Daily 5 Revisited - Day 46

Today's Daily 5:

1. a curly hair day
2. J's smile when I opened the car door to get him out of his carseat
3. lunch with my friend Andrea and her two little guys (see #2)
4. the feeling of cleaning and just generally bringing order to the world
5. that the car started in the cold, after not having started it in a day or two

Daily 5 Revisited - Day 45

Today's Daily 5:

1. the weight of my licensing exam is gone! it's over!
2. a bubble bath and a novel that had nothing to do with either theology or nursing (and no guilt!!!)
3. leftovers of my favorite quinoa dish
4. skype with a dear friend
5. texting (and "hearing" spoken truth) from another dear friend

Daily 5 Revisited - Day 44

Today's Daily 5:

1. accomplishing the last bits of studying I really wanted done
2. encouragement from a couple friends
3. making the decision that instead of spending all day studying obsessively, I would accomplish what I needed, and then give myself a break and engage in self-care
4. feeling the difference that prayers of friends and family have made in my ability to remain peaceful instead of battling anxiety these last few days
5. a bubble bath and watching the season finale of Sherlock

Daily 5 Revisited - Day 43

Today's Daily 5:

1. The way peace descended throughout the day, after a rather rough waking from dreams this morning
2. cooking one of my favorite dishes to feed a friend who came over to study with me on the spur of the moment
3. listening to "Lord Have Mercy: A New Liturgy" from Aaron Niequist and friends while I shovelled snow this morning, and relating deeply
4. an unexpected bit of generosity that will save me some money tomorrow
5. leaning on the knowledge that I am being held in prayer this week

Daily 5 Revisited - Day 42

Today's Daily 5:

1. a brief moment of reflection on scripture this morning that struck me
2. a variety of blog posts I read
3. still going strong with the green smoothies, even though the challenge ended 3 days ago
4. a delivery of flowers - sent from my best friend on the other side of the planet to cheer me on in the homestretch of studying for my nursing boards this week - totally made me ugly cry
5. a bubble bath to study, and then chill out with a novel