Small Joys for me:
- Anything and everything green (both the color and people becoming environmentally conscious
- Elephants - huge, clumsy, awkward, lovable
- The sense of accomplishment after a run (or after successfully treading water for more than a minute)
- Hiking around waterfalls and/or mountains
- Exploring - I like to explore. I like to explore the great outdoors, the city, new people, new music, cultures other than my own, and most of all I like exploring this planet
- Watching the Discovery Channel with my husband - in particular we are hooked on Man vs. Wild. The show follows Bear, a former British Special Forces agent and he will get dropped off by helicopter somewhere in the wild (a Forest, the Australian outback, a desert, on a glacier, etc). Bear then has to find his way out and back to civilization with only a flint, a knife, and a small waterbottle. He's amazing! I spend so much time learning all the techniques - just in case in the very small, remote chance I too would end up somewhere in the wilderness. In addition, Bear teaches his audience a variety of lessons such as: How to build a bow and arrow using only tree branches, how to escape quicksand, and what to do when you can't find a source of water anywhere. Fascinating.......
- Pumpkin Flax Seed Granola from New Seasons - So yummy mixed with organic vanilla yogurt, strawberries, blueberries and bananas!
- White Chocolate Americanos
- Talking about books with Ashley's dad
- Anxiously awaiting the next movie/tv show from Netflix
- Organizing - I get such a sick thrill out of cleaning and organizing. I'm not sure who I developed this from because neither my mom or my dad every displayed as much excitement as I do at the thought of cleaning
- Peanut butter
- Reading US Weekly from cover to cover - I should be ashamed of myself, but I'm not
- A nice long phone conversation with friends that live far away
Music that is making my summer even more enjoyable:
- Dar Williams
- Brett Dennen
- Dear and the Headlights
- Feist
- Gary Jules
- The Paperboys
- Any of the music Putomayo puts out - African Groove, Latin Salsa, French Wine Country, it's all a delight!
- The soundtrack to Amelie
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