love, love, love.
Love!
LOVE!
(It’s still sunny outside, can you tell?)
I’m feeling kind of love-alicious right now, and for no reason I can discern beyond the fact that the sun and my coffee are nice and hot… and both of them give me a glow.
I still did all the normal trauma things this morning: stubbed my toe, spilled my moisturizer, scraped my leg on our broken stick-out soap dish in the shower, and accidentally flung my debit card into the street.
The normal stuff.
BUT.
YAY FOR LOVE AND THINGS YOU LOVE AND PEOPLE YOU LOVE AND LOVE!
(Gagging yet? Good.)
My goal today is to remind myself (and encourage you! and you! and you! and you! and you! to do it, too) about the things in my world that are amazing and wonderful. I know I’ve had a Crap Week from Planet Hell, and I bet some of you have, too. I could use a little head’s-up about the good stuff.
Even if you’ve had a good week, though, it’s never a bad idea to be mindful of all the things you adore.
It makes you more thankful.
More kind.
More… you.
SO! Without further ado…
THINGS I LOVE
Late evening light in Vancouver
A really good turkey sandwich
French fries
Commuting with a friend
Randomly dancing in your own house, all by yourself
Yoga balls!
Kenny Loggins (Seriously. “Heart to Heart” and “Footloose”? Yeah.)
Drafts with few changes
Beaker!
Big, big coffee mugs
Fireworks! (well, from my deck)
Blue cheese dressing with hot wings
Antihistamines that WORK!
Soul singers (shivers up my spine)
Babies that wave and say, “Bye!”
Goldfish crackers
Campfires
Baseball games, watched live
A really honest discussion about something that actually matters
A completely dumb conversation about nothing
Burn-y lipgloss
Caramel apples (Granny Smiths only!)
Rosemary candles
Broken-in jeans
Onion rings
Tickets to San Diego
Update: Being on the radio with Buzz! (Coming later tonight)
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I challenge everyone to post a love list on their own blogs, even if you think it’s horribly cheesy and eye-rolling. And if you have no blog, do it in the comments here! Celebrate something good.
I want to know what you love!
July 26th, 2007 at 9:14 am
i have posted my little love list. this is a great idea!
July 26th, 2007 at 9:18 am
All right… I’ve accepted your challenge and posted my list on my newly resurrected and rehabilitated blog.
You can check it out here:
http://neverbeenbarbie.blogspot.com
July 26th, 2007 at 9:36 am
can i just laugh over the fact that your first two respondants are a barbie2be and a neverbeenbarbie?
hehehehehe
July 26th, 2007 at 9:46 am
Not quite the right content for my own blog, so here you go, what I love:
Staying up way past my bedtime chatting about nothing in particular with my fiance before we drift off to sleep
Cold lemonade on hot summer days
Fires in the fireplace on cold winter nights
Air conditioning
My puppy’s belly fur
Shania Twain (shut up!)
So You Think You Can Dance (I said shut UP! Yes, I’m a dork.)
Ibuprofen. It’s my friend.
Flip flop sandals
Good quality chocolate
Flowers on my desk at work
Goofing off with my brother and sister
Yoga, barefoot, in my back yard
The feeling of accomplishment upon completion of the Grouse Grind
Megfowler.com (oh, and Dooce. Love you both equally)
Singing along to the radio while commuting
Clean pyjamas still warm from the dryer
And I have no doubt, many more things.
July 26th, 2007 at 9:53 am
done!
July 26th, 2007 at 10:13 am
I love:
My roommate.
Sunshine.
Rain.
Days off.
My cat Henry.
Meg.
Fancy new apartment buildings.
The smell of the ocean.
My favorite blog that my roommate writes.
Hair product.
Great mascara.
A great song.
Performing on stage.
the seeawall.
My friend who is a brilliant writer.
Megfowler.com.
Oh and paydays.
July 26th, 2007 at 10:19 am
morning sun
July 26th, 2007 at 12:14 pm
I’ve put my list up at my blog:
http://bozoette.typepad.com/red_nose
Thanks Meg! I needed this!
July 26th, 2007 at 12:17 pm
thanks for the dose of positivity!
July 26th, 2007 at 12:17 pm
on my way… thanks for the dose of positivity!
