1. A quiet, albeit busy, day at home
2. Mark replaced a 10′ section of pipe in the septic line, all by himself, in one day. He’s amazing!
3. A friend called I’ve wanted to talk to for awhile
4. And I learned so much, as always
5. Making things from scratch
6. Time enough to clean the floor
7. My infant working on rolling
8. My toddler doing her best in everything- she’s amazing
9. Our family
10. This

1. God
2. When fussing comes to no avail and the lesson that fussing comes to no avail or that the universe avails maugre fussing and the result is better than anything fussed for or over, imagined by the fussee.
3. The Frugal Framer. He does fine work at a reasonable price. I offered a deposit and he refused, saying you look like someone I can trust. It was nice to hear that.
4. Babette likes her head scratched between the ears
5. Late vegetables
6. Coleus taking root in vases
7. The blow up Halloween cat and the neighbors’ reactions (not to mention the neighbors’ pets)
8. The brain of the purple mountain
9. Company of cats (not the inflated kind)

1. Good customer service
2. Mama love
3. Leaves in full turn
4. Sauteed kale
5. Melrose apples finally in season
6. Time for self care
7. Great resources
8. This, which i found at the library, God bless the library
9. Making space
10. This

1. God
2. Nicole bought me a cup of coffee
3. Eric brought in a drill to hang Nancy’s board
4. Man running by strumming a yukele and singing
5. Spaces between
6. David’s knowledge of history and storytelling
7. Julia made a poem

1. My toddler is using her potty!
2. And she’s so excited and proud
3. And I didn’t have to use rewards, the act itself is a joy for her
4. My infant is smiling and laughing- when a friend’s son shouted the other day, she burst into laughs
5. The mysterious and magnificent human body
6. The same friend gave me elderberries, to make cold-fighting syrup
7. And my kichen smells divine this morning
8. Hubby&I decided to keep our smartphones, and I’m committed to using mine more mindfully
9. The wit of Shakespeare
10. This

1. This beautiful life, and this moment to appreciate it

1. Startling brightness that lights up the night
2. Positive aspects
3. Celestial signs
4. Change
5. Going deep
6. Trusting the process
7. Embracing the shadows
8. Finding the courage to shine
9. Awakening
10. Being in gratitude

1. Mark’s friend installing a reverse-osmosis system for us as a return favor (hooray!)
2. Chatting with S before she has company for awhile
3. New sketchbooks
4. A wonderful afternoon of getting things done, as  my baby slept and my toddler played and played
5. Trying an overnight steel cut oats recipe, glad for options since it takes too long in the morning sometimes
6. More Shakespeare, because I’m on a roll now
7. First yogurt in a long time, and it was delicious
8. Ideas from a friend
9. Being cool with who I am
10. This

1. God

2. Starting the day with a positive, grateful attitude

3. Crystal, because she shares with us her joys and struggle and lessons learned from both

4. Heather gave me free coffee (I told her she had to stop, that this is no way to run a business)

5. Swallows in a formation

6. Warmth in the heart

7. Susan’s year of gratitude, still going

8. One more

1. Acting on an idea
2. Getting my priorities straight
3. Doing okay with my first smartphone
4. Changing the art on the wall to match the season
5. Moving wooly bear caterpillars out of the lawnmower’s path
6. Nostalgia
7. A friend who shared her wise words
8. A sense of accomplishment
9. Writing
10. One step forward…no steps back