i was planning to write about a horrible, no good, very bad day i had earlier in the week (and what i learned from the whole thing), but i just can’t… instead i’m sitting in a patch of warm sunlight, putting together the beginnings of a roadtrip remix playlist (ie: the grateful dead is playing and i’m trying to choose between Britney songs…), and all i want to reflect is the sun.

today calls for yellow daffodils and orange tulips, a fresh pot of coffee at 1:30, a cozy sweater instead of a jacket (60-degrees in march feels like 72-degrees in june), reading the entire new yorker magazine from cover-to-cover instead of dusting and vacuuming, and enjoying every quiet moment.

[things i'm grateful for today]

~ beach house memories, pictures that make me smile, and amazing vacations to look forward to

~ candles that smell like fresh ocean air

~ being within walking distance of every place on my daily route. i love driving (sometimes), and i like the subway (sometimes), but there’s total zen in just going at my own pace and feeling the sun on my hair

~ big sunglasses and headbands that don’t give me a headache

~ march madness (even though my team didn’t make it this year. you can take the girl out of indiana, but you can’t take college basketball fever out of her blood… i know; i’m so random, right?!)

~ my life, my husband, my daughter, my family… everybody who lets me be exactly who i am, accepts all of my imperfections and random quirks, and never scoffs at my very big dreams

~ friends who know just what i need, whether it be quiet space or encouragement or laughter or hugs or a special package of anti-stress lotion which arrived on my very most stressful day. i’m so lucky to have such strong, beautiful, kind, generous women in my life. xoxo

[quote]

“The Grand essentials of happiness are: something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.” ~ Allan K. Chalmers