• Knowing we have “all the time in the world”, all of the time!
• Latin/Greek roots. “Vim” (of Vim and Vigor) comes from a Latin word for strength
• Designating a day for relaxing
• Monotonous tasks that allow you to be mindful
• Recharging your batteries, isn’t it great they’re rechargeable?!
• Catching a goofy drunk shoplifter (He was after macadamia nuts.  It’s always the good stuff..)
• The Akron police -great response time guys!
• A healthy challenge
• Being your best self
• Knowing every lesson in your life has led you to this moment on your path -isn’t that incredible?!

Wishing you piping hot success with a spicy side of delight

*I meant to post this Saturday but ran out of time.  Hence the title, tee-hee!  Happy Sunday morning to you!

• Knowing they print more money everyday
• Throwing away my apartment wishlist -because it’s all fulfilled!
• Asking the universe for something very specific “A like-new red couch for under $100 and free delivery” and getting it. My new (red, $100) couch arrives on Tuesday!
• A spoonful of peanut butter straight from the jar
• Helping customers develop pictures and hearing the stories the pictures tell. Today I met a woman who’s father played 15 instruments in a polka band! Another had war stories from Vietnam.
• Snowplowing trains! Here’s one in Russia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xb1i-h-m3G4 Doesn’t that look fun?!
• Places where you you feel safe with the doors unlocked
• Restaurants that serve breakfast all day
• Anticipation
• “Out with the old, in with the new”

Wishing you tremendous pride in your accomplishments -you have so many!!!

• Calls you hesitate to answer because the ringtone makes you dance
• Sneaking a large pizza and taco bell into the movie theater (hint: diaper bag)
• Talking to strangers. Although, as my best friend says “then they aren’t strangers anymore”!
• Having a ‘friend with a truck’ when moving
• Being certain about things, 100%, Absolute, Bonafide, legit…
• Sweet talking your car into starting on cold days “Atta girl!!”
• Using corporate terms like “team-building” and “promoting synergy” to disguise how much fun you’re having at work :)
• Successfully keeping a happy secret
• Jimmy Fallon’s thank you notes   “Thank you, Dove, for being the brand name of both chocolate and soap. My shower this morning was delicious”    “Thank you, birth certificates, or as I like to call you, baby receipts”
• Crockpots, for being the closest I’ll ever get to having a personal chef. Nothing like coming home to a perfectly cooked meal!
• The smell of old libraries
• Heirloom jewelry. I had a wonderful conversation today with a customer wearing her great-grandma’s rings, all of them told a story

Wishing you courage to seek what you love and thankful joy in knowing it’s already coming to you now

• Finding a place that makes your heart sing (mine is Portland OR)
• A “blanket of snow”
• “If you want something very much, but you feel nervous that the goal is too big, sit down and try to write a thousand reasons why you cannot achieve it. If you cannot think of a thousand barriers, go for it. Because the secret is: there are never a thousand hurdles standing in your way. There might be a few obstacles you will need to overcome, but there will not be one thousand. Dreams come oversized but always shrink in the cold water of working towards them, anyways”. -SmartPrettyandAwkward.com
• The first day when it’s so cold you can see your breath
• Choosing a hug over a handshake
• Living in Ohio with it’s four distinct seasons
• Cooking with plenty of butter
• Giving someone the perfect gift
• Camp songs (I’ve had the hippopotamus song stuck in my head all morning)
• Discovering your style signature (I wear pearls everyday – Makes life a special occasion

Wishing you catlike curiosity and an uncanny ability to always land on your feet

• The human side of businesses
• Genuine greetings (GOOD MORNING!!!)
• Sweet and savory flavor combinations like ham and pineapple, yum!
• Planning adventures with friends
• Sunshine reflected through icicles
• Living in the moment
• Turning on the radio to your favorite song
• Kitchen gadgets
• Unexpected mentors and teachers
• Fixing things yourself

Wishing you confident strides in the direction of your dreams ~*