When I'm having an off day or it's raining outside for the 10th day in a row (yeah, I'm talking to you Saipan rainy season) I take a lesson from Fräulein Maria and think of my favorite things. And then I don't feel so bad. Sometimes I write them down and vow to somehow do or get as many things from the list as possible. So today I plan to take the kids on a walk to pick flowers, turn up the radio as I wash the dishes, read my kids as many stories as they want, make a cup of tea even though it's 90 degree and humid, put on the one big floppy hat I own, take the kids to Himawari for homemade popscicles and anything else I can possibly to cram in to fill today with the things that make me happy.
Today's list of things that make me happy:
the view out my window
the tropical breeze
flowers
running
babies (especially my own)
names
making things
dresses
the beach
books
fabric
giggles
pictures
being outside
picnics
swings
riding bikes
tickle fights
warm blankets
tea
quiet moments
big hats
the sound of birds chirping
the smell of baking
eating healthy
songs from the "timlyn dating" era
music
singing
playing instruments
our wedding song
quilting
jane austen books
chivalry
bubbles
sleeping babies
floral sheets
melting popscicles
kool aid mustaches
I also like to write down parts of my bucket list that I'm thinking of at the time. It lets me know that I don't have to sit idle. I always have things to strive for. I can always look to the future and know good things are to come.
a portion of my bucket list:
learn to play the guitar/ukelele *already working on this one
cook and serve Thanksgiving dinner in my formal dining room with family all around
learn to crochet
have lots of babies
sing in a coffee shop to a live crowd
take the kids to disneyland
go on a second honeymoon with Tim
plant a garden
So here's to today, tomorrow and everyday that we can chose to be happy and live our lives full of love.
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