1. I can see the end of a long day
2. Doing things outside my comfort zone
3. Learning from a sage woman
4. Other mamas who understand
5. Life
6. Flickering fire
7. Paring down
8. Peace offerings
9. Doing what I can
10. This

1. Angel Falls
2. A witness
3. Organizing and clearing
4. Being persistent- and knowing I’ll be successful
5. One step at a time
6. Unconventional remedies
7. Tracking numbers
8. Paying attention
9. This feeling
10. Finally releasing

1. Gratitude when I most need it
2. Cultivating my heart
3. Looking up
4. Snow is just a state of mind
5. Inspiration from a friend, who watches the embers too
6. Angus & Julia Stone, on low
7. Selina Lake, I am savoring “Outdoor Living”
8. Learning fascinating things about the human body
9. My daughter’s interests
10. Garrett’s lists

1. Fun with numbers
2. Energy
3. Powerfully restful sleep
4. Grass-fed, cared-for animals
5. Articles in my back pocket for perfect timing
6. The way I feel
7. When hard things seem possible, or even easy
8. My best
9. Not having to explain
10. Free

1. Helpful professionals
2. Trust
3. Scheduling and remembering
4. Fun with numbers:)
5. Quiet house
6. H was so giggly and happy today
7. Chicken broth and everyone loved it (even baby)
8. Records
9. Allowing what is
10. This

1. Native American culture (the earliest we know of, long before, well, we ruined it)
2. Fascinating information online
3. The ability to request books from other libraries (this never fails to amaze me. I am deeply, deeply grateful that we have a big nation of free resources working together)
4. A friend who listens patiently to my new discoveries
5. Getting my to-do list done
6. My cuddly, giggly girls
7. My husband, just as he is, any day
8. MIL is back safe from trip
9. Exciting ideas on the horizon
10. But being here, too.

1. Great nap, which is unheard of
2. Chatting with someone on the same page- almost always
3. Homemade broth
4. And homemade laundry detergent
5. Staying up a little later
6. Evenings
7. Health (ah, the quest)
8. Running around after my toddler, literally
9. Being a pretty fun mom
10. This

1. Farmer’s market and really chatting with the people who grow and sell what we eat
2. Bought sauerkraut finally, instead of passing by and thinking “oh I’ll just make some.” Maybe I will, but in the meantime hers is delicious
3. And lard, from grassfed cows. Goodbye, veganism, you are well and truly gone, eh?
4. Happened upon a puppet show, which was rather dark and creepy for little children, but an interesting experience
5. Sending love and light to a friend
6. A coffee that tasted like liquid cashmere, since I don’t drink it very often
7. Having fun
8. Feeling really good about having something done
9. Expanding search parameters
10. Now

1. Walking in the still-dark cold to get the paper
2. Being able to read it, almost all of it, as my husband drove
3. Connecting
4. Skipping the thing I didn’t want, and letting go of worrying what others will think
5. More irreverence:)
6. Happiness
7. Recognizing vulnerability in others, in a situation I wouldn’t have before
8. My daughter’s studious side
9. Running
10. Being here

1. A fun day with my daughter’s friends and their moms
2. Dynamic storytellers
3. Approaching something hilariously different from another mom
4. Meeting a fellow homeschooler/homeschool mom
5. Being mutually cool with differences
6. Letting go a little
7. Not even being tempted
8. Drawing a little
9. Brene Brown’s Daring Greatly
10. Love