ice cold gratitude

i am grateful for…

1) having a warm, cozy place to live when it’s so cold out

2) seeing dara’s rosy cheeks today. i’m inspired, deeply, by her steadfastness, humor and literal rosiness in her cancer journey.

3) pie at four and twenty blackbirds. oh my. apple with salted caramel. yeah.

4) house projects! the closet hooks are in, my indian deities are up. now for recovering the stools and painting the cabinet with chalkboard paint. oh, creative nesting fun.

5) the happy light deluxe. i love it. day 1 and i already feel brighter. thanks, dr. z. and therese borchard!

6) an all-clear oncology exam last week. i love that it’s not even a huge deal to go anymore. it’s not a little deal, but it’s more of a bump than a galumph. so good.

7) our christmas tree–so glowy-pretty

8) opening my heart, ever so slowly, still

9) velvet

10) looking at dogs differently since embarking (har) on my dog whisperer obsession. like, oh, that one looks like it doesn’t trust its owner, that one’s alpha, beta. and noting similar things with humans.

11) lattes. good goddess, no one told me.