My happiness prompt today told me to list fifteen people for whom I am grateful, whether I know them or not. I will exclude family members, as they would fill the list twice over or more, and that’s not interesting! I actually started this a while ago and stewed way too long over it so now it’s free association time – I’m just gonna list whoever pops into my head.
- Lizzo
- My therapist Lindsey
- My personal trainer Danny
- The gal who writes the Half Baked Harvest recipe blog, which is where I get most of my meal ideas these days
- My crazy neighbor (see the fourth bullet point), whose front porch is a surrealist painting right now. He has nailed a red dress to the porch wall, he has an exposed bulb lamp that he leaves on all night surrounded by painstakingly stacked junk in a sort of altar, and most recently he put some items of food out on the street along with a sign that says “FREE food from the WINN DIXIE.” It is veering near 100 degrees Fahrenheit and included in this stack of free food is a jar of mayonnaise. Why am I grateful? Because his insanity livens up the place.
- Our church youth group leader, who keeps reaching out to our boys and dragging them to activities and they need that!
- My hair stylist, Tommy
- My colleague CH
- My colleague CC
- My colleague PD
- My boss
- Dax Shepard and Monica Padman, whose podcast I love!
- Gretchen Rubin and Liz Craft, ditto!
- Julia Louis Dreyfus, also has a good podcast and has made so many shows I love
- Uhhhh myself?
For our trip to Scotland which we are about to take, I’ve been planning my packing strategy. I plan to bring just a carry-on plus backpack, and will be gone almost three weeks, so I need to pack wisely. I have a pair of Ugg ankle boots, lots of leggings+skirts, t shirts and cardigans. One puffy coat, one rain jacket. Books loaded on the kindle app on my phone and computer. Socks and undergarments. It’s fun to think about.