appreciation

DianaK

Appreciations Year Three: Day 255

new shoe sorterold shoe sorterOut with the old (broken and icky) and in with the new (gorgeous!). Thanks Mom & Dad – sorry it didn’t work in your space, but pretty dang happy it works in mine. 😉

Rainbow carrots from the co-op! How fun that the different colors have very slightly different carrot flavors!

Amazing afternoon in Peggy’s backyard, celebrating her birthday and retirement, and reconnecting and SINGING with my beloved Earthtones friends. So much happiness squished into a couple little hours. ❤

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Blooming blooms abloomin’ away.

Sunshine, singing, harmonies, Scottish mouth music, newly vacuumed floors, comfy bed, rest, peace.

DianaK

Appreciations Year Three: Day 254

Really great visit with my folks with added storage bench bonus!

Such a fun evening with the kids! Delightful errands after 9 pm… Super funny and/or sweet interactions with the clerks, including hearing this story: “My brother had a name picked out for me. If I had been born a boy with blue hair, my name was going to be Scabby Dog.” Had all of us (3 store employees and the kids and me) giggling together. Really good.

This video of suddenly falling asleep kitten, which I’ve now watched 6 or 7 times and which still makes me laugh. Out loud.

Playfulness, friendly people, baby animals, plants, green and blooming and spring, beautiful red sunsets (after 8 pm!), savoring good moments, giggles, pickles, dimples, wine.

DianaK

Appreciations Year Three: Day 253

My own persistence in looking for better thoughts – even when I wake up with pink eye and my first thought is, “Seriously? This, too??” It took a long time this morning to get to a place of ease and comfort, but I made it. Whew.

bunnyPam, whose really beautiful appreciations help me along that path on days like today. And for labeling the pink eye “the bunny disease” which totally makes it more fun!

All the other sweet friends who helped me without even knowing it (I just imagined all y’all’n saying things like “Aww, poor baby!” and “It’s going to get better soon!” and “You can do it!”). What awesome secret helpers you all are. Thank you! ❤

Extra coffee. Some days that is just the right thing. 🙂

Sunshine, warm weather, sandals, hope, homeopathy, allergy meds, eye drops, butterflies, fluffy pillows, fluffy clouds, fluffy thoughts.

DianaK

Appreciations Year Three: Day 252

Energy to attend to lots of stuff yesterday — no dizzy spells until about 8:30. Yay!

Falling asleep really really quickly, really really early. Like a toddler after a day at the park! 😛

More sunny mild weather. Yes!

LeeAnne whose love for and stunning photographs and stories of animals never cease to amaze me and fill me with joy.

Mountains, rainforests, apricots, penguins, pandas, owls, chocolate, water, books, bandaids, stuffed animals.

DianaK

Appreciations Year Three: Day 249

21 years with the best son a mama could want. What a funny, fascinating, fabulous journey it’s been!

5 years with the best Ruby an Aunt Dinana could want! 😉 So fun to celebrate these bright, bright lights in my life on the same day. ❤

Sunshine and blue skies and a predicted high in the 60’s. What beautiful weather for this special day!

Sparkles, glitter, metallic markers, sidewalk chalk, crayons, colored pencils, colored card stock, stickers, paint, oil pastels, scissors. You know, all the stuff in my hall closet… 😛

Shores, sandals, sea shells, salt water taffy, snickerdoodles (both the cookie and the sound of that word!) 😀

DianaK

Appreciations Year Three: Day 248

rainbow_umbrella_by_sanguinarabbita-d3atdn9The couple I saw yesterday who were both carrying rainbow colored umbrellas. The couple I saw much later yesterday who, when walking across the street in front of me, stopped to jump in a big puddle. Way to enjoy the rain, people! 🙂

My funny little brain for thinking that because it is Saturday, I now have super human powers and can accomplish 8 hours of work, 8 hours of errands, 8 hours of projects, 8 hours of housework, and 8 hours of friend time ALL IN ONE DAY. 😀

The green green greening of things in spring.

Clean floors, cabins, traveling, Google image search tools, bells, wells, words with two l’s, e e cummings, Georgia O’Keeffe, Brene Brown.

DianaK

Appreciations Year Three: Day 247

The Minneapolis night skyline. I never get tired of it.

children's hospital 2The color of the Children’s Hospital. I think of how much I appreciate that every time I pass it but never remember to add to my appreciations on the same day. 😉

Looking out my kitchen window at trees leafing out and the lit up stained glass window of the church just beyond them.

My kids. I really like them.

Pam for a gazillion reasons. So happy she’s making friends with Silli and is into the next phase of her spa adventure. ❤

All kinds of rocks, learning more stuff each time I build a new website, tools, tulle, paint, zippers, zip-zap-zop, hot water for tea and coffee, tea and coffee, blankets, sleep, photographs.

DianaK

Appreciations Year Three: Day 246

The magic of FB connecting me to people I’d’ve never met otherwise — and making it so easy to reconnect with people from the past.  I love the sometimes surprising and lovely relationships the form and reform. ❤

More sunshine.  Such a wonderful thing, especially pre-coffee!

Ghiradelli for making an instant cocoa mix without milk so I can add it to my coffee for a yummy (and still dairy free) mocha in the morning. Yum!

Former Diana who cleverly spent some of her energy yesterday vacuuming and tidying.  So nice to wake up to a cleaner house!

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Nerds, geeks, and dorks!! (Cartoon from Shoebox Blog)

Soft summer morning air, caterpillars (especially hookah-smoking caterpillars), grins, babies of all kinds, learning stuff, candles, campfires, the North Shore, last night’s beautiful crescent moon and the stars, quiet.

DianaK

Appreciations Year Three: Day 245

OMG sunshine. Sunny sunny sunlight. What a welcome sight. Can’t wait to get out for a walk today!

Rivers, lakes, oceans, streams, mountains, prairies, hills, sand, soil, stones, wildflowers, trees, lilacs, roses, grasses…you know, all that stuff provided by our beautiful earth.

Wonderfully funny, efficient, and friendly people all through the day yesterday, including credit union teller, everyone at the heart clinic, and the AAA operator. I love when those little exchanges are fun and easy!

Looking forward to more hijinks in class tonight. 🙂