Category Archives: Weekly Grace in Small Things

(courtesy Schmutzie‘s Grace in Small Things)

1. Allowing myself to rest when I needed it most, not doing much of anything but sleeping, watching television, and reading magazines.
2. Well-timed visits with the spectacular mental health professional.
3. Fruit smoothies.
4. A good case of the giggles.
5. Listening to Whitney Houston’s music, its beauty and its timelessness.

(courtesy Schmutzie‘s Grace in Small Things)

1. The kindness of friends, near and far.
2. Snow days off work.
3. Crockpot cooking at winter’s worst.
4. Being sick right now, not during my upcoming trip to Chicago.
5. Every now and then, a viewing of Grease hits the spot.

(courtesy Schmutzie‘s Grace in Small Things)

1. Impromptu Thursday lunch hour with a friend and her five-year-old. The kid made me laugh and smile more than I had in days.
2. Fashion and celebrity magazines given by a co-worker (in order to escape into fantasy worlds to shift focus away from my own).
3. Virtual hugs and pep talks.
4. Treating myself to a new movie On Demand - 50/50 – sad, funny, and uplifting all in one.
5. Being able to sleep in until 8am on a weekend morning without my inner alarm clock (or the feline one named Perl) waking me up earlier.

(courtesy Schmutzie‘s Grace in Small Things)

1. Clean bill of health for the Perl kitty.
2. Putting a little effort into dressing up for work makes all the difference on the days when I struggle to get out of bed and out the door.
3. Dance party workouts.
4. A rare treat of blueberry pancakes with a touch of real maple syrup.
5. Another week, another used bookstore (and now so many books to choose from in my to-read pile).

(courtesy Schmutzie‘s Grace in Small Things)

1. Game plan in place to deal with the recent surge in panic attacks.
2. Spending more time doing the things I love – photography, cooking, and keeping fit with exercise.
3. Brand new flannel sheets.
4. A personal New Year’s greeting from a friend sent through snail mail.
5. Finding a fantastic used bookstore in the most unlikeliest of strip malls.

(courtesy Schmutzie‘s Grace in Small Things)

1. Embracing the concept of busy Saturdays filled with chores and errands, then lazy Sundays filled with cat naps and comfort food.
2. Reading great poetry written through the ages.
3. Performing my own IT support at work, and at home.
4. Humidifier assisting with gaining more sleep in 2012 (and experiencing less insomnia).
5. Identifying all the triggers in recent rash of panic attacks.