What's something that you truly love? Are you an appreciator of the little things?
- realizing that "'til death do us part" isn't nearly long enough ♥
- words
- music
- real (not side) hugs
- the crinkly sound that paper makes when it has been written on on both sides
- coffee, and how I always think of Granny when I drink it (she thought it tasted like burned peanuts)
- the sound and smell of rain
- pens
- cats
- daisies
- the sounds of a southern summer
- quiet time
- people-watching
- aquariums
- unexpected kindnesses
- blank pages
- technology
- fitting perfectly against my husband when we're snuggled up
- autumn colors
- Diet Coke
- the silence that comes with a blanket of snow
- an arm-load of warm towels that just came out of the dryer
- the weeble-wobble of babies who have just learned to sit up
- the connected feeling you get when you're at a concert with hundred of other people who love the same band you do
- homecooked meals
- over-the-ear headphones
- goosebumps
- handmade gifts
- the smell of thrift stores and flea markets
- eyelashes
- pink-and-orange-and-sometimes-lavender-tinted sunsets
- the genuine enthusiasm of children
- being home for Christmas
- purses purses purses
- lightning bugs
- a new box of crayons
- a good cry
- skirts
- buying pretty make-up (and then never wearing it)
- handwriting
- doing the hand air-gliding swoosh swoosh up and down while in a car, with my window rolled down
- taking a good photo
- bats
- the soft hum of a box fan
- a comfortable silence
- starting up the car and hearing your favorite song on the radio, like a soundtrack is just waiting for your life adventure to happen
- popping bubblewrap
- the sound of the ocean
- getting surprise mail
- comfortable flip-flops
- french toast
- blanket forts
- sitting down at the end of a long work day
- stickers
- Burt's Bees lip balm
- fingernail polish
- naps
- purring
- trinkets that come with family stories
- the blast of the car air conditioner after a summer concert
- messenger bags
- hoodies
Oh my god, this made me remember that I used to have a list like this written in a spiral notebook! I started it in 10th grade, I think, and kept adding to it all through college. I wonder what happened to it!?
ReplyDeleteHa, that's so neat! I would LOVE to see your list if you ever find it, Bethany! ♥
ReplyDeleteOK, now I want to have one!!! Copy catting ;)
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