4.13.2009

PAUSE: Things we love right this minute include...

(I took this picture on a hike at home in Iowa last week)

It's a very rainy, gloomy Monday here in Chicago. And I'm feeling a twinge crabby. And you know what that means?

It means I need a quick dance party in the apartment (cue Jamie Foxx and T-Paine in the background- yes, I am still listening to the generally terrible song 'Blame It' on a regular basis) and a quick list of wonderful things about life! And I need your help. Here are the things I love right this minute:

1) 2 new Learning Partners from Turkey to practice conversing in English with!
2) My mustard greens
3) The great state of Iowa and all its inhabitants
4) My new zit cream made with stinky tea tree oil
5) Pearl earrings

How about you? What do you love today? Thanks for your help. I'm smiling already, just imagining your responses.

10 comments:

  1. 1. Easter dinner leftovers!
    2. Two tax returns down, one to go
    3. pretty wedding invitations
    4. baseball season
    5. daffodils

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  2. GORGEOUS picture, Em!! And now for my short list:

    1. sleeping kids in bed.
    2. spontaneous trip to the city for nothing important
    3. cake
    4. a full house
    5. sweatshirts

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  3. 1. toddlers who slept in AND took a 2-hour nap
    2. my abundance of Easter candy
    3. spending time with my sister, even if it was to do her taxes
    4. watching H & E hug each other during a wagon ride
    5. listening to the rain

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  4. 1. pandora.com
    2. warm fleece coats
    3. facebook. as consuming and sometimes ugly as it can be, it has made me smile today
    4. education. while finals are looming, deep down, i feel so blessed that i get to study.
    5. the convenience store in my building. the clerk always calls me dear, and i am thankful for our tiny exchanges.

    thanks, emily.

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  5. Great lists, ladies! :) You are all so lovely!

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  6. 1. wonderful yoga class this evening
    2. my dog snoring beside me on the couch while i type this
    3. boyfriend busily working on rebuilding his computer in the kitchen
    4. my mug of hot tea
    5. this blog (honestly)

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  7. 1. Easter dinner leftovers!
    2. Two tax returns down, one to go
    3. pretty wedding invitations
    4. baseball season
    5. daffodils

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  8. 1. toddlers who slept in AND took a 2-hour nap
    2. my abundance of Easter candy
    3. spending time with my sister, even if it was to do her taxes
    4. watching H & E hug each other during a wagon ride
    5. listening to the rain

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  9. GORGEOUS picture, Em!! And now for my short list:

    1. sleeping kids in bed.
    2. spontaneous trip to the city for nothing important
    3. cake
    4. a full house
    5. sweatshirts

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  10. Great lists, ladies! :) You are all so lovely!

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