I know, I know... my gratefulvibes challenge post today may sound a little different because I am thanking @paradie-found, and I am grateful to her, but before you think "what?"... just hear me out.

I am so OCD and a HUGE list maker. I like to make lists for EVERYTHING.
And not just your normal grocery shopping list. I mean EVERYTHING.

I make lists for my errand day; and the order of the stops is made exactly as that in order. If I have to veer off the list, I need a minute to compose myself before continuing.

I make seasonal, monthly, weekly and daily to-do lists. (Just feels great to cross them off and shows my progress. Yeah, I know... l told ya, I'm OCD.)

So when I joined steemit months ago, I had another reason to make a list!
I have a folder that is specifically for steemit and inside I keep notes.

• Post topic ideas
• Links for other steemit sites (ie. steembd, slack chat, discord, etc)
• I have note cards in the folder so I can jot down possible post ideas
  (You get the idea)

Well on Sunday evening, I sit down with my folder and a note/index card and plan out a schedule for the posts I intend to write for the week. I only plot out one or two posts per day, because in life, the unexpected happens and you never know when a good post idea will POP up.

While my goal is to write a minimum of one post per day, some days I find myself struggling to do that. Motivation? Sometimes. Lack of good formatting the post? Sometimes.

But when @paradise-found came up with her gratefulvibes challenge idea, I was swooped in. It gives me a wide range of potential ideas to write about.

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Stop And Think

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I mean think about it for a minute.
(cue Jeopardy theme music)
You came to steemit for various reasons and what keeps you going? What keeps you dedicated to writing and commenting?

So today I am grateful for @paradise-found for keeping my motivation going and for offering up this fabulous challenge to give me, as well as hundreds if not thousands of others, the chance to take a moment and think about what truly makes them grateful.

So often we go through the motions of our day and forget the little things that make us happy or grateful.

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Wanna know more about the challenge, here is the original post explaining the challenge.

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