gratitude this evening.
today i am grateful:
that i have almost gotten my home office/studio organized. almost.
for my husband who takes care of me and millie.
for an early birthday present that will be coming next week from jon's parents (a sewing machine!!! now...which one of you crafty ladies is coming to visit to give me lessons?)
for all of the new poems i read yesterday. i love poetry thursday. and yesterday i discovered some that just made me sigh out loud (and feel my wings).
for the way blogging has brought some incredible people into my life.
that many of the shows i watch have had season finales so i will maybe start reading more and watching less television (three hours of grey's anatomy this week...it was good...but that is a lot of tv).
that virginia woolf and sylvia plath walked into my life this week and don't seem to want to walk out. stubborn women.
for the flowers i bought at the tacoma farmer's market yesterday. they smell so good! though i think they are making my nose run a bit.
for a package of doo-dads from sacred kitsch studio. so. much. fun.
for some ideas that are percolating in my head after reading this book by Lynne Perrella. (stay tuned.)
that i discovered a wonderful store yesterday that sells crafts and other "stuff" made by senior citizens. this is how these seniors make money...they also sell other random things like a big bag of buttons for 50 cents and a bag of rick rack for 25 cents (the great old school, soft, cloth rick rack).
that this weekend will bring time with friends. i. have. friends. here. finally.
for moments of contentment and wonder and silliness and strength and laughter and calm and awareness and balance.
and i am also very proud of my husband who got a summer job teaching physics at a community college (during the school year he teaches high school physics). he has also started a blog, but he isn't ready for me to share it with you yet. hmmm...hopefully soon.
hope you are finding moments of gratitude in your life today as well.
liz lamoreux
Reader Comments (11)
Great list of gratitudes. I'm glad the t.v. season is ending too. Grey's Anatomy broke my heart. Lost, my guilty pleasure, ends next week. Then I'll read more and catch up on movies.
Dang, wish I lived closer. I'm good with a sewing machine! :-)
Cool list, Liz Elayne!
Oh, lemme see his blog. Lemme see it. Please?
Pretty please!
What a fabulous list, Liz! Will look forward to the 'big reveal' of hubby's blog. :) You summed up the reason I don't follow episodic TV and haven't for several years...I struggle with the weekly time commitment. My one weakness is Bravo's reality shows...but even those I typically watch during a marathan rather than remembering when they air during the week.
Ya I got gratiTUDE. :-)
I am grateful that I have found you and you have found me - xo
Liz,
I LOVE Woolf and Plath!! They are with me always, especialy Plath. I am actually a little frightened of my connection with her, my tendancy toward melancoloy :)
I miss you!! I hope we can get together soon!!!! Let's pick a day my dear friend!
XOXO-Leth
my heart is smiling!
Thankyou for your blog - and feeling pre-grateful for the artwork coming my way. I can´t believe I haven´t peeked at it yet, I will be strong I promise!
Yayyyy for your husband for starting a blog! I have just loved watching my husband's passion for his site grow! Can't wait until your guy is ready to let us take a peek at it!
Also, Sylvia Plath marched into my life this past week, too, via The Bell Jar! I am loving this book! I'm also reading her Diary, and I'm just amazed by her talent, the stuff she wrote at such a young age! I feel a kinship with you over this--next, I'll have to go dig up some Virginia Woolf!
Happy reading, Liz! Thanks for sharing all of the things that you are thankful for! xo
this was a wonderful list!
i loved the sylvia plath/virginia woolf bit...stubborn women, heehee
so glad to hear
that you have so much
you want to feel grateful for!
yay!
:)