in spite of having to drop off the love of my life at the airport for week one of a two week business trip (having been told he’d only be making one trip this month)…
in spite of having to take a hurt doggie into the vet this afternoon to have his toenail removed (having carefully planned and choreographed my day in order to deal with the love of my life being gone this week)…
in spite of sitting in the middle of a very dirty house (hence the carefully planned day to whip this place back into shape)…
in spite of being in the middle of a raging fiery trial (thereby facing all sorts of unknowns)…
in spite of having to eat my hard boiled eggs this morning without any butter, toast, or jam (nothing like a fiery trial i’ll admit, but it comes pretty close)…
it’s the little things that make this monday morning in september worthwhile.
little things like:
powering through what started out as a very difficult run, turning down my favorite stretch of old houses and sidewalk, finding a second wind, and discovering what a gorgeous morning it really is…
happy lyrics in my earbuds telling me to go make an earthquake…
the buds on fall blooming irises that i didn’t even know i had planted…
beet sprouts…
the first tiny green tomato in our fall tomato patch…
discovering that the african violet i propagated “took” and is putting out tiny new leaves…
being able to resume my morning ritual of opening the interior shutters to let in the sunlight because the horrible summer heat has finally broken…
a cup of black current tea in my flowerdy tea cup…
the anticipation of a new sewing project…
remembering the numerous times the love of my life has reminded me this past week that everything is going to be all right…
happy monday ya’ll!
my feathered nest 