relief

DianaK

Appreciations 4.306-4.308

306. Hawkins Automotive. They always do such a great job and are friendly and fast, too! Fun and productive meeting with Sara. Playing Bananagrams with the kids during the thunderstorm. Minneapolis skyline at night. Theo Wirth Pkwy.

307. Trees with faces. Perfect weather for a walk. Summer purples and yellows and whites, oh my.

308. Being the Minneapolis hub for Katie and Cina! I love the lunchtime visits with Cina and the before- or after-meeting/rehearsal visits with Katie. So sweet to see my girls so often! 😀 # happymama

Starting to see some relief from the depression. How fortunate I am to have a solid support network of awesome friends and family — and meds to help when the non-pharmaceutical methods aren’t quite enough.  #onedayatatime

The promise of thunderstorms. I love stormy weather!

DianaK

Appreciations 4.193 – Caucus day adventures

IMG_4045Wonderful morning with Debb! Time for coffee, a little work, and delicious breakfast at Original Pancake House. Yum! It’s been such a treat getting to see her more often!

We saw the most amazing vans outside the restaurant. Debb laughed and said she knew if I had a car like that, she’d find me outside with my markers, coloring it in. She’s right! Hahaha!

The super sweet clerk at Petco who came to the rescue when I got to the checkout and realized I didn’t have my bank card (and was feeling a bit anxious about where it might be!). He found a coupon and donated 70¢ of his own money to add to my cash so I could buy my cat food. Yes, I’ll be going up there today with a Caribou gift card to say thanks. 😀

The relief of finding my bank card in the pocket of my other coat (one I rarely wear, which is why I was so confused!). So happy I didn’t have to cancel the card and wait for a new one. 🙂

I was pleased to see SO many people (line snaking around the block) out caucusing tonight. It made for a long evening, but I do love it when people feel engaged and interested…including me. Pretty happy I dragged my tired butt out after all. 😉 Also, i just love Minnesota. 💗

DianaK

Year 1, Day 99: getting better, more appreciations, sunshine and other sunshiny things

I appreciate:

  • I am wildly grateful that the sore throat portion of this cold is nearly past. What a relief!!!
  • I appreciate David’s excellent movie suggestions. Though I seldom watch movies, his predictions about what I’ll like are 99% accurate. 🙂
  • I appreciate understanding that everything is temporary — which allows me to survive the challenging moments of my day, and truly savor the beautiful moments. ♥ Middle age rocks! 🙂
  • It’s amazing how happy I feel that my throat feels more or less normal.
  • The relief of being nearly well is awesome!
  • Also, I’m loving the sunshine, the fact that my adorable husband has begun posting appreciations on FB, the purr-purr-purring of Luna, and today’s fabulous series of hot drinks: coffee, more coffee, orange-spice tea. ♥