What makes a day wonderful?

I often wonder at the end of the day what made the day what is was.  Good or bad, what was the turning point?  Everyday we all wake up and have a morning routine.  For me it is a cup of coffee (or two), shower, hair and make-up and dress depending upon what the day will bring.  Board meeting days means full business attire while at-home, lazy days mean pajama pants and a sweatshirt.  Then, the day begins.

Everyday is different in my so-called life.  Whether it be at work or at home, no day is ever the same for me once the morning routine is over.  At work I usually have a schedule completely PACKED with meetings and typically someone needs something from me every minute.  When I work from home I am much more productive with my work to-do list, but still have constant interactions via E-mail, IM and cell calls.  So... as I go through my days I don't really think about whether it is a good day or a bad day.  It is really only on my conscience when it is a truly bad day.  Typically I (like most people) will often verbalize "bad" days to colleagues, friends or loved ones, but it is not often when I stop and say "this is a good day" even when I am having one.  Why is that?

I think there are many wonderful days.  Whether it be because I was productive, got to spend time with my family or made a great decision, many days are wonderful and all for different reasons.  Just the other day, the house was filled with toys and it was truly a mess, but I was happily playing games with the kids and posting pictures of the Christmas parties that we had hosted or attended.  It was a wonderful day.

The following day I completely cleaned out the toy room (purging I call it so the kids don't really "get" that those boxes are donations) and I felt so good about it.  The room looks great and I was happy that we could fit in the newly received Christmas toys and start again.  It was a good day because I was productive and accomplished something.  Much like the days when you get all of your errands done - a good day too.

I guess the reason for this post is because the new year is upon us and I am not typically a "resolution" fan. A resolution is "the act of resolving or determining upon an action or course of action, method, procedure, etc." I feel that change is difficult and just because you say on a particular day (say, January 1st) that you resolve to do something does not make it so.  It takes constant mindfulness and practice to truly change something.  So, instead of make a resolution, I am going to make a promise.  (A promise seems more personal and I never want to break a promise.)  So, I promise to myself that I am going to recognize the wonderful days more often.  Rather than move from day to day, year to year, and only really recognize the bad days and the great days, I want to think about the many wonderful days in between.

Now, the trick is to hold myself accountable.  Let me start now and say that today was a wonderful day!