Thursday 22 October 2009

Small pleasures

How long would your list be if you sat and listed all of the things that you love. Or rather all of the things that bring you joy? I wonder......

1. Fresh baked bread (gracias Agueda)
2. The smell of fresh cut grass
3. The smell of a new born baby
4. When your child tells you that he loves you "google plux"
5. Yummy fruit from your friends orchard (thank you Pedro)
6. Feeling empowered when you step out of your comfort zone
7. Rain
8. Laundry dried by the sun
9. The smell of farmers burning their fields
10. Slipping into crisp clean sheets on a cool summer night
11. When your kids still call you "Mama", not "mom"
12. Reading a great book
13. How you feel after a great run
14. Yoga
15. Chatting with elderly (they have great stories)
16. Walking on crunchy leaves
17. Making a list, and checking it off
18. Coloring with my kids
19. Being in my home alone
20. Baking, on autumn days

It really is not that hard to list the things we love, what is hard is to stop and appreciate them.
My list could go on, but for now it is a good reminder for me.


Friday 9 October 2009

A Family Effort

Sometimes having a large family can be very beneficial, like when you need to do some serious yard clean up!
Everyone pitched in, weeding, raking, trimming, shoveling, and of course mowing. All wanted a chance to push the mower, even the little guys. Now if only I could get them as excited to mop floors and dust furniture.....




Monday 5 October 2009