“I simply remember my favorite things and then I don’t feel so bad!” OK, so now you have The Sound of Music stuck in your head. Sorry about that.
For no particular reason, I’ve been pondering the small, seemingly insignificant things that brighten my day. Things like mocha lattes and colored sharpie markers. I enjoy things that sparkle and secretly watching Hoarders on A&E. I smile about how G mispronounces his r’s. I pause to enjoy the feeling of my green fuzzy bathrobe. I find joy in talking to my sister on the phone when I should be working. I like the satisfaction of making an orderly list on a yellow legal pad. I like french fries and honeysuckle scented lotion. A George Clooney movie. The sound of the wind through the trees.
What are the little bits of joy in your day?
Tags: Joy
watching a baby sleep. Snuggling a baby after a bath.
my pink mumu (that my mother in law gave me, that my husband said I would never wear, that I wear everyday), my first cup of coffee, snuggling with the girls, doggie smiles, chat with friends, and Meg, I love those sharpies too!
I like it when the sun unexpectedly shines on a bleak winter day, and wagging dog tails, and finding time for a West Wing rerun, and books-on-tape during my long commute, and making my husband laugh, and phone calls with friends from back home, and the smell of clean sheets on a freshly made bed, and being the sister whose phone calls bring you joy.
Oh, and I’m totally with you guys on the sharpies.
Making my husband laugh! I love that one!!
I think we’re onto something with the sharpies.
I had a friend comment to me once, “Don”t you have anything else to post on your facebook, other than about your boys?” WOW! I couldn’t believe that! They are my “Spark!”! Mostly, it is the little things they do, like curling up by me on the couch when I’m watching tv or that random kiss on the cheek (they’re supposed to be too old for that). The little things they do make my heart skip a beat and give me a sudden rush of joy!
You’re absolutely right. I could go on for hours about all of the sweet and funny little things that my kids do. Nothing is more important.
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