{Little Things That've Made Me Happy Lately}

1. Our water heater had a melt down last weekend, and David -- who would normally

attend to such things -- was out of town. I cleaned up the wet mess, did a few Google
searches and went to Home Depot where I bought a new one. They installed it and
hauled away the old one, too. Everything was dry and back in working order in less
than 24 hours, and I didn't need one ounce of advice from anyone. Handled! I was
really proud of myself.

2. We picked up a wind chime at Home Goods for $17, and it has turned out to be such

a great purchase. The happy, calm sound it makes, makes me happy and calm. It's a

simple pleasure that gives me instant good feelings. (I can hear it now.)

3. On Monday, it was 55 degrees, windy, gray, and drizzly. It was such an awesome

switch from 88 and sunny just a couple days before. I embraced the weather, wore

comfies, made Green Chili Soup and even squeezed in a cat nap. Fabulous.

4. David and I are on the path to making some cool

decisions. It's fun, scary and amazing.

5. Trader Joe's is selling little bundles of happy, yellow

daffodils for only $1.29 each. I picked up two of them

when I was there the other day. They've brought life

and color to our kitchen nook. I love that they're so

springy and were such a good deal.

6. I joined a gym, and I've been going for about two

weeks now. It feels good, and I'm motivated to work

on my fitness.

7. I'm so excited to be getting pictures from '09 and '10

printed and in albums. It's been a consuming but fun

project. It's gratifying to flip through finished pages

with actual printed photos instead of looking at digital

ones on a screen. Progress, baby.

8. I used to have a car with a keyless entry keypad on the door. That feature made it

impossible for me to lock myself out of my car, and I purposely left my keys in there

so I never had to look for them. That habit became a very bad one when I switched

cars in December and lost my keyless entry. I locked my keys in my car twice in

January, and the worry that it would happen again at an inconvenient time and place

was making me anxious. But this week, I noticed I've started a new automatic habit

of taking the key out of the ignition and keeping them in my hand! I think I'm going

to be okay. :)

9. I have some fantastic people in my life. I live a great distance from a lot of them,

and sometimes that sucks, truthfully. But the Internet and the phone are amazing

tools for staying connected. Today, I'm really appreciating those people and the

love they add to my little universe.

10. Tomorrow, David and I are doing something new for our March date. (The planning

and anticipation of these dates has been half the fun.) We haven't seen much of each

other in the last several weeks, and I'm just excited to spend some time with him.