31 Things I'm Grateful for October 2026

This month I am grateful for:

1. When my stationery matches my coffee mug

2. Seeing Atsuko Okatsuka live

3. Brunch with a bestie

4. Seeing Hamilton again

5. Morning rainstorms

6. Another year of Christopher

7. Fresh hair

8. Fresh nails

9. New dining room chairs

10. Picking up the vases we made at Kera’s birthday party

11. Brunch with make your own pancakes

12. Surprise presents in the mail

13. Trying an authentic lobster roll

14. Seeing an old friend while on vacation

15. Seeing fall leaves

16. Boat rides, even if we didn’t see any whales

17. Visiting three new states (Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire)

18. Visiting Salem, MA during October

19. Grocery pickup and delivery

20. Early voting

21. Mom coming to visit

22. Cool bath bombs from LUSH

23. Getting to attend our niece’s first band concert

24. Seeing Buena Vista Social Club

25. Niece hangouts

26. How festive our neighborhood is for Halloween

27. Science

28. Text messaging

29. Dinner with a friend

30. Another year of Mark

31. Trick or Treating

What are you grateful for this month? Let us know in the comments.