Smile List - Last Day of April Edition

Because this has been a week where I've rather desperately needed good things to cling to, and three days in I'm finally managing to see some, or at least spin some of the bad things more positively!

So, without further ado, here is the latest list of things I'm thankful for - Things that Make Me Smile!

• David Crowder Band's song "All That I Can Say" played on repeat
• showers where you don't have to worry about the hot water running out
• blackberries
• strawberries
• the Nooma film "Open"
• three new novels to read
• little reminders of things and people that I love, such as necklace made of shells
• clean smelling damp hair
• a new watch (since my previous one died this morning, and I rely on it for my alarm)
• 2 work days left
• lavender scented candles
• a favorite blanket to wrap up in for the evening, and curl up against my face while I sleep
• green apple lip balm from Rocky Mountain Soap Company
• a deepening friendship with my roommate
• an evening spent watching "America's Next Top Model," laughing, and eating mango with my roommate
• pink toenails
• curling up in my favorite chair
• a clean bedroom
• the crucifix I bought in Rome
• thirst
• that it's been nearly two weeks since we've seen or heard mice in our house
• comfort foods
• cheese
• Lamentations chapter 3 (in either "The Message" or The New Living Translation)
• a reprieve from the struggle and the foul mood I've been buried in all week
• that I actually took three major items off my "to do" list at work today
• Jason Upton's "Open up the Earth" album, particularly the spontaneous disk.
  

And with that, I think I'm going to head for bed. Maybe do a little reading, and then have my lights out early!