I appreciate:

• Quiet admin day at work. I love the space to focus just on what’s in front of me without distractions.
• Snow light enough to be easily cleared off the car with the windshield wipers — no standing out in the cold!
• Pam, for a gadzillion reasons, but today because she’s taken the idea of an appreciation practice and elevated it to an art form. She goes well beyond making a list and takes gratitude to a whole new level.
• Me, for picking such cool friends.

I appreciate:

• Big soft fluffy snowflakes. Even when I’m tired of winter, I love the look of that white stuff drifting down.
• Hope springing up where it didn’t exist before – and the promise of better things.
• Familiar things, people, smiles, tastes, sounds. Comforting.

I appreciate:

• Perfect timing — even when running late. Sometimes it’s exactly what is needed.
• Getting 7 million Ruby hugs. THAT makes for a very good day.
• Quietness after a full day of delicious socializing.

I appreciate:

• A day filled with people I adore. I’m not sure how I got so lucky to know so many funny, bright, sweet, adorable people, but I sure do appreciate it!
• A really Sara(h)-rific weekend! I so loved getting to catch up with Sara and Sarah. Woohoo!
• Being Cursed! by friendships with amazing women. Really, really good to re-connect with my friends.

I appreciate:

• Mail carriers and UPS and FedEx workers – people that deliver stuff. I like getting mail and stuff!
• Getting to spend time with Debb and Cara and Donna tonight!
• Getting to spend more time with Debb and Cara and Donna – and even more family members – tomorrow.

I appreciate:

• Subtle shifts away from feeling crabby/depressed toward feeling normal. Yeah, yeah, I hear you, wise guys.
• Parks and Recreation + netflix. My guilty pleasure.
• The sound of my kids laughing. Never fails to cheer me.

I appreciate:

• Working with people who energize and amuse me!
• Stumbling upon brand new things I’ve never encountered before like, um, the train parked on the tracks by Cedar Lake last night. After waiting a few minutes to see if it would start to move, I turned around and drove home another way, but I wonder how long it was there!
• Coming home after a long day of work (and long commute) to a clean house. Thanks, kids!

I appreciate:

• The gorgeous snow this morning. Sure it made the drive to work slow, but still – just beautiful.
• How delicious simple things can taste. Zucchini+squash+onions+chicken=yum.
•  Rocking chairs.

I appreciate:

• Cinnamon.
• Stretching.
• Sunlight.

I appreciate:

• Increased freedom from clutter and chaos. Good job, me!
• Humidifiers.
• Patterns.
• Brevity.