- “I love you.” She says it every day, but sometimes it affects me more.
- Good ideas born late at night. It’s a trade off for insomnia, I guess.
- Being able to sort my issues out from other people’s issues.
- Seeing that I have what I need to make what I want to make.
- Communicating “psychopathologically.”
- Not losing my shit when I explained for the 48th time that picking my roses kills them.
Daily Pics for May 19
Smiles for May 18
- Singing “Happy Birthday” to my brand new nine year old
- Remembering breakfast, but only because I was referring to a list. This will be a hard habit to get into.
- A clean and useful vanity
- Making a princess room for my baby girls
- Experiments
- Visiting with my mom
- Amazon.com
- Starting a new book
- Creating a new Google doc titled “Book Summer 2013″
Daily Pics May 18
Smiles for May 17
- More outlining
- More cleaning
- Making a daily plan, in writing
- Talking shop with a writing buddy
- Culinary acquisitions
- Giving well-received advice that was both asked for and appreciated
- Remembering breakfast
- Candles
- No new bills in the mail
- Pork Loin for dinner with home-made mac and cheese and green beans
Daily Pics May 17
Smiles for May 15
- Getting a bunch of internet research done.
- Developing a loose plot-line.
- Getting my crafty on.
- Feeling the burn.
- Completing seven basic scrapbook pages, to which I can add details and stories later. It’s a start on the 10 year backlog.
- Broasted veggies and fresh bread for dinner.
- Being asked to make more bread for breakfast.
- Freeing myself from the obligation to read The Psychiatric Interview
- Writing down the daily agenda. Yeah, finally. I had to see what worked.
Smiles for May 16
- Lunch with my mentee
- Seeing my tutorees for the last time–this was bittersweet
- The look on the coordinators face when I said I would be back to do it ^^ again next year
- Progress, no matter how small
- Photographic evidence
- Blogging for bucks–haven’t done that in a while
- Knowing my friend got married today–this is also bittersweet, because he can’t yet bring his husband back home with him
- The certain knowledge that tomorrow is another day
- Catching up on <u>Simple Abundance</>
- Pasta for dinner. I love pasta.









