heather Houston 2-26-22)
• “I am thankful to have designed a new cocktail to compliment our dinner that had a Sri Lanka flavor profile…Sri Lanka Summer.” (Heather Houston 2-26-22)

February 25th, 2026

• “I am grateful to wake up every morning with the opportunity to fall in love with my husband newly each new day. Gosh I love him!” (Heather Houston 2-25-26)
• “I am thankful that even on Hump Day I have a sense of humor when the day at work is dragging on!” (Heather Houston 2-25-26)
• “I appreciate how many meals we got out of the Malawi Mango Chicken dish.” (Heather Houston 2-25-26)
• “I appreciate having a speedy commute home from work,” (Heather Houston 2-25-26)
• “I am blessed that my husband is such a loving partner.” ❤️(Heather Houston 2-25-26)

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• “I am thankful that when an error was found in the scheduling application, that it was not my error.  Sometimes, I second guess myself.” (Heather Houston 2-25-22)
• “I am blessed to have gotten nearly the whole month of March appointments reentered into the calendar before I stopped work for the day.  Only 1-week to go!” (Heather Houston 2-25-22)
• “TGIF” (Heather Houston 2-25-22)
• “I am thankful the new MINI Cooper has a huge gas tank and gets great gas mileage.  Instead of filling up the tank twice a week, now just once gets me all 7-days.  YEAH!”💲🤑💰 (Heather Houston 2-25-22)
• “I appreciate not having to think about making dinner tonight as my partner and I went out to get Whibbly Burgers…YUMMY!”🍔🍟 (Heather Houston 2-25-22)

February 24th, 2026

• “I am always thankful when I get to spy an eagle on my commute.” (Heather Houston 2-24-26)
• “I am grateful my husband supports my well being by making me a yummy breakfast to eat after my rowing workout.” (Heather Houston 2-24-26)
• “I am thankful I was able to secure the gift bag items for the SW Appreciation Luncheon well before the event on March 18th.” (Heather Houston 2-24-26)
• “I am grateful my commute only took 30-minutes as I was already 30-minutes late in leaving.” (Heather Houston 2-24-26)
• “I am blessed my husband created a magical dinner of ragu…which I had never had before. OMG…it was the bomb!” 💣💥(Heather Houston 2-24-26)

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• “I appreciate Kiva always following around in the early morning hours to secure his “goodbye” pet and love from me.  What a joy to start the day with love…pure and honest.” (Heather Houston 2-24-22)
• “I appreciate NPR to listen to on my morning commute.  It get’s me caught up on world news and engages me with the happenings locally and around the world.  I am fearful for Ukraine’s current plight.” (Heather Houston 2-24-22)
• “I am thankful to live in a democratic country.” (Heather Houston 2-24-22)
• “I am grateful for my indigenous heritage.”  #IAmNotInvisible (Heather Houston 2-24-22)
• “I am blessed to have inherited my paternal grandmother’s skin and hair.  Not doing too shabby for nearly 54 years old.” (Heather Houston 2-24-22)

February 23rd, 2026

• “I am blessed to have witnessed an eagle on my commute to work today.” (Heather Houston 2-23-26)
• “I am grateful 3 other people commented to me that they felt this week was going to be a good week. I too had the same feeling, especially after getting a 100% sleep rating this morning.” (Heather Houston 2-23-26)
• “I am thankful my husband included a piece of ham with my hard boiled egg and sourdough muffin breakfast…yummy!” (Heather Houston 2-23-26)
• “I appreciate my quick commute home…15-minutes…WOW!” (Heather Houston 2-23-26)
• “I am thankful to smell the delicious creation my husband has been working on for the last 3-days. The house smelled so yummy from his work on creating a homemade ragu sauce.”❤️ (Heather Houston 2-23-26)

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• “I always thankful for “hump Day”…makes me feel like I almost survived another work week.” (Heather Houston 2-23-22)
• “I appreciate how much fun my “new to me” car.  Driving a manual is so fun and brings back memories of my youth driving my Super Beetle.” (Heather Houston 2-23-22)
• “I am grateful that the cold temperatures have been mostly dry so that my daily commute has not been too treacherous.” (Heather Houston 2-23-22)
• “I am blessed to have been given a family heirloom by my mother.  Thank you mom for passing down grandma’s engagement ring.” (Heather Houston 2-23-22)
• “I am grateful that when I come home from a long day at work to a home that feels like my sanctuary.” (Heather Houston 2-23-22)

February 22nd, 2026

• “I am blessed my husband made me delicious Eggs Benedict for breakfast. Which is my favorite!” (Heather Houston 2-22-26)
• “I am beyond thankful that the Gunners beat the Spurs today….PHEW!” (Heather Houston 2-22-26)
• “I appreciate shopping and finding the ‘fennel’ we needed for Neil’s ragú recipe.” (Heather Houston 2-22-26)
• “I am grateful we got to watch the Olympic bobsled competition today.” (Heather Houston 2-22-26)
• “I am blessed to be on third time fiancé with the love of my life. I love you Neil!❤️ (Heather Houston 2-22-26)

