Good Things

In honor of #26 on my 36×36, I am dedicating this page to all things good in life.  Some of these things might seem simple and silly to some.  But, if you take the time to look at even the little things a little differently, it opens up life to be a much more enjoyable experience.  It makes it so that instead of being irritated that you are stuck in traffic, you can look around and realize that there are still things to appreciate (the gentle breeze, the toe tapping song on the radio, a good friend to talk to on the ride home).  I challenge you to find something to be grateful for each day.  At least you know will make an effort to smile once a day!

I am starting it late, but, Polly is a strong gal – you should see in excess of 300 things grace this happy little page.

1. Brownies – the yummy ones they have at the counter at Which Wich
2. Stone Smoked Porter – the nectar of the Gods
3. Hugs – real ones!!
   
4. Parking in the garage (I know, I know, novel concept)
   
5. Ice Packs
6. Great blogs to keep me entertained
7. Jamie Oliver
   
8. Yahoo Daily Games
9. Spring time coming … I am seeing Iris and Daffodils in my neighborhood!
10. Sprouting Seedlings
11. Craigslist
12. A handy husband – to fix my mouse cable, and deal with all the whining before it was fixed
13. Troop Mom, the Goddess of all things Girl Scouts
14. Cinnamon Pecan Special K
15. Cherries & Chestnuts Soy Candles
16. Texas lifestyle
    
17. Fluffy blankets
18. Coming into work and having coffee already made
    
19. Taco Deli Veggie Tacos
20. Slippers
21. Sur la Table – goodness, I want to live there!
22. Remote access pads for the garage
23. Wooden matches
24. Mag’s unwavering support
25. Helpful hands
26. Brown Sugar and Fig lotion from Bath & Body Works
27. Ingrid Michaelson’s Be Ok CD, especially “You and I”
28. Baseball caps
29. Thoughtless TV, like ANTM (even though Tyra SO over does it)
30. Family recipes
31. Sweet Tea
32. Entertaining road trips
33. Low maintenance animals
34. Cookie Season being over
35. Relaxing in the backyard
36. Daylight Savings Time – just because it stays late longer.  The dark drive to work, still stinks a bit.
37. The smell and sound of (much needed) rain
38. New windshield wipers
39. An exhausted Noodle
40. Noodle sleep overs with polite and gracious friends
    
41. Date nights with Mag!  <3
    
42. My dentist, Roy McCormick
43. Kind and supportive readers
    
44. Smell of Mag’s BBQ
45. Cute little grass sprouts
46. Variety of things to plant – so many choices of different veggies and herbs
    
47. Sephora eyebrow color
48. Auto Zone – free engine light code reading
49. Chocolate Milk Shakes
50. Adhesive stamps and self sealing envelopes … mailers FTL
51. Old friends
52. Spreadsheets
53. Mag filling up the gas in Cletus, while TN and I shopped.
54. Simple – yet yummy – recipes
55. Great dirt
56. Rototiller renting
57. Make ahead side dishes
58. Advice you don’t have to ask for
59. Fresh mint
60. Carpooling
61. Lists
62. A freshly swept front porch
63. CC and BCC
64. Little girls who aren’t picky eaters
65. A weeded planter
66. My mom has started doing crafts – I like that she is thinking outside the box and not doubting herself
    
67. Being WOW free
68. Chicken broth
69. Goodwill
70. My new butter crock
71. Meeting KMack at tumbling
72. Forgiving deadlines
73. Living on a cul-de-sac
74. A husband who communicates
75. How great your leg muscles feel after a long walk
76. Great weather
77. Rudy’s BBQ and cream corn
78. ABBA
79. Musicals
    
80. Entertaining magazines (Southern Living, Real Simple)
81. An easy book club
82. A daughter who enjoys doing well in school
83. A great contact about stuff going on at my daughter’s school
84. Fast acting local police
85. The opportunity that is being discussed with Mag about his employment
86. My inner robot – that I lost long ago and recently found
87. Lurking and ” “
88. Shared Google calendars and documents
89. Birthday’s
90. Twitter
    
91. Mag’s crazy boss
92. Crystal Light – Natrual Honey Lemon
93. Risotto (even better when the Noodle helps to make it)
    
94. Peanut Butter Twix
95. Comfort Sticks (the plastic stirrers for coffee)
    
96. My Big B Sack
97. Reusable shopping bags
98. Music (a la Mag)
99. Dr. Mag, Medicine Man
100. Caller ID
101. Online menus
102. Picasa
103. Fond memories
104. Reliability
105. The Cap 10K
106. Sushi
107. Cashmere
108. Fine point pens
109. Nutrigrain yogurt bars
110. Mag and The Noodle going to the market for shopping, its so much more enjoyable
111. That I am not a spaz about the appearance of my car, after our recent hail storm
112. My immersion mixer
113. How lush the drive to work is becoming after our rains!
114. Diet A&W Root Beer
115. The sweet sound of a baby chick
116. Creative cooking
117. The Noodle’s extra curricular activities
118. Flavored coffee creamer
119. Trifle bowls
120. Heat lamps
121. Iris
122. That I can wear flip flops to work!
     
123. Freshly made bed
124. Heating pads
125. Comfie Pillows
126. Google Reader! (and not being a n00b!)
127. Silly cards
128. Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs
129. Pearls – the are so so so so so so beautiful
130. (family) Antiques
131. Making it through Lent and beating the Snooze Bar
132. Hummus and Rosemary Flatbread, easy crowd pleasers
133. Mag and I have discussions instead of all out fights.  It’s not fun, but it’s more productive and respectful
134. That my daughter loves school and does well
135. Snuggles in the big brown chair with my Noodle
136. Relaxing in the backyard with Iris
137. How the warm car feels when I hop in after work
138. My parents
139. Strolling through Georgetown with Mag
140. Lazy days
141. Garden stores
142. The scent of rosemary plants
143. Blue Bell Southern Blackberry Cobbler ice cream
144. Chilled glasses
145. Crystal Light singles
146. Plush carpet
147. New sheets
148. The smell of freshly cut wood
149. Mag mowing the lawn while I step away from the house
150. The New Jamba Juice across the street from work
151. Nice walk with the family
152. Silly chats with my Noodle
153. The sound of a rumbling badass engine
     
154. Canoeing with the family
155. Frozen grapes
156. Board games
157. Happy Artwork – a la Nick Ramos, Graphismo
158. A whole weekend without my having to plan every detail
159. Sipping #2 poolside with friends and family
160. Dirty old dives
161. Chatting with my SIL, who I miss quite a bit
162. Finding out the truth about my feelings … hard times, but I am grateful to finally be strong enough to do it
163. Watching the Noodle do tumbling – she so enjoys it
164. Hearing the Noodle tell me I am a great Momma
165. Sarcasm
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