1. Trying on lives- imagining how this or that would feel
2. Realizing how good financial security feels
3. Even though the flashy stuff is within reach- it’s not worth it
4. My husband’s wisdom in deals
5. Opportunities waiting for us
6. Quiet for awhile as we think and search and plan
7. Options
8. Our family first- always.
9. Calm
10. Joy

1. A year with my beautiful, sweet baby Hannah
2. Her gentle spirit
3. Her kindness- always giving away whatever she’s holding
4. Her bright blue eyes
5. Her deep knowing looks
6. Her infectious laughs
7. Her patient tolerance of her sister’s play
8. The special bond she has with her dad
9. My heart, walking around in two little bodies
10. The honor of being a mother

Great recipes to try
Impromptu brunch in Medina, had eggs florintine dish that was divine
Prepping for a big week of family time
Gremolata, which finishes a dish perfectly
Taking care to notice subtleties
Hearing good news about family
A full day
Seeing what’s possible
Sticking to what I’m passionate about
Creating beauty

1. Lots of time offline
2. The freedom to do so
3. Great friends
4. The Akron Art Museum
5. Learning new things
6. Creating a new future
7. Remembering the Milky Way, as seen from Montana when I lived there
8. My children sleeping
9. A personal success today
10. This gaping moment (poised, full of gaping life is the quote- Anne Michaels maybe?)

Sharing ideas around a table
Having preconceived notions shattered (immaculately?)
High-level energy
Joy
Presence
Feeling my best
Going the extra mile
Lemon gateau recipe Ava picked out
Finding out life is even more fun than I thought

Love
Crickets
Frogs
Slivers of light
Peace
Inside
Patience
Beauty
Appreciation
Home

Beginning where I am
Grateful for now
Grateful for safety
Grateful for health
Grateful for beauty
Gratwful for love
Grateful for what inspires us
Grateful for honesty
Grateful for better and better questions
Grateful for connection

Newness
Rain
Discomfort
Change
Standing in the gap
Friends who listen even when you’re not fun to listen to
Life
Love
Wholeness
Peace

My family
Brainstorming
Getting through
Gratitude
My sweet babies
Not cooking
A long walk
High-level strategy
Figuring it all out
Grand orderly design

1. Taking not-so-fun news in stride (nothing important)
2. Going out with my daughters
3. Listening to drummers on the sidewalk
4. Incredible knowledge and resources
5. Friends
6. Realizing needs and speaking up for them
7. Work that lights my soul
8. Joy
9. Presence
10. The ability to be grateful and experience this feeling