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So there is this awesome I-phone app called Instagram I am sure many of you know of.\u00a0 It is pretty much the only reason I decided to take the plunge in 2013 and get an I-phone in the first place.\u00a0 I literally do not use any other apps, I don’t even have email hooked up to my phone.\u00a0 Instagram is kind of like Facebook, but just with pictures.\u00a0 The reason I love it so much is I am able to snap pictures of the little awesome things that excite me like a cup of coffee or a pretty bird or a sunrise and I don’t have to post them on FB for the whole world to see (even though sometimes I do anyway). Early Saturday morning walk and coffee When you have to time appreciate the little things,\u00a0 life is so different. \u00a0 Little things can be so awesome and such a huge source of happiness. \u00a0 Think about your most favorite childhood memories.\u00a0 They are not usually big things like a trip to Disney World or Lavish Birthday parties.\u00a0 They are usually things like fishing with Dad, Church on Sundays or riding your bike with friends.\u00a0 The little things. Some of my favorite childhood memories include: Having “Nerf gun wars” in the courtyard of my dad’s apartment with him and my brother Eating Home Run Inn pizza after baseball games My mom and step-dad\u00a0 jamming out to the Beatles on the way to Church every Sunday Sitting on the couch with my Papa eating whole cartons of blueberries Camping with my aunt Walking to the bakery with my Nana to get a cookie Fox Valley Trail \u00a0My point is, life IS the little things.\u00a0 The more you enjoy them, the more happiness you will have.\u00a0 I have always loved the little blessings in life, but now with my new found free time I can enjoy them even more.\u00a0 This past weekend was another perfect example.\u00a0 I enjoyed long walks with my dog, sipping on fresh coffee from the grind, BBQs with friends, spending time with my mom,\u00a0 summer concert with Shain, meeting a friend for breakfast, and a run along the beautiful Oswego trail.\u00a0 None of those things cost too much money if any at all, but they all help me to enjoy my life and appreciate every moment.\u00a0 Living in the moment and taking it all in, I cannot help but smile all the time. River’s Edge Park Take some time to enjoy that coffee instead of chugging it as you walk out the door.\u00a0 Walk a little slower with your dog and take in the beautiful neighborhood.\u00a0 Sit out on your porch and just listen to the trees.\u00a0 Live IN the moment, don’t fly through it.\u00a0 There is so much to love, appreciate and value right here, right now. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-762","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.blessedinthemess.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/762","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.blessedinthemess.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.blessedinthemess.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.blessedinthemess.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.blessedinthemess.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=762"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/www.blessedinthemess.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/762\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":773,"href":"http:\/\/www.blessedinthemess.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/762\/revisions\/773"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.blessedinthemess.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=762"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.blessedinthemess.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=762"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.blessedinthemess.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=762"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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