Appreciations 4.173 – snow fish!

Another wonderful vet visit at Uptown Vet. Poor Toby is such an anxious cat, but everyone there was very sweet and gentle with him! I even got some ideas on how to help him become a less anxious kitty. πŸ™‚

IMG_3975Patches of snow that look like fish.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

snow-fish-on-waves

Photoshop fun – flying snow fish!

Appreciations 4.172 – fuzzy

fuzzyYesterday was a fuzzy day after my late night, but I was left with enough energy to get so many taskies done. Got the house tidied up, laundry and dishes done, groceries bought. All before the chilly chilliness came back. Today I only have to leave the house to take TobyCat to the vet. The rest of the day will be cozy at-home working. I like it!

Working for clients who are beautiful, bright people, making the world a friendlier, more fun, more interesting, more loving place with the work they do. How wonderful that I get to look forward to my Monday mornings. πŸ™‚

A peek of sunshine to brighten the afternoon.

Appreciations 4.171 – the concert

WheeIt’s a little hard to find words to adequately describe Ellis‘ CD release concert last night. πŸ’—πŸ’—πŸ’— The open-hearted joy passing back and forth between Ellis and the audience was palpable. Her unbelievably beautiful music, with her strong, clear, gorgeous voice, perfectly balanced accompaniment, and soul-stirring lyrics bewitched us and transported us to some new level of joyful in-the-moment living. What a treat to watch her and Rad playing together and having so much fun as they created a new kind of magic. Every song was amazing in its own way and Ellis’ stories made us laugh and cry and whoop and holler with glee. And OMG the Desdemona-Ellis-Nina Simone folk rap mashup! O. M. G. No words – you just had to be there. πŸ˜€ The night was made even better for me, by getting to share it with people I adore! So many fun moments of shared joy and love.Β πŸ’— It was an incredible night and I am profoundly grateful for having been part of it.

Sunshiny Sundays.

Naps. πŸ˜‰

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 (20ΒΊ) afternoon. πŸ˜‰

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!

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. πŸ˜‰

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. πŸ˜‰ It was great to catch up and I got excellent tips on fun fruit, cabins in a box, and silent sneezing. πŸ˜€

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. πŸ™‚

sunny snow jan 2016Snowy shadows jan 2016

 

 

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. πŸ˜‰

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!

Appreciations 4.165

zingZing! Fun to say, fun to write, fun to color. πŸ˜‰

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! πŸ˜€

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. πŸ™‚