Grace in small things - part 45

1. a trip to the local farmer's market with the boy
2. freshly made apple-cider doughnuts from the Mennonites
3. imagining that the doves and finches are appreciative, and somehow know it's us who fills the feeders in our yard
4. curling up on the sofa under a warm fleecy blanket
5. watching tv with the boy, and providing our own colour commentary to the silliness on the screen

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Grace in small things - part 44

1. feeling prepared for my first ever trade show since starting to do my art full time
2. how sweet and helpful the boy has been as preparations for this show have consumed my life recently
   
3. the yumminess of light cream cheese on a toasted blueberry bagel
4. the crisp smell of fall air in the morning
5. the soft purring from one of my cats, Shadow, as she sprawls across my arms, on the desk between me and my laptop

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Grace in small things part 43

1. enjoying the fall harvest of my vegetable garden
   
2. cooking with the last zucchini from my garden, as well as freshly picked tomatoes, peppers and herbs - that it was the last zucchini might just be the best part...
   
3. the way my house smells from the herbs and chicken - yum!
   
4. the fizziness of grapefruit soda, and how it tickles the roof of my mouth
   
5. a pretty pink scarf with black polka-dots on it
   

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Grace in small things part 42

1. having a three hour and fifty-four minute long telephone conversation with my sister
2. being able to open up to my sister in ways that I haven't allowed myself in the past
3. being able to listen to her, and be there for her as well
4. remembering that we've gone through the same/similar crap, and that we're both just as damaged from it all
5. feeling a little less alone in the world

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Grace in small things part 41

1. taking the dog for a walk with the boy
   
2. holding hands with the boy while we walk
3. the sweet stickiness of the summer air and the cool breeze that makes it actually feel pleasant
4. eating a bowl of lucky charms at 10:30pm, because I wanted to, and will not feel guilty about it
5. the little coagulated sugary bits that are allegedly marshmallows in lucky charms... so tasty...who knew this crap actually tastes good to people older than seven?

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Grace in small things part 40

1. quitting my job, at last (though not a small thing, it needed to be on the list!)
2. feeling completely anxiety-free since Friday afternoon
3. having a lot of fun working on Halloween themed items for my Etsy store
4. had a very relaxing, and refreshing two-hour nap this afternoon
5. not dreading going back to the office on Monday... for the first time in months!

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Grace in small things part 39

1. laying in bed, all warm and cozy, listening to the rolling thunder and wind gusts of the summer storm outside
2. fresh cucumbers from my garden
3. feeling more creative and productive than I have in a long time
4. the pretty yard down the street with oodles of hollyhocks in a rainbow of colours
5. my newly charcoal-coloured walls in our basement den

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Grace in small things part 38

1. finally getting around to getting the basement painted
   (almost... the baseboards still need to be done, but the bulk of the work is done)
2. sleeping in for nine days in a row... can I get a "Woot Woot!" for vacations?
3. deciding to make our vacation a "stay-cation", and having it be lovely and productive and completely what we needed
   
4. rearranging our office space into a more functional and aesthetically pleasing layout
5. being awakened (woken up? wakened up?I never get this one correct) by the boy rubbing my back and arms, and touching my face... so sweet!
   (and about a million times better than the usual alarm clock in the morning)

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Grace in small things part 37

1. an evening of complete slothiness
2. watching hours of tv saved up on the DVR
3. eating food that is terrible for me
4. snuggling on the sofa with the pug
5. enjoying saying the made-up word slothiness. Sloth-i-ness. Slothiness!

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Grace in Small Things: Part 36

1. receiving a request for a custom order on my Etsy store
2. picking the first ripe zucchini from my garden
3. counting down to my vacation away from the dreaded cube job - 10 days to go!
4. lemony yellow paint
5. soft-serve ice cream (the kind where the vanilla and chocolate are swirled together... so good!)

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Grace in Small Things

I've been quite diligent about my participation in the Grace in Small Things challenge so far... but I don't think I can keep up this pace... posting every day is a struggle for me.

I am going to scale it back to less than every day, but as often as I can, and see how that works out... no stringent schedule, but instead a more organic flow of graciousness for the little things.

Why does using the word "organic" in a sentence like that make me feel like a yuppie?


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Grace in Small Things: Part 35 of 365

1. the smell of garlic cooking
2. the cool breeze pouring in my open windows
3. the sound of Molly, one of my cats, snoozing: half purr, half snore, with a few intermittent squeaks
4. snapping photos of sleeping cats
5. painting an ice cream sundae, for no reason

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Grace in Small Things: Part 34 of 365

1. receiving a lovely wedding invitation in the mail
   
2. flipping through our wedding photos and remembering the fun we had that day
3. a ripe pear
4. adding pages of lovely finds to my favourites list on Etsy
5. spiral paper-clips
   

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Grace in Small Things: Part 33 of 365

1. a fun dinner with fabulous friends
   
2. good conversation over wine and beers
3. sitting on the fabulous friends' backyard patio until sunset
4. board games - such simple fun, but sometimes just right!
5. long weekends

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Grace in Small Things: Part 32 of 365

1. a perfectly brewed cup of earl grey

2. brightly coloured post-it notes in lime green and hot pink

3. a good hair day

4. green tea & mint invigorating foot spray

5. a new pen

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Grace in Small Things: Part 31 of 365

1. having completed an entire month of taking notice of the little positive things in my daily life
2. having a month's worth of lists to look back on when I need a little reminder of all the beautiful things in my life
3. sleeping in... waaaaay in
4. three shiny new books that the boy brought home for me as a surprise gift
5. the smell of campfire
   
   (seems like someone in my neighbourhood is having a fire in their yard... or I suppose it might be indoors, in a fireplace as well... in any case, it smells lovely, and is making me want to roast marshmallows, and sit with my loved ones in a circle telling stories)

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Grace in Small Things: Part 30 of 365

1. a very ticklish baby neice
2. baby belly laughs
3. her tiny fingers grabbing my nose, or mouth, or cheek
4. sunshine after a few days of dreary, rainy weather
5. knowing that I can sleep in tomorrow... yay for long weekends!
   (my company decided to have us work yesterday, on Canada day, and instead moved the holiday day off to Friday)

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Grace in Small Things: Part 28 of 365

1. yummy vegetable tempura
2. a good, rational debate over a really polarizing topic
3. a good nap
4. homemade guacamole
5. how excited the boy gets when I make my homemade guacamole

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Grace in Small Things: Part 27 of 365

1. appreciating the beauty in even a particularly menacing looking thunder cloud
   
2. seeing compassion in the face of my doctor
3. the boy holding my hand for most of the ride home in the car
4. the dozens of songbirds in the trees around our house calling out, like my own private symphony
5. a rainbow after a dreary day

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Grace in Small Things: Part 26 of 365

1. the sound of rain falling softly
2. wearing pajamas all day
3. chocolate chip cookies
4. watching videos of stand up comics on YouTube
5. hearing the boy chuckle at the videos I'm watching
   

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