- A decent bottle of wine all to myself
- The husband
- Michelle Obama as the commencement speaker at my beloved Spelman College this May
- My precious Baby Niece, 7 other nieces, and 3 nephews
- Items that get crossed off my to do list
- The Seal CD that I am glad I kept
- A reasonable portion of health and strength
- A plan for the future
- My sister-friends (from all the various places I've been so far)
- My family and in-laws
- Modern technology
- The ability to be content with myself
- Allergy medication that does not make me drowsy
- Clean water and air
- "Half and Half" reruns on TVOne
- Fish-only meals on Fridays during Lent
- My yoga toe separators
- The books that threaten to overrun my house
- Other people's children
- This pink grapefruit and tarragon candle currently burning in my space
- Target, Marshall's and Costco
- Facebook for wasting time and connecting with friends
- Kindness and generosity
- True musical talent
- Homeownership and entrepreneurism
- Good government jobs that make #25 possible
- The pursuit of the impossible dream
- New Orleans, Atlanta, New York, DC and Detroit (cities where I have lived or been connected to in past lives)
- Height
- A mother who insisted that I know how to use the dictionary
- Grandparents (mine are all gone, but I am happy that I knew them and that my next generation still has them)
- The interstate highway system
- Ballet class
- Sheroes like Johnnetta B. Cole, Gwendoln E. Boyd. Marian Wright Edelman, Elaine Jones and the late Dr. Dorothy Irene Height
- A father who loves and understands me
- Did I mention the grapes that were sacrificed to make this lovely wine I have been enjoying?
- Being the eldest child because I am the boss!
- Fried foods like calamari and chicken
- Balsamic vinaigrette and honey mustard salad dressing
- Reusable shopping bags
- My favorite pomegranate lip balm
- Best friends that laugh with me and not at me
- iTunes, YouTube and Pandora
- The day the husband and I spent creating our Peeps dioramas
- The ability to check email, tweet and update my FB status from my phone
- Imagination and creativity
- Michael Jackson
- This expensive advanced degree that I am still paying for
- Lessons learned
- The people who follow this blog
Friday, March 25, 2011
A Little Happiness
I have not done a list like this in a while, so here are a few things that are making me very happy right now (in addition to my freshly painted emerald green toes :)
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51. The hour between "teacher" and "mother/ wife/ chauffeur/maid/cook/doctor/ and ghostbuster".
ReplyDeleteYes Lawd! Get thee to a Happy Hour one day this week :)
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