I spend an unnecessary amount of time thinking about what sucks re: winter, Franklinton, adulthood (adulthood especially), chronic illness, life, etc.
Since I need to actually force myself to consider what is happy or good in a season like this, the following list is an exercise toward such:
HAPPY
Taking a shower when we have warm water (see, I’m already grumpy about running out of hot water all the damn time!)
Ahem. Let’s start over again.
HAPPY
Yoga (in the mornings, with the sunlight pouring into the livingroom)
Sleeping/sleeping in late with Husband
Snack-nights with Husband in our room
Weekly community meal and washing dishes completely and collaboratively
Thinking about Dorothy Day
Using Robyn’s tea tree sugar scrub
Coming home to people I love milling around
Telling people about how we live and why
Not having to run errands all day alone
Feeling confident in the mission of my employer
Forming partnerships with like-minded bicycling folks
Girl-talking with my middle school students
Lotion on my dry bleeding knuckles
Hard day’s work stench
Dancercize badge with our little girl scouts
Our little neighbors yellin’ to us out their front window
Husband’s beard, hands, laugh
Dancing to Jonsi in the living room
90-minute India Pale Ale
Rumi verses
Snuggling up to Husband for warmth in winter
Dance-fusion at the Y with Ashley and Arnold
I ran out of ideas, but that was certainly temporarily therapeutic.
