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- trusting my gut instead of my gps.
- only being three minutes late.
- a long overdue appointment with my osteopath.
- salmon burgers topped with red pepper jelly and arugula.
- forcing myself to stay up past 8pm.
- adding whipped cream to my pancake.
- wearing new pants.
- distracting my toddler from a jacket-related meltdown.
- making it to the end of a very detailed health questionnaire.
- rewarding myself with jujubes.
- being pleasantly surprised by test results.
- health benefits that cover the entire cost of expensive medicine.
- finding parking in a consistently hard-to-park in neighbourhood.
- getting a kid to eat something when they are so hungry they refuse to let you near them with food.
- generally being good at handling the fact that kids are weird and defy all logic.
- pharmacists who go out of their way to help you.
- those rare times when a spur of the moment invitation actually works with someone’s busy schedule.
- getting art supplies as a gift from a dear friend who knows me well.
- catching my breath.
- having a little late night snuggle with a baby who can’t sleep.
- the start of a new year.
- finding myself starving and without the usual breakfast ingredients then remembering that there is leftover pizza in the fridge.
- spending an hour taking photos in our backyard.
- organizing a disaster of a closet.
- a much shorter hospital stay than the last time.
- a full night of sleep.
- getting out of the house.
- Vietnamese banh mi.
- having life start to get back to normal.
- the end to a very long, very tiring weekend.
- surviving what can only be described as a baby-sized episode of ‘roid rage after our daughter’s dose of steroids at the hospital.
- having a partner to help you get through a very rough night.
- doctors who do follow-ups over the phone so you don’t have to go to the hospital again.
- doing whatever you need to survive a tough time.
- a day of self care.
- getting great care for our daughter.
- knowing your kid is in good hands.
- the relief of hearing that you get to go home.
- not getting admitted to the hospital.
- a very healthy daughter in spite of what the blood tests sometimes show.
- 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.
- having leftovers to eat so I don’t have to cook.
- being able to put together a gift basket for a sick friend.
- having a tv day.
- a baby that remains in good spirits even though she’s sick.
- getting out for a short walk and a little fresh air.
