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- an extra cuddly day with a grouchy baby.
- uncovering flowers growing underneath weeds.
- getting my hands dirty.
- buying pants that don’t need to be hemmed.
- perfect grilled cheese sandwiches.
- a nice blend of productive and lazy.
- digging up a plant that I have wanted to remove for months.
- not having to worry about the incredibly poisonous plant that used to live in my yard.
- snack bowls filled with tasty treats.
- being safe and cozy in our house on a windy night.
- framing swatches of all the different wallpapers that were in the house when we bought it.
- agreeing to participate in inktober.
- sharing our garden veggies.
- being adventurous and trying something new from the bakery.
- helping out a fellow mom at the park.
- discovering that I have quinces growing in the yard.
- bringing a little more greenery into the house.
- rescuing plants from ikea.
- planning a menu made up of things that we grew in the garden.
- moving on to stage two of nursing a plant back to health.
- finding a very cool pattern on the inside of our watermelon.
- fresh ingredients from the garden.
- successfully wrangling two toddlers all day.
- planning a visit with family.
- husbands who remember that heating pads exist when your neck seizes up.
- eating the first fig from the tree we planted for our daughter.
- our first date in months.
- actually seeing a movie in the theatre.
- coming home to a happy little girl.
- night market food.
- finding projects on Pinterest that I might actually get around to doing.
- dying flowers that still look beautiful.
- starting a new crossword puzzle.
- pulling up an unexpectedly large carrot from the garden.
- having a whole park to ourselves.
- two pieces of perfectly toasted sourdough bread.
- pulling out all the plants in the garden that have gone to seed.
- a customer service call that is surprisingly easy, unlike the other times I’ve called.
- getting the last spot in the passenger pickup zone at the skytrain.
- a salad made entirely with things we grew.
- hiding unsightly cords.
- spending the evening with neighbours.
- a very well behaved baby.
- getting inspiration for our garden.
- a hot bath just before bed.
- finding creative solutions to problems.
- a healthy lunch.
- neighbours that share their garden veggies.
- a freshly washed bunny (and backup bunny).
- the smell of laundry dried on a clothesline.