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• “I appreciate the gas station near work having a super convenient and reliable tire inflation pump.” (Heather Houston 2-22-22)
• “I am thankful that when I checked my tires based on the low tire light, that the rear passenger tire was only 5 pounds down.  I filled and it seemed to hold air.” (Heather Houston 2-22-22)
• “I am thankful my athletes feel comfortable with me as a person to share their lives and challenges with me.” (Heather Houston 2-22-22)
• “I am grateful for a partner in my life who champions me to be the greatest version of myself.” (Heather Houston 2-22-22)
• “I am blessed to have been chosen by the spider in my room to be it’s snack…SCRATCH!” (Heather Houston 2-22-22)

February 21st, 2026

• “I am grateful McDonalds breakfast is close by when we need breakfast and don’t want to cook.” (Heather Houston 2-21-26)
• “I appreciate being witness to the impressive Olympic performance of Klabo in the 50k race.” (Heather Houston 2-21-26)
• “I am grateful to enjoy a bratwurst for lunch.” Heather Houston 2-21-26)
• “I am thankful a stranger at the store took my shopping cart in the parking lot…saving me extra time.” (Heather Houston 2-21-26)
• “I am blessed my husband loves me so hard.” (Heather Houston 2-21-26)

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• “I appreciate my loving partner for making me a scrumptious breakfast…poached eggs, cherrywood bacon and sourdough toast. YUM! (Heather Houston 2-21-22)
• “I am thankful that Whole Foods had beautiful brats in the meat section to substitute for the sausages we were trying to get at a Pike Place Market butcher.  They were closed due to President’s Day. (Heather Houston 2-21-22)
• “I am grateful for nitrogen infused Guinness beer. Simple and perfect! (Heather Houston 2-21-22)
• “I am thankful for delicious brat dinner made with my honey! (Heather Houston 2-21-22)
• “I am grateful for the excellent cuddle time with my partner at the end of the day. (Heather Houston 2-21-22)

February 20th, 2026

• “I appreciate my sub contractor scheduling an early service call so I could prepare to arrive on time AND allow me the opportunity to end my day early on a FRI-YEAH!” (Heather Houston 2-20-26)
• “I am grateful to the hard work my administrative assistant did on creating a process for new vendor contract submission.” (Heather Houston 2-20-26)
• “I appreciate my husband calling in to get some veal bones saved for me to pick-up on the way home to make my trip quick and easy.” (Heather Houston 2-20-26)
• “I am grateful to my husband’s mad skills on preparing steak. We got to enjoy a beautiful fillet and fries…YUM!”(Heather Houston 2-20-26)
• “I am thankful we get the opportunity to watch Olympic event replays. I remember when I was a kid that if you didn’t plan your day around the live broadcast, you missed out. Much better options today.” (Heather Houston 2-20-26)

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• “I appreciate my partner patiently affording me time to work on my blog to get caught up.” (Heather Houston 2-20-22)
• “I appreciate my partner making the bed.” (Heather Houston 2-20-22)
• “I am grateful for my partner’s love.” (Heather Houston 2-20-22)
• “I am thankful for the movies of the 90s. Just pure entertainment.” (Heather Houston 2-20-22)
• “I am blessed to have a new pillow option for bed to relieve my neck pain.” (Heather Houston 2-20-22)

February 19th, 2026

• “I am grateful that it is mid-winter break for the schools as the traffic is so light on my commute.” (Heather Houston 2-19-26)
• “I am thankful for my Mom sharing her thoughts and feelings for the daily ‘Simple Abundance’ devotion.” (Heather Houston 2-19-26)
• “I appreciate getting a ton of my work tasks completed before the end of the work day.” (Heather Houston 2-19-26)
• “I am thankful for the Malawi Mango Chicken dinner with Coconut Milk Rice my loving husband created.” (Heather Houston 2-19-26)
• “I am blessed to live in a time where I can choose to watch an award winning film from 50 years ago or more…AMAZING!” (Heather Houston 2-19-26)

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• “I appreciate that on our country randomizer today it chose the country of Martinique.  It will be fun to cook a Caribbean chicken dish.” (Heather Houston 2-19-22)
• “I am grateful to have been able to find all the ingredients for our new chicken dinner at one market.” (Heather Houston 2-19-22)
• “I am thankful to be able to be my partner’s sous chef while we create a scrumptious dinner.” (Heather Houston 2-19-22)
• “I am grateful to have figured out a tropical cocktail recipe to enjoy pre-dinner.” (Heather Houston 2-19-22)
• “I appreciate being able to suggest to my partner that we watch “Fight Club”.  He loved it!”💪 (Heather Houston 2-19-22)