Appreciations Year 4

DianaK

Appreciations 4.169 – winter fun

Funny, fickle winter. Warmish and cloudy one day, a foot of snow the next, colder and sunny right after that. I am happy to be working in my pjs this morning, sipping coffee and looking out a the marshmallow topped roofs in the alley. I will venture out in the warm (20º) afternoon. 😉

The amazing effect Qi Gong seems to be having on my sleep. Even though I stayed up late last night and only logged about 5 hours of sleep, it was a much better quality of sleep than I used to get. Cool!

Looking forward to seeing Debb and celebrating her birthday today! I love fun plans!

DianaK

Appreciations 4.168 – after the kerfuffle

peaceful kittiesThe kitties settling back down into their more or less peaceful coexistence. After the kerfuffle this past weekend, they were very hissy and growly for a bit, but now they seem to be over it. Whatever it was!

The word kerfuffle. I mean really. Kerfuffle!

goofy to do list.JPGMy solution to a feeling a little overwhelmed? Draw some shapes on a note card and make a little 2-day list it. It’s hard to be overwhelmed by a list with colorful friendly shapes on it. 😉

DianaK

Appreciations 4.167 – the snow!

A lovely visit with Jeff & Maura last night. So great to have fun neighbors just a few steps away. A few really, really snowy steps. 😉 It was great to catch up and I got excellent tips on fun fruit, cabins in a box, and silent sneezing. 😀

IMG_3949The pretty view of snow on the fence when I walked home.

Fluffy light snow that makes shoveling doable. Sunshine that makes it necessary to stop shoveling long enough to take photos of the gorgeous shadows on the pristine snow. 🙂

sunny snow jan 2016Snowy shadows jan 2016

 

 

DianaK

Appreciations 4.166 – snow day

Having a washing machine in my house! After 3 nights of Luna either bleeding or throwing up on my bed (all at 1 am!), I appreciate this more than I can adequately express. 😉

IMG_3940Snowy snowy snow day. It sure made driving an adventure, but it sure is pretty, too. I’m happy my errands were done by 2 pm. Drive safe all you who are still adventuring!

Gluten-free cream puffs from Seward Co-op. Mmmmmmm!

DianaK

Appreciations 4.165

zingZing! Fun to say, fun to write, fun to color. 😉

More sunny sunshine and balmy weather. Yay!

Fun work evening, sitting in the living room, listening to all of Ellis’ CDs in order… just revving up for Saturday’s concert. I’m so excited! It’s going to be an awesome show! 😀

DianaK

Appreciations 4.164

A wonderful visit with Sarah and Ida at MIA. What a fun morning!

Springlike weather!

Somehow getting my newsletter out while it was still technically January, despite my surprise feline-emergency, sleep-deprived weekend. Thank you, past Diana, for creating an editorial calendar, and putting all that info in one place. 🙂

DianaK

Appreciations 4.163

The helpful information that can be found online, plus 24-hr Walgreens with first aid supplies, plus Mckenzie’s company during our (valiant, but unsuccessful) 2 am attempts to bandage Luna’s paw. (We did fiddle around long enough for the bleeding to stop again, at least.)

The wonderful, wonderful folks at Uptown Vet. Not only did they squeeze us in today despite being completely booked, but they were informative, sweet, kind, gentle with Luna, and funny. They’ve taken care of us and our pets for more than 20 years, helping us welcome new family members, lovingly and compassionately helping us say our goodbyes, and taking care of all the little things in between. Luna is resting comfortably now and will be fine in a few days.

IMG_3938New chapter 2 in the “Luna Goes to the Vet” story.
Chapter 1 – Get cat carrier out of the attic.
Chapter 2 – Get the unwilling Toby OUT of the cat carrier.
Chapter 3 – Get the unwilling Luna IN to the cat carrier.
Chapter 4 – Arrive at vet clinic. Get the unwilling Luna back OUT of the cat carrier…

At least the story has a happy ending. 😀

Changing plans to go with the flow. Today’s flow….reading, watching movies, and napping, and little else. 🙂

DianaK

Appreciations 4.161 – short and sweet

Some days I like to wax poetic when I do my appreciations. I never lack for people, experiences, and things to appreciate and it can be so fun to roll them around in my brain and see which pretty things float to the top. (Well, I think that’s how it works. I can’t actually see inside my head, so it might be a different sort of process…) Some days it is 9:15 and I am ready for sleep, so I just make a little list and go to bed. 😉

Snow.

My brothers.

A newly swept floor.

DianaK

Soup Saga – Batch #3

For those of you following the soup saga… I am loving the learning process. It is hilarious!

Batch #3 was my tastiest, if smallest, batch so far.

Pro soup-making tip: When using a colander to strain the chicken bones and veggies from the stock, remember that the STOCK is the part you intend to save, and maybe put a bowl under the colander rather than pouring half the stock down the drain. 😛