My vacuum cleaner. So much more efficient at picking up all those pine needles than sweeping. Plus, the floor feels so nice when it’s newly vacuumed.

A warm house in which I can walk around barefoot in January, in Minnesota. Pretty sweet.

Operation pare-down’s progress: 5 bags of books on their way out the door (nevermind the several hundred that are staying… it still counts!) 😉

This year’s fun game of leaving all of last year’s appreciations in the copy of the spreadsheet until I get to that day, so I can read them when I write my new ones. Haha! I’m appreciating the anticipation of enjoying last year’s appreciations. Hah. That makes me giggle.