Daily 5 Revisited - Day 88

Today's Daily 5:

1. a really good green smoothie
2. reading a memoir written by a midwife
3. curling up under a blanket and relaxing
4. conversation on the way home from RCIA
5. chocolate

Daily 5 Revisited - Day 87

Today's Daily 5:

1. lazy, quiet day at home
2. hearing my name called in little boy voices
3. little boy kisses and hugs
4. an awesome dinner with friends
5. the chance to catch up and share the stuff of life with good friends

Daily 5 Revisited - Day 86

Today's Daily 5:

1. sunshine
2. kids laughing as they play outside
3. a really positive career move
4. fresh mango
5. dinner with my family

Daily 5 Revisited - Day 85

Today's Daily 5:

1. sunshine
2. reading on the bus
3. bookstore browsing (without buying - a miracle!)
4. a coffee date with a friend
5. getting the news that I passed my nursing licensing exam
6. a hot bath
7. cuddling the chubbiest blue eyed baby that I know
8. conversation over dinner with a heart friend
9. the encouraging and challenging words of a friend
10. soaking in the achievement of truly having accomplished the goal of becoming a registered nurse

Daily 5 Revisited - Day 84

Today's Daily 5:

1. the chance to be with friends
2. raisin tea biscuits
3. cuddling a sweet, chubby baby
4. that I have a roof over my head
5. that my tendency to shop deals when I wasn't broke means that I have food in the freezer now that I am broke
6. sweet potato fries
7. green beans
8. reading on the bus
9. hugs from friends
10. crawling into a soft bed at the end of a long day

Daily 5 Revisited - Day 83

Today's Daily 5:

1. a smooth work shift this morning
2. a hot bath with a novel
3. playing and cuddles with my sweet niece
4. dinner with family
5. green grapes
6. blackberries
7. my niece's facial expressions 
8. mint tea from starbucks
9. an afternoon nap in the sun, curled up in an armchair
10. quiet time under a blanket, reading, writing, praying, preparing for the day and week to come

Daily 5 Revisited - Day 82

Today's Daily 5:

1. a restful night's sleep
2. a super lazy sleep in kind of day
3. episodes of The Newsroom
4. reading a book curled up under a pile of blankets
5. grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup

Daily 5 Revisited - Day 81

Today's Daily 5:

1. a good shift at work
2. a hot bubble bath with a good book
3. cheese
4. watching episodes of Perception on my ipad as I commuted
5. a soul-engaging conversation with a friend on the way home from RCIA tonight

Daily 5 Revisited - Day 80

Today's Daily 5:

1. 80 straight days of making these lists
2. Chinook weather
3. getting to see a friend for a bit this afternoon
4. caramel nut granola bars
5. a super tasty, simple dinner of souvlaki skewers, green beans, and sweet potato fries

Daily 5 Revisited - Day 79

Today's Daily 5:

1. a really good green smoothie
2. iphone games
3. resting
4. watching television for free online
5. sweet potato fries

Daily 5 Revisited - Days 77 & 78

Yesterday's Daily 5:

1. Sleeping in after a late night and daylight savings time
2. puttering around the house in my pajamas
3. crawling into freshly washed bedsheets at the end of the day
4. tackling a few nagging household tasks
5. resting and reading

Today's Daily 5:

1. mint tea
2. seeing a friend at a rather dry work event
3. A New Liturgy: Lord Have Mercy
4. being able to borrow a vehicle from my folks to run errands and buy groceries
5. curling up at the end of a busy and tiring day with another cup of tea and an episode of Suits online

Daily 5 Revisited - Days 75 & 76

Yesterday's Daily 5:

1. tackling a few nagging tasks
2. reading a novel curled up under a blanket
3. a good cup of tea
4. tv on dvd
5. watching episodes of The Newsroom

Today's Daily 5:

1. a decent work shift with my lady this morning
2. a long hot shower
3. a friend who cared enough to attend my rite of call to lenten renewal tonight
4. the ceremony itself
5. dinner, conversation, laughter and sharing over pub food and booze

Daily 5 Revisited - Day 74

Today's Daily 5:

1. lazy morning with netflix
2. fresh mango
3. peppermint tea
4. reading in a starbucks
5. texting with dear friends

Daily 5 Revisited - Day 73

Today's Daily 5:

1. sunrise colors
2. a positive career moment
3. ash wednesday mass
4. grilled cheese and tomato soup
5. borrowing a car to do some errands

Daily 5 Revisited - Day 72

Today's Daily 5:

1. some encouraging dialogue about Lent with a dear friend
2. TV on DVD
3. pancakes for dinner
4. peanut butter on a banana
5. good chocolate

Daily 5 Revisited - Day 71

Today's Daily 5:

1. restful morning
2. positive step in my career
3. sitting in the sunshine for a bit
4. potatoes - because I just happen to love them, and tonight I roasted some
5. "Mother's Little Helper" tea from David's Tea

Daily 5 Revisited - Day 70

Today's Daily 5:

1. being able to borrow a car
2. multiple cups of mint tea
3. hugs and prayers from a dear friend
4. magic bags on sore muscles
5. conversation about Jesus over a good meal

Daily 5 Revisited - Days 68 & 69

Yesterday's Daily 5:

1. fresh mango
2. skype with my Lyds
3. doing some bible study homework that challenged me
4. a hot shower
5. quiet time alone

Today's Daily 5:

1. peanut butter
2. green smoothie
3. more challenging bible study homework
4. seeing Karla play in concert with Heidi
5. cuddling with both Sterling and Hudson throughout the concert (cute kid cuddles are pretty much the best thing ever)