Daily 5 - Year 4, Days 56 & 57

Yesterday's Daily 5:

1. the fact that I was introduced to the flashlight app for my iphone just days before the power was out as I got ready for the day at 5:00 am.  That flashlight app saved my butt!
2. a great patient to work with
3. a positive and helpful counseling session
4. a little gift from my brother and sister-in-law
5. funny texts with friends

Today's Daily 5:

1. stars out in the early morning
2. having the power on for another 5 am morning
3. the usefulness of an iphone - letting me get stuff done on my commute
4. cooking a healthy supper
5. working on some organizing and settling in in my place

Daily 5 - Year 4, Day 55

Today's Daily 5:

1. handily passing a somewhat worried about nursing math test
2. the chance to worship with other believers on campus
3. making good progress on studying for a midterm later this week
4. the fun of a shopping trip - spending not that much money to add some joy and life to my living space
5. making it through a long to do list and still getting to bed at a decent time given tomorrow's very early morning alarm for clinical (4:45 am... sigh...)

Daily 5 - Year 4, Day 54

Today's Daily 5:

1. Sleeping late in my own bed
2. tackling some homework
3. a big mug of tea
4. a church bonfire gathering
5. baking scones in my toaster oven, just before bed

Daily 5 - Year 4, Day 53

Today's Daily 5:

1. Being out in the sunshine for a bit this afternoon
2. tackling several "to do's"
3. some last minute enjoyment of quiet space before housesitting ended
4. settling back into my own space
5. yummy bounty purchased on my behalf south of the border
6. magic bags
7. air purifiers
8. making lists
9. tasty leftovers at two different meals today
10. curling up in my own (still new and oh so comfortable) bed

Daily 5 - Year 4, Day 52

Today's Daily 5:

1. a zoo trip with A and my two favorite little boys
2. funny kid moments, like M announcing that flamingos are "juicy" thus fully convincing me that his meat loving daddy has completely indoctrinated him!
3. the warmth of baby J's body against me in the babybjorn
4. lunch at the mall, including ice cream (mmm... waffle cone)
5. a bit of quiet time
6. a nice long skype date with Lyds
7. cooking dinner for a school friend (baked brie with mango habanero jelly? yum.)
8. an evening spent studying together for an upcoming midterm
9. tea and cookie dough
10. crawling into bed and reflecting on just how lovely a day this was