1. Pep talks just when you need ’em
2. Organized instructors
3. Using extra little minutes to brighten someone’s day
4. When your partner makes a huge and lovely effort
5. Staying safe in nasty driving conditions
6. Same-day pick-up
7. Health
8. Power of imagination
9. Brie
10. Friends
1. Waking up to a smile
2. Anticipation
3. Our kale and eggs breakfast
4. Help in the kitchen when it’s feeling like a chore
5. Remembering my superpower and secret to success (This video reminded me :)
6. The fun of considering the adoption of a dog
7. Abraham Lincoln
8. Finishing a project that was a lot of work
9. Being pretty proud of said project
10. Jumping jacks!
1. Indoor days
2. Clearing the funk
3. Getting **** done
4. Collaboration
5. Gratitude
6. Plans
7. When how much you’ve really learned about something sort of sneaks up on you and you go, “Whoa. I can do that now. No problem. When did that happen?”
8. Holiday music
9. Trying new restaurants
10. Having so much. So very much. Thank you. Thank you.
1. Carol rocks!
2. Starting the day off right
3. A lovely breakfast- that I didn’t have to make!
4. Yelp
5. Sweaters
6. Having a plan and the willingness to change it
7. Gratitude lists
8. Libraries and all their amazing (and free!) resources
9. Waking up with inspiration
10. Opportunities
1. Elaborate and sneaky schemes to surprise someone
2. Coordinating schedules after a few failed attempts (feels more exciting that way -lol)
3. Fresh, clean sheets
4. Good news
5. Sales
6. Imagination
7. Doing business with folks who are flexible
8. Charlie Brown Christmas soundtrack
9. Watching wonderful things happen for people you love
10. Sharing
1. Using time wisely
2. Keeping it together
3. Surprises
4. Rain
5. Poinsettias
6. Warm bed
7. Resilience
8. Going for it
9. Encouragement
10. Reevaluation
1. Unexpected angels (aren’t they usually a surprise?)
2. Power of friendship and kind gestures
3. Space for tears
4. Strategically-placed love-reminder tokens
5. Attaining a vantage point for a new perspective
6. Setting your “to-do” list aside for more important things
7. Special guests
8. Hugs
9. Great movies
10. Doing what you can
1. Bird talk
2. San Joaquin River
3. Little ewok Brussels Griffons
4. Indian restaurants that open on Sundays
5. Tower district culture
6. Happy manifestations
7. Yellow orchids
8. Easy laughter
9. Cashmere
10. Theaters that play indie films
1. Writing letters old school (nothing beats a handwritten note)
2. Dutch babies (the food kind)
3. Dutch friends (not the food kind)
4. Conversations with Dutch friends about Dutch babies (hilarious)
5. Acing tests
6. Good rapport
7. Days with space
8. Practicing hospitality
9. Learning, learning, always learning
10. Polyglots
1. When someone lovingly cooks breakfast for you
2. Being appreciated
3. Mysterious fog
4. Kale
5. Fun of giving
6. Texts that make you smile
7. Preparation mode
8. My favorite Wendy’s manager
9. Calling at the right time
10. Tracking numbers