Fridays are now mini Thanksgivings.
I’ve always heard that the key to happiness is ‘wanting what you already have.’
And now that I am noticing all the little things that I didn’t have in 2009 (like plates or orderly traffic or clear drinking water), I absolutely agree.
Inspired by my friend Leah and this new friend Christina, I decided to make a list every Friday. Please add your own comments. And by the end of the year, we’ll have a big old list of things that make us happy. I’ll make a downloadable poster of our big fat list, and you can hang it up to remind yourself every day that life is good. In my pre-travel life, this shit would have made me gag. But now I realize what happiness is. It’s:
peanut butter
freshly laundered sheets (still warm from the dryer)
mail from my mom
old T-shirts
cuddling
squirrels who think that if they stand really still you won’t see them
warm rain
old people who bathe together (sorry. it was a photo series, and I couldn’t leave this last one out)
freshly laundered sheets (still warm from the dryer)
mail from my mom
old T-shirts
cuddling
squirrels who think that if they stand really still you won’t see them
warm rain
old people who bathe together (sorry. it was a photo series, and I couldn’t leave this last one out)
Until next Friday…
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Mike & Ike’s, wooden clothes hangers, smiley people, Big Black Women in Book Clubs, well-mannered teens, beer in clean glasses, sincere apologies, sincere forgiveness, Judith Sheindlin, seared tuna
Thanks, Dewan. Agree. With most. I hate apologies and forgiveness though.
What a fabulous idea! It made me stop bitching about stuff I have to do and be grateful I have the physical capacity and financial means to do it. Also, laffy taffy is pretty great. Love you!
Washing your face after a long flight. As pessimistic as I am – I might try this next Friday…remind me :)
being able to sing outloud while stuck in traffic; having an independent woman for a daughter; spending Sunday in my pajamas.
OH yay I love this:
1) Of course my son
2) The right to live whatever life I want to live
3) TiVo (I had to do it)
4) Clean drinking water
5) The ocean 15 miles from my front door
6) Success at my fingertips
7) AMAZING friends and family
(okay, I'll save the rest for next week)
patatas bravas
red wine
mulder and scully
ooppps… i'm anon. karina
ooh! me too. me too.
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