1. Sharing
2. Helpful store associates
3. Almost spring break
4. New, awesome bathing suit
5. Jumpstart on tan
6. Exciting roadtrip plans
7. Dishin’ with a girlfriend
8. Enjoying certain “young person” things for the first time a decade or so later than most
9. Sun dripping
10. Vivacious life
1. Getting sleep
2. Setting yourself up to succeed
3. Anticipating a need
4. Proactive self care
5. Gentle reminders
6. Caring remarks
7. Giving positive feedback
8. Really amazing story tellers
9. The way Cheez-Its taste when you suck on ’em (makes me feel like I’m 8 yrs. old by the pool)
10. Healthy hippocampus
1. Priority registration
2. Teamwork
3. Trust
4. A smooth time of it
5. Exploring options
6. Comfortable bed
7. New sunglasses
8. Peace
9. Lovely plans
10. Strong body
1. Getting an early start. Whoa– math assignment completed before 7am!
2. Finishing strong (you know, when you do the equivalent of a touchdown football spike in your mind)
3. Help when you need it, the blessing of convenience
4. Homemade pancakes- flipping and flopping, maple-syrup-mopping
5. Manicures
6. Wide-open Saturday stretching ahead
7. Electricity
8. Peonies- big, bright, lusty, busty, over-the-top doubles, bursting open in a shameless color explosion, dripping with perfume, drooping under the weight of their own decadence, and showing off with unprecedented confidence (“Go ahead, call me a hussie- you know you want this!” *winking and flicking her petals*)
9. When a rhyming mood catches you unawares
10. Unlimited avenues of expression
1. Accepting help
2. Hummingbirds
3. Grandparents
4. Swimming pools
5. Being proactive
6. Bright colors
7. Drive-through car wash
8. New ease in a young relationship
9. Honeycrisp apples
10. Date nights
1. Unparalleled and unquantifiable benefits of talking to a good friend
2. Hearing things from the other side
3. Power of defined seasons
4. Someone who experiences the same “weird” thing
5. A partner who works so hard
6. Understanding just a little bit better
7. Moment when you recognize something that has been there a long time without your noticing
8. New ideas
9. Carrying Easter in your heart
10. Feeling recharged
1. Doing better than you anticipated
2. Wisecracking
3. Divine timing in charge
4. Freebies
5. A partner who makes the bed
6. Excel
7. Summer is here (good thing I didn’t blink when spring stopped in)
8. Fields of lavender
9. Taking time to tally and appreciate accomplishments
10. Living life like a boss
1. Being “done up” professionally
2. The magic of an amazing photographer
3. Concocting surprises
4. Expanding your “comfort zone”
5. My favorite sweat pants
6. Seeing a child’s face light up with pride
7. Creating options
8. Feeling excited for someone else
9. When your friend just “gets it”
10. Outrageous high heels with straps and jewels
1. Hearing someone whistle while they work
2. Being able to see how far you’ve come
3. Candid conversations
4. Having things to look forward to
5. Working up an appetite
6. Morning walks in the sunshine
7. Hot-red toenails
8. Quick responses
9. Sound of cars zooming by in the distance
10. Chirpy chattery bird trills
1. Blossom overload
2. Patience
3. Anyone who has ever served in the United States military
4. The heady scent of a quadrillion orange blossoms
5. When photos turn out perfect
6. Fresh pomegranate juice
7. Memories
8. Visiting new towns
9. Sunscreen
10. Breath