July 26th, 2007 at 2:07 pm
CATHERINE LOVES…
Pink popsicles
Last day of school
Baby anythings
Clean, new white socks
Jeans that are long but not tight
Big, long, lumpy speedbumps
Outdoor pools and water in general
Great talks with great friends
Kindergarteners
Summer fruit, especially rasberries
Crisp, fresh air
My brother-in-law’s cooking, especially all the tiny fancy things on big plates
Dewy skin
Mascara (especially Clinique)
South African accents bru
Meg’s lists
MATT’S LOVES…
My wife
Sports pools
Naps
Nussling his head into Meg’s side and exposing his bare thighs to her
July 26th, 2007 at 2:10 pm
My first comment! *Sniff*… it’s such an amazing event.
Thanks for inspiring me to think about the things I love!
Anywho… my list:
Me
Sarcasm
Sincerity
Sunshine on the back of my neck as I lie face down on a blanket in the park after a hard day.
Ultimate
Indoor Soccer
Music
The Weakerthans
Live concerts
Creating
Doing a “good” thing
Donating blood
Smiling from a random memory triggered by an equally random event
Teaching
Learning
Singing so completely off-key that someone who actually knows music thinks I’m trying to harmonize with a third something or other that doesn’t exist.
Laughing uncontrollably at the fact the purple rhymes with purple (or other things equally as impressive).
The ability to love.
Knowing that I’ll love other things I haven’t even thought or heard of yet.
Oh… and of course… Meg’s blog, because really, who doesn’t?
July 26th, 2007 at 2:31 pm
The little town I grew up in even though I don’t live there anymore.
Art Galleries
A steaming cup of tea
Rain pattering on my office window and sunshine when I leave work.
Dogs
Mountains
The ocean
Weddings
My work
Reading blogs during my breaks at work
July 26th, 2007 at 5:01 pm
Hey Meg,
This is my first visit to your site. I’ve heard you on 95.3 the past couple of afternoons and you are delightful! I loved your comment about the cheap smokers and frapuccinos! I get sucked into your writing style and your humour, and i hope you don’t have any further discouraging incidents with your washing machine! One thing i love is lying outside in my hammock with my cat Noah and reading the new Harry Potter book! Take care and know you’re delightful,
Amy
July 26th, 2007 at 6:55 pm
I love:
My daughter
Root beer popsicles (that are no longer made by the way)
Love hearts (the candy - they kinda fizz in the mouth - fun, fun, fun)
Chicken ‘N’ a biscuit crackers (can only find in the u.s)
O’riens sour cream and onion chips (again, no longer made)
Bbq’s in my dad’s beautiful back yard
The soft fur behind my kittens ears
Walking with a boy, eating the most elegent of popsicles we could find at the local corner store.
Day dreaming
Nat and Drew in the morning!!! (thank the lord they are back)
My best friend who became my husband who then became my ex-husband who then remained my best friend who then became my boyfriend who will soon no longer be my ex-husband! (that is by far the best live soap opera ever!!)
Thanks Meg….it’s back in perspective now!
July 26th, 2007 at 11:18 pm
I love:
-Taking ‘Meg breaks” at work, I sit and read your blog and it chears me up or calms me down or makes me laugh so hard my co-workers start to wonder if the stress has finally gotten to me and they should call the mental health team.
-a pot of coffee
-a cup of tea
-chocolate
-the look of joy on my niece and nephew’s face when I walk through the door.
-children giggling
-my new camera
-the ocean
-a long talk with a good friend after a hard day at work
-good book
-the feeling of having made a difference in someone’s life today, even if it is just having listened to them.
July 27th, 2007 at 9:06 am
List is here.
July 27th, 2007 at 9:17 pm
Good idea. I did mine, it’s on my website.
July 27th, 2007 at 10:27 pm
I did it too. Thanks for improving my mental myopia and restoring my perspective. There are so many things to love!
July 31st, 2007 at 3:18 pm
I posted this on my myspace blog (www.myspace.com/tinajonesband)
Here ‘goes!
Taking my bra off
Sleeping outside with my honey in our outside bed-sex-pit with the purple mosquito net
Walking in the forest with Beebs
Swimming naked in the ocean
Swimming naked in the river
Performing on big stages when all I’ve been doing is playing tiny pubs
Performing in tiny pubs when all I’ve been doing is playing big stages
Yoga
Facebook when I’m at work
www.megfowler.com
My nieces
Music Festivals
My big pants I wear with the kerplunks
Sandstone beaches when the tide comes in after a hot day
Great bass players
Folkies
The toddler dance (standing up and bobbing up and down with your hands in fists!)
Being married to the most wonderful woman ever
A good haircut
Singing in harmony
Thanks Meg. You really lift us up!