Daily 5 Revisited - Day 66

Today's Daily 5:

1. tackling a nagging task that had been hanging over my head
2. Rick Mercer and Jann Arden rock-climbing - so many giggles!
3. this post from Preston Yancey
4. waking up feeling rested
5. hot crossed buns
6. super happy news I received
7. simple lunch - blueberries, cheese, cucumbers
8. a walk in the sun (and managing not to fall on the super icy sidewalks)
9. facetime call with a dear friend - just sharing the stuff of our ordinary lives
10. a cup of tea as I wind down for the night

Daily 5 Revisited - Day 65

Today's Daily 5:

1. Sunshine during the time I was out and about
2. being able to borrow a car from mom to go get some groceries
3. hot crossed buns
4. quiet and restful day
5. phone date to catch up and pray with a good friend

Daily 5 Revisited - Days 61-64

I spent the weekend in the mountains, standing up in a wedding for a long-time friend.  As such, I didn't quite make my lists, and rather than present individual lists for the last several days, I present one composite list for all four days.

Daily 5:

1. a sliver of moon
2. listening to "A New Liturgy: Lord Have Mercy"
3. feeling rested on waking
4. glimpses of sunrise
5. a much better work shift
6. Vietnamese dinner
7. a hot tub soak in the falling snow
8. good quality chocolate
9. watching olympics
10. sharing a friend's last moments as a single gal
11. the fun of having my hair and makeup professionally done
12. the look on the groom's face as his bride walked down the aisle
13. a truly amazing meal
14. the beauty of the mountains in freshly fallen snow
15. dancing a few different songs over the course of the evening
16. watching the joy as friends and family celebrated
17. a mountain hike
18. time with a good friend
19. coffee date with another friend
20. lots of good cups of tea

Daily 5 Revisited - Day 60

Today's Daily 5:

1. A brief, unexpected reprieve in a stressful situation
2. watching the final minutes of the gold medal olympic woman's hockey game with my dad, and then watching as the Canadian team celebrated their win
3. a hot shower
4. walking home in the sunshine from mom and dad's
5. treating myself (thanks to the starbucks card I was given) to a big cup of peppermint tea as a stop for a "treat" on my walk home
6. a short nap
7. episodes of White Collar on Netflix (loving this series!)
8. reminiscing as I wrote a toast for a wedding I'm in this weekend
9. simple, quiet time at home
10. baking cookies

Daily 5 Revisited - Days 58 & 59

Yesterday's Daily 5:

1. an unexpected health event that explained some irritating symptoms
2. listening to "A New Liturgy" on my morning commute
3. a better day than expected
4. Skype with a dear friend
5. the simple, calming actions of working in the kitchen

Today's Daily 5:

1. glimpses of sunrise as I rode the bus to work
2. a patient teacher
3. got my first IV start!
4. the release of tears that flowed somewhat unexpectedly
5. a quiet evening with minimal human interaction