It’s the little things in life.
Rainbows. (I always share them).
A free lunch. Who says there’s no such thing?
Feeling strong enough to ride the elliptical.
Even if it’s on the lowest settings….
and you last 5 minutes. Because:
One less thing to worry about.
A relaxing read in the sauna followed by an endorphin replenishing swim.
Having the pool all to myself while swimming that swim.
A client randomly (?) handing me a bag full of snacks I know and love.
Colored pens to journal with. Always.
Especially when they have glitter!
I’m going to let this one speak for itself. Yes, I’m going there.
Inheriting a Christmas tree, doing a horrible job putting it up and being able to say….enough for one night. Whatever. Totally Fine.
Letting the imperfections be…and being content to curl up in the warm glow of the twinkle lights, with my girl by my side.
I’ll eventually fix it. And guess what? The pass-along bulbs are sparkly and the white ones have light interference like bubbles.
Speaking of bubbles, or “fairy globes,” my friend emailed a picture that gave me a little a moment of awe.
It’s the little things.
The little moments.
It’s being Present, in God’s Presence…wherein we can experience Him and his abundant love.
Being filled with gratitude no matter the circumstances.
- What have been some of your recent moments of simple pleasure?
*Praying for those whose lives have been inexplicably and inextricably altered today as a result of the shootings in Connecticut*
So much greatness going on in this post!! I love the goodies from your client, so sweet. Swimming in a pool alone has to be amazing. Yet I always fear something grabbing me when I am alone haha.
Oh my goodness me tooo!!!!
I am a little better when I am indoors but I get that little heeby Jeebs thing when alone in the pool…
Makes sense because when you swim you are so vulnerable…like you don’t really know what’s going on around you.
Ooooh, so so so love this post! Many of my favourite things in here- rainbows, bubbles, swimming, Christmas trees, cute animals, coloured pens, tasty, healthy snacks,books and er- laxatives???
LOL…they are Phazyme — for gas.
This post was a simple pleasure for me
xx
My simple pleasures are time with friends, time with my cat, time outdoors just ‘being’… stuff related to life and love, really
So many comments I want to make! warm fuzzies.
Your lunch looks awesome. Eliptical–>booty. Swim. Snacks. What flavor Larabar? Journaling. Colored pens. Doggy. Bubbles. So much awesomeness. Great way to start the weekend.
My simple pleasures this week have been green tea, Christmas music, my doggies, and (bad) televicion.
Are those those UTZ chips with good protein/carb ratio? I’ve been looking for them but can’t find them. I need to find some good chips.
The Laras are mini PB cookie. My favorite Lara is…pistchio maybe? They disco-ed it. RUDE.
I kind of love them all sans the chocolate variety — EXCEPT the cherry which…is in the variety pack I used to get for cheap. I dealt. I mean…it was still good just…meh.
That being said — Laras are quite the little complexities for me so yeah…not on my “green light” list and not even on my “sometimes” anymore. They are on fun food list, and travel food.
The chips…I am not sure what you mean by a good protein carb ratio in your terms. I would think so — they have quinoa so that helps. I have never tried these variety before as they — well, they have flours and sugar and you know my deal with those. I avoid ..unless I don’t want to. These are free, so I don’t want to avoid them. LOL.
But I have has the lime and they are sososososo good. Get your google on girl! I can talk chips like whoa.
Love guiltless gourmet unsalted, riceworks and Lundberg Rice chips (Lundberg less refined, but both have flour), Terras obviously, plantain and cassava chips, humbles hummus chips and Blue Diamond Nut Thins <- all with bean and nut flours but screw it they are just.plain.good.
Sometimes…with chips? That's all that matters Amen?
Heh I might have sounded grumpy/disgruntled in the last message I left you b/c I was at the store and had just rejected all chips (and soups (except Amy’s) etc. And went on to reject all protein bars (including laras). I’d like to try chips, but portion/self control issues. And I’ve def been getting my carbs in. Just trying to keep it super clean so I’ll have less New Years/pre-vacation issues to deal with. Plus a few days ago I had a biscuit. With trans fat. Eww. Not helping my “cause”. No chips for me. Saving the extras for holiday sweets. Which I will make. I’m making no carb (ok, dark chocolate chips and applesauce, but those are forgiven) vegan cookies. And carb free nutella. It’s going to be aweeeeeesome.
If I didn’t know you personally I’d be all like “Cho’azz needs’ta stop with all that bullsheeshh…etc” that comes across a little, well a lot, like some disorderly thinking left unchecked.
However I know you got it on lock down.
So I will give you a second of side-eye and a finger raise and then just rest easy in knowing your skinny azz will be eating toast with 1/2 cup of nut butter within 24 hours once the funk passes. LOL. Am I right?
If not I will personally fly you down here (I have a magic flying unicorn) and force you to sit with me and drink wine and eat popcorn and …some more carby things. LOL.
I’ll figure out a way to make carb-a-licious nut butter.
Don’t worry, I’ll make sure to clear the kimchi out the way.
Lol I know its disordered bull, but I know my tendencies and I’m trying to avoid guilt. The funk passed. (And the biscuit fosho had pb and real butter on it). Thank you for calling me out. And just because I’m trying to cut out the extra carbs doesn’t mean I’m restricting. Not in the slightest. I’ve actually been eating a lot more carbs than before (thanks oatmeal, chocolate, bananers, apples, berries, potatoes, bites of work sweets, and oh yes popcorn). Jillian fuel. I just get really frustrated reading pre-made food labels and not accepting any food.
I knew it, really I did.
and i FEEL you re: frustrated grocery store moments where you’re just losing minutes of your life thanks to messed up food thoughts.
Gets you so pizzed at the insanity.
It’s the bubble moments in life – when one milli-second separates Then from Now. Or Is from Was.
Here’s what just happened for me: I am hungry, preparing dinner, and I sez to my Self – gonna binge tonight.
Then a simple bubble. I open Missy Miller’s blog post, and I re-gain the hope I need.
I realize that I am not alone in my apartment; that there is a virtual Beautiful Struggle World, and I am a part of it.
I eat my dinner – I have made it through w/o binging. I see fairy globes of faith all around me.
And, what if there had been that milli-second before the shooter began his rampage in Connecticut?
If only a simple pleasure of some sort could have intervened? Maybe the ‘pleasure’ and comfort of someone saying “you can’t do this. I will help you.
You are not alone. Put the weapon down.”
Forgive me,
but that seems a little like what it is right before I pick my my eating disorder…..
Blessings.
Blessings.
“All of Life is a Narrow Bridge
The Only Thing is not to Fear.”
~Rebbe Nachman of Bratslav
Wow, the weapon metaphor is always so very powerful for me.
I haven’t used it in a while.
I need to emply it again.
Aw, enjoyed your post so much!
And you made My Moment as I’ve read and smiled to my ears.
There are so many in my life as well, that I don’t know where to start. From the moment I open my eyes in the morning and hear my sweetheart breathing peacefully, till the end of the day when I accidentally fall asleep by the fireplace. I’m So Grateful For Everything.
xo
Smiled to your ears!!!
There is simply too much here to even begin to comment on. I could write a comment as long as this post. I love it all. ALL.
Colored pens make the world go round. I refuse to grade in red pen. I use purple or blue or green or neon or….anything but red or black.
Studies have shown that red mark corrections are badbadbad.
Aint nobody got time for that…that lady!
Colored pens…yes!
Love your treee
Rainbows, colours, lights. YES!