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.

I appreciate:

• Kids who are wiling to join me in the fight against clutter. So many wins for today!
• Americano from Royal Grounds Coffee. What a delicious treat!
• Alison, the lovely barista who, when I asked for a gi-normous vessel of Americano, offered to go find me a 5-gallon bucket. She really gets me.

I appreciate:

• Completing a task that’s been on the to-do list for forever. Hooray!
• My great good fortune to know the people I know. Seriously, sometimes I can’t even believe it.
• Babysitting that ends up being super fun playtime with my favorite little one and a personal concert by one of my favorite musicians on the planet. — with Ellis.

I appreciate:

• The way timing always works out — meetings get moved and events happen right when they are supposed to. I love when it is easy like that.
• Being appreciated (more meta fun!). Especially when I wasn’t expecting it.
•  Wool socks! I finally found mine. Happy, happy feet.

I appreciate:

• Appreciating things. (Hahaha – so meta!) I love knowing that even on a craptacular day, at some point I’m going to find something about it that was good – even if I do put it off until the day is over…
• Omega gummies. For the grown up AND the kid in me.
• Toby’s weird reaction to anything new — including noises. Yes, we entertain ourselves by making weird sounds and watching Toby try to figure out what is happening…

I appreciate:

• How you never know when or where you’ll meet the next amazing person to fill up another beautiful corner of your life.
• Looking forward to a heatwave with 19º predicted for Thursday — and 36º for Friday. That’s above freezing, folks!
• Gluten-free Meyer lemon scones.