One Step at a Time

Any references to my writing ability and the post title will be smacked and edited. Don’t mess with me. My ankle hurts.

Jon had this list, and I’m not waiting to be tagged … this kind of list just begs me to write it.

10 Simple Pleasures:

1. The sound of a Diet Coke can opening, with my friend Jacquie mid-sentence, analyzing life with me in a detail that only we can appreciate

2. Sliding into my hot tub on an icy-cold night

3. A moment of silence to watch any of my kids sleeping

4. An unexpected, midday neck rub when I’m at the computer

5. A surprise in snail mail form (my friend T. is famous for sending cards. You know the kind on paper, with a stamp … remember those?)

6. A new pen and notebook … for lists, for story ideas, for whatever!

7. A really shiny, clean kitchen sink

8. The instant terror-that-turns-to-pleasure of submerging into a cool lake on a really hot day

9. plump blueberries … a whole bowl … and no one around to share with at the moment

10. knowing that you’re wearing expensive lingerie under a sweatshirt and jeans … that can make me smile all day!

How ’bout you?