All posts by Crystal

Swift

Gratitude
  1. Chatting with the neighbors
  2. Baking
  3. Letting my little one venture out
  4. Sticking up for myself
  5. Michelle, who is so helpful and kind
  6. My grandparents are grand
  7. Putting my feet up after a Very Long Day
  8. Sleep that comes swiftly
  9. Learning
  10. This

Borders

Gratitude
  1. Lots of time outside
  2. My persistent husband
  3. My daughter’s health
  4. Compost
  5. Petunias
  6. Hydrangea planted, my first ever (outside)
  7. Mint coming up
  8. A book that’s blowing my mind- Parenting Without Borders
  9. And the friend who recommended it
  10. This

Balance?

Gratitude
  1. Sleeping baby
  2. Moving, pushing, yet-to-be-born baby
  3. Cold enough for a fire again tonight
  4. Taking time to sit when I needed to
  5. Forethought
  6. Nice feedback
  7. Gentleness
  8. Slowly unlearning bad habits
  9. Identifying a situation I would’ve been sucked into before
  10. Now

Phew

Gratitude
  1. A day so full we were barely home (and I’m REALLY grateful that rarely happens)
  2. Seeing friends new and older
  3. A beautiful memorial for Mayra’s dad
  4. Seeing the Blakelock though we didn’t have time to view the rest of the museum
  5. A friend connecting with a potential client serendipitiously, was so lovely to see
  6. Studying an artist I love
  7. The way the light shines at twilight when there are storm clouds- a sort of hazy, surreal gold
  8. My little one was an angel all day
  9. Staying connected with (and ahead of) her needs
  10. And sometimes my own

White coral bells

Gratitude
  1. Helen’s lists! Missed her:)
  2. Drawing outside
  3. Finishing a sketchbook (only my 2nd ever, I think?)
  4. Chatting with Sally, so encouraging
  5. A meteorologist friend who kept me updated on the tornado watch (she alerted me without fail right before both big storms rolled through!)
  6. Nothing coming out of the storms but rain and thunder (which my daughter said was loud :)
  7. Hearing the frogs croaking right after and knowing everything was well
  8. Lily of the Valley in bloom today! One of my favorites- put a stem next to my bed for its wonderful scent
  9. Our magic corner of the earth
  10. This

Creative day

Gratitude
  1. An Illustrated Journey
  2. Drawing on paper instead of my computer
  3. Painting with a toddler
  4. Lightning show across the sky
  5. The way the air feels hot and heavy, charged
  6. A friend who texted to let me know there was a tornado warning
  7. Rumbling thunder
  8. Friendly neighbor, whose out-of-state daughter is also expecting soon
  9. Walking in the woods
  10. This

A happy mama

Gratitude
  1. My little one- this is such an adorable age
  2. My husband, who helped her celebrate for me
  3. Three blueberry bushes to plant in the forest
  4. Dinner with my in-laws at the forest, so nice when they come all the way out
  5. An unexpected gift of extra free time this morning
  6. My grandma, who I love with all my heart
  7. Sally, my psuedo mama who is actually young-at-heart enough to be a sister
  8. Every moment on this amazing, beautiful earth
  9. Fresh flowers
  10. This

Ahh

Gratitude
  1. My daughter
  2. Making tortillas from scratch
  3. Watching all the formal gowns and suits parade past while having dinner in college-town Kent (some weddings, some graduation?)
  4. Drawing
  5. Softening into the idea of new things
  6. Encouraging a friend
  7. Letting little ones be little
  8. Doing the work
  9. Yet also rest days
  10. This

Thank you

Gratitude
  1. Connecting with like-minded mamas
  2. Finding another great resource
  3. Sun, sandboxes, and lots of playing outside
  4. Good timing
  5. A full, content day
  6. Going with it
  7. Unfinished projects
  8. Softness
  9. Listening to my husband
  10. This