Appreciations Year Three: Day 286

Reconnecting with JohnnyLinn. What a lovely conversation with a lovely man. ❤

Already knowing my way around Abbott NW, which made today easier! 😉

The talented and friendly people who made today go so smoothly for my folks.

My little blue car. How I love how it gets me where I want to go so nicely.

More gorrrrrrrrrrrgeous weather.

Fun multisyllabic words like widdershins, kattywumpus, tickety-boo, kitty-corner, whirlygig, scattershot. What are some of your favorites?

Appreciations Year Three: Day 285

Re-connecting with Melinda today. I like the lovely people in my life! 🙂

Finishing invoices on the first day of the month. Very likely the only time this has happened in the past 8 or 9 years… 😛

Completely gorgeous weather — again!

1390489_10151901506920982_1882044893_nKatie, who found this picture proving that she’s been sporting hipster glasses from the beginning of hipsterdom. 😀

Pam’s fun categorical appreciations lately. So much fun!

Filigree, curlicues, swirls, swishes, spirals, curls, twirls, curves, loops, swoops, gyres.

Appreciations Year Three: Day 283

This story of a dog learning to ride a bicycle and his human who clearly loves him.

Clean laundry, and living room, and kitchen, oh my!

Sunny sunny sunshine and a sweet little walk around the neighborhood with Katie with a bonus of the last of the french lilacs’ scent wafting through the air.

IMG_3032Rorschach clouds by Katie. 🙂

Receiving fun phone messages, planning plans, going with the flow, changing course, doodling, breathing.

Appreciations Year Three: Day 282

11012062_825740414172145_5803556339232214410_nDiscovering Gravity Glue. These awe-inspiring and beautiful sculptures and photos by Michael Grab fill me with a sense of wonder and peace. Now that is a kind of meditation I could totally get into!

Getting to work with people I really, really like and support them in work that I think is super cool. What a good job!

My kids. I love listening to their goofy banter, hanging out with them, knowing them. I am so lucky. ❤

The guy directing traffic in the liquor store parking lot who was dressed up in pantaloons and a plumed hat, and did awesome fancy-dancy moves to direct the cars. Stones, rainbow shoelaces, synchronicities, Schenectady (it is just so fun to say!), peppermint.

Appreciations Year Three: Day 281

Wonderful conversation with sweet Timmy. How I love having friends like Timmy who are on a sometimes parallel-ish journey and with whom it is so easy to reconnect no matter how many days-weeks-months it has been since our last conversation. ❤ ❤ ❤

Doing things that scare and excite me. What a cool adventure this whole life thing is.

My continually evolving relationship with acceptance, good-enough, should, imperfection, mistakes, shame, grace, joy. I love the little part of my brain that thinks at some point I will “get it right”! Oh, brain, you are so funny!

Appreciations Year Three: Day 280

Kent and LALA, who are silly and lovely and sweet and who make me smile and laugh on a regular basis. ❤

My JimmyD friends who make me laugh out loud even when I don’t get to see them in person.

Smarter Every Day and Mental Floss videos. What a good way to spend the evening. (Not as good as improv class, but more restful at least. You’re welcome, immune system.)

Goofy cat antics, attics, attachments, parchment, getting lost in thoughts, flocks of sheep, badminton.

Appreciations Year Three: Day 279

Lovely visit with the Delaneys and the gang at the castle yesterday. So much big love in a short little space of time. ❤

The way it sounds when it starts raining really hard. Downpour!

A most amicable, amazing, and amusing lunch with Amy today! 😀

Feeling better — able to work for a few hours today. Hooray!

Stopping work and watching Big Hero 6 with the kids. Yup, that’s the kind of awesome house I live in. 😉

Nice chat with my brother this evening. I’m so excited they are moving back to MN!!

New ideas, goofy friends, feeling optimistic, dishwashers, chickadees, perfect putts that you really don’t have the skill to make, but make anyway.

Appreciations Year Three: Day 278

Tylenol. Ohhhh how much I appreciate that today.

My dad and his willingness to hunt down good deals and offer excellent advice on computer shopping. 🙂

Laid back evening hanging out with the kids. ❤

Sunshine peeking out after a rainy weekend. Hello, sunshine!

Pillows, quilts and blankets, comfy robes, slippers, socks, so many comforting things for snuggling. Sweet.

Appreciations Year Three: Day 277

Heating pad to soothe achy muscles and hot tea to soothe a sore throat.

Figuring out that sometimes when you sleep 4-5 hours more than usual in a given day, it means your immune system is busy, not that you’re just tired. 😉

Rainy weekend for making days of napping and resting seem like the exactly right option (though I’m sorry for those of you whose plans were adversely affected by the rain!).

Nice little visit from my folks today. How sweet that they brought me flowers!

These sounds: rain on the roof, cats purring and snoring, quiet clock ticking in a still house, cars driving through puddles and making splashy splashy sounds.