1. Little changes
2. When routines are good and supportive and nice
3. Breaking them when they aren’t
4. Long days
5. Friends who understand
6. Space to move around
7. Going with the flow
8. Dried figs
9. Patience
10. This

1. Our kitchen- I am in my element these days, cooking, baking, trying new things

2. Kombucha bottling day- love to chat at the scoby and tell him what a great job he’s doing (yes, I’m home alone with the kids a lot, why do you ask?)

3. Brisk autumn walk

4. Our wonderful neighbors, they are so hard-working and friendly

5. Finished a hat for A, starting one for H

6. Books that take me to other countries

7. Music, too

8. NZ Orange roughy with orange sauce- was so rich and delicious I could hardly believe it

9. Baby giggles

This

1. My grandma
2. Farmer’s market
3. A full crisper of apples
4. Baked apple slices (for dinner, after a late lunch- perfect)
5. Reading cookbooks
6. Overnight soaked steel-cut oats
7. Much Ado About Nothing
8. Rain
9. Leaves spilling open
10. This

1. Calm
2. Going slowly
3. Deep breaths
4. Remembering what’s truly important
5. And cutting out what isn’t
6. Cooking
7. Pumpkin soup
8. Roasted beets
9. Autumn
10. This

1. Health
2. Friends
3. Family
4. Fall
5. A walk with just H
6. Good sleep
7. Taking care
8. Pausing
9. Posture
10. Slowing down

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. 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. 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. 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