It's the Little Things

Little things make me happy. Grand gestures are appreciated, but it doesn't take much to make me happy. Case in point...

1) Running 13 miles this weekend. I planned on doing 10, but felt so good I kept on going. 2 days later, I'm still feeling the pain in my quads, but it feels GREAT.

2) Acorn squash. Winter squash brings a feeling of cozyness and winter. I'm actually eating mine right now with a bit of butter and brown sugar.

3) Weighing in at Weight Watchers and being happy that I gained only .4 pounds (I went through a major once-a-month chocolate craving and I completely gave into it... 6 days in a row). I expected a 2 pound gain. a .4 gain makes me very happy. I'm still at an 18 pound weight loss and my pile of "can't fit clothes" is getting smaller by the week.

4) Not having school work to do after school. Ahh. It's nice to have my evening to myself.

5) Being flirted with by a really handsome man. It makes me feel like I'm 23 again. And it's even better when he tells me that his favorite book is "The Count of Monte Cristo." Dangling a good classic like that in front of an English teacher is like dangling crack in front of a drug addict.

6) Reading a good book. I'm enjoying "The Forest" by Edward Rutherford.

7) One of my students telling another teacher that if she ever has a problem, I'm the one adult on campus she can confide in.

8) Canned pumpkin. I'm not sure what I'm going to do with the two cans I bought. I'm now looking up recipes. But again, winter squash...

9) My vanilla scented candles.

10) Walking into a clean apartment.

11) Surprise text messages and phone calls from old friends. A really old friend called me Saturday and it was great to reminisce with him.

12) Updating my iPod with more musical cast recordings.

That's it for now. I'm in a very cheery mood and I'm slightly hyper.

Cheers!