Some Happiness

During the long months that have brought us up to now I have cried buckets.  We have felt completely destroyed, lain through many sleepless nights, felt physically ill as we missed our sweet one, and suffered agonizing loss.  One thing that I realized during this time was why creature comforts are called just that.  There is something amazing to me about how much certain pick-me-ups can help me get through a ridiculously hard moment/day/afternoon/whatever.  I am not downplaying the extreme importance of the  things that matter most in my life.  I just thought I would share a few of the simple pleasures that can make me smile most of the time.  In no particular order:

*green tea lattes from Starbucks

*a great book

*a funny tv show like 30 Rock or Modern Family

*a weird sound my dog Parsley makes

*oatmeal made with cream and brown sugar

*a little green butter plate I keep my glasses on in the linen closet

*my gray toms

*a little present

*the way aveda products smell

*phad thai

*flowers in my house, especially zinnias from my friends' gardens

*running across a fun quote that I like

*getting an email that a book I requested at the library has come in

*the little gold owl on my desk

*good looking dish towels

*a pretty box of kleenex instead of the one that looks like hunter green or mauve marble (who wants those?)

*a letter in the mail, one dear friend always makes my day with these (xo to you KW)

What creature comforts do you most enjoy?  I might borrow them.