I appreciate:

• Messages and phone calls from sweet friends. I am so lucky!
• The fabulous distraction of improv.
• The super fun dadaist exercise we did in class tonight. Beyond fun to watch and what a joyful thing to do!

I appreciate:

• Knowing that lack of sleep makes everything more dramatic — and knowing, therefore, not to take today too seriously.
• Amy, my fabulous NP at the heart clinic, who has a beautiful smile, is a great listener, and who gave me a hug on my way out.
• Angela, the appointment scheduler at the heart clinic for her terrific laugh!
• Caring Bridge, for making updating a bunch of people at once so easy!

I appreciate:

• My fun new job. I love when things work out so easily!
• Looking forward to curling up cozily this evening. Perfect weather for it!
• That my life is so full of good words. This week, I encountered both vertiginous and verisimilitudinous used in a reasonable way. And yes, that really does make me happy.

I appreciate:

• This pyrite and geode — and the other treasures we’ve been finding as we downsize and de-clutter. Little gems in the mess!
• Toby the wondercat batting at his toy.
• The fact that it is now possible to stand up in my attic. Soooooooo much stuff is leaving. Hurray!

I appreciate:

• My hard-working kids, who are helping me slog through decades of stuff as we clear out our space (you know, for the traditional fall cleaning….)
• My weird Toby. I just found him drinking in a new way…by standing in the water dish and splashing it around. What a goofball! 😉
• This video. What a day-brightener. I’ll take a sweet love story with my morning coffee any day!

I appreciate:

• Fruit. Especially nectarines, today. Yummity yum.
• Today’s Tai Chi. I love starting the weekend out with a focus on flow and balance.
• Rain. I know it’s causing devastation out west, but here it was sorely needed and I welcome it.

I appreciate:

• The fact that my back (which I hurt yesterday during my daring and dangerous “picking up a piece of paper off the floor” adventure) is already feeling so much better.
• Gorgeous weather for walking….and cleaning out the attic.
• The catharsis of clearing things out. Bye bye stuff!

I appreciate sounds of all kinds. On my walk today, I especially loved the fading summer/early fall sounds:

• Geese migrating.
• Wind in rustling the leaves on the trees and moving the deep, sweet wind chimes at the end of the block.
• The symphony of cicadas, crickets, birds, and airplanes, punctuated by the sound of crunching leaves beneath my feet.

I appreciate:

• Last night’s completely awesome rehearsal with Sarah, Alison, Amy, and Kathleen. Yes, Francesca and Yolanda made an appearance!
• My amazing kids. You know who you are.
• Going to sleep early at the end of a long, long, long day!

I appreciate:

• Getting hired for a job I wanted – in the middle of a day filled with 7 meetings! Now THAT’S efficient.
• How understanding my secretary (me) was when I asked her (myself) NOT to schedule 7 events in a single day in the future….
• The fact that the last of these 7 appointments is an improv rehearsal (with WINE) with some of my very favorite improvisers. Hooray!