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November 13, 2015 by Krista

There is Always Something to be Grateful for {FREE Gratitude Printable}

I have been on a digital design kick lately. I had gotten so busy that I hadn’t done much lately and I’d forgotten how much I enjoy it. So, I’ve been catching up. The good news is that it will be super simple to add some great extras to your Thanksgiving decor and this print would look lovely as part of your Thanksgiving Day dinner. Or really for any time of the year. Because there is always something to be thankful for.

Always Something to be Thankful for Printable LR

I will be putting this in our living room when I get around to decorating that… Some day. When my kids are running rampant and my house looks like a natural disaster zone, some times I need a gratitude reminder. This gratitude printable will hopefully help me remember what I have, not focus on what I’m lacking. It might be a while before it gets up permanently – I’ve got a whole slew of other projects on my to-do list right now. I might have to give it a temporary home for now.

Okay, want your own copy of this gratitude printable? It will open a new window where you can download the high resolution, watermark-free version of the image and save it to your computer. After that, you can print it on your home computer. Feel free to make as many copies as you like, but please direct friends and family back to this webpage to get their own copies. It helps me analyze what kind of printables are the most popular so I can make sure to create more of them! This image is for personal use only. No variations, edits or changes may be made. Thanks, you are amazing!

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The laurel embellishments on the image are courtesy Oh So Nifty Vintage Graphics.

September 23, 2015 by Krista

I Will Be Grateful For This Day Printable Quote

It’s been a long few weeks over here at the Napping Household.  Mr. Napping has been traveling with work a lot and my days have been full of boys, running errands, meetings, blogging, teaching classes, cooking dinners, working out, trying to get my house under control from the chaos that was summer and just overall craziness.  Baby N has started biting – super, right?! – and my brother-in-law dropped in for the weekend with about a day of prior notice.  Did you miss the chaos of summer part… Our guest room has been the catch-all and multi-purpose room for the last few months.  That all breaks down to my nights being much shorter than I would like them to be.  I’m sure some of you out there can relate.  I am not the only one with full and crazy days and nights with more time out of bed than I wish.

I guess you could say I’ve been a little overwhelmed and stressed.  So, by the middle of week 2 on a two-week stretch in the single parent world – kudos to those of you who do this day in and day out, you are superstars! – I wanted nothing more than to binge on an entire bag of OREO’s while my kids were in bed and then some chocolate cake… and maybe just a bit of ice cream.

I was looking through a collection of quotes I have on my phone in a Keep note and this one struck me. I will be grateful…  I needed to see it.  Repeatedly.  So, here it is in printable quotation form.  Even though the days are long and the nights are anything but, some day, I will miss this.  I will miss the giggles and the snuggles, the bedtime stories and the games.  I might even miss the toys on the floor… maybe?  Maybe not.  In any case, I don’t want to wish the days away or miss the special moments that are interspersed with the bickering and messes.  I will not miss it.  I will recognize it.  I will be grateful for the good and not dwell on the less than good.  I will be grateful for this day.  Not every day is good, but there is good in every day! …And that might have to be my next inspirational printable quote.  Click the image to get the download link and print off your own high resolution copy.

I Will Be Grateful for This Day

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November 12, 2013 by Krista

{Printable} Always Be Thankful Chalkboard Printable

I’ve got a super fun printable poster for you today. It’s so great when this time of year comes around and everyone seems to be a little nicer and a little more thoughtful towards others. Except the guy that cut me off while I was picking up Big J from preschool today… But, I guess you can’t have everything. Wouldn’t it be nice if everyone behaved like that all the time?!  The being extra nice part, not the cutting people off in traffic. But, thankfully, getting cut off was just an annoyance and not a car accident or something like that. See… there’s always something to be thankful for.

Have you ever thought it would be helpful to have a cute little reminder to Always be Thankful? This printable should do just that!

ALWAYS BE THANKFUL

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Get your free copy of the Always be Thankful chalkboard printable HERE.

Click the link above to download the full quality, watermark-free print from Google Drive. You’re welcome to print as many as you like. All I ask is credit when it’s due and a link back to this page if you’d like to share this print on the web.

The file is formatted to 8×10″ and can be cropped smaller (5×7″ and 4×6″) with no problems. The free download is for personal use only. If you’d like a larger print, let me know and I’ll set you up a listing (and a deal!) in my Etsy Shop.  Thanks and Happy Holidays!

This post was written by Krista and originally appeared on While He Was Napping.

I'm Krista. Ringleader here on While He Was Napping, wife to my handsome Mr. Right & momma to my THREE energetic boys, Big J (9), Little J (6) & Little N (4). We FINALLY added a beautiful little girl to our family last December.

I’m knee-deep in Tonka trucks & Thomas trains. I survive our crazy days with Vanilla Coke, Sonic slushies, sweet snuggles and little giggles. When I tuck them in tight & kiss them good night, I get a little time to create & just be me.


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