This week was less action-packed than last, but it still felt really good. Every day makes me feel closer to where I want to be, and I’m happy to feel like life is a constant party. My birthday is coming up, and usually around this time I’m scrambling to cross off any remaining goals I didn’t accomplish. This year, I’ve allowed things to be less stressful and realize that I will get to things when I get to them. Speaking of my birthday, the only thing I want this year is confetti. I want all the confetti.
Here’s some gratitude for you…
+ hula hooping and juggling in the park
+ receiving an amazing birthday gift from Janice
+ watching blooper reels
+ starting my burlesque workshop with Ginger Snapz
+ this drawing Ashley did of me before we went out for the evening
+ being so prepared for the mountain of birthday parties that is this month
+ discovering a hilarious 13 second video from our Ocean City trip
+ ordering hoards of washi tape
+ the simple beauty of soap suds
+ Bug crawling under my new (old) bed sheets
+ being civil with ex’s
+ texting Katie
+ making bedtime sexy with a onesie
+ slumber party with Bug, pizza, and Boy Meets World
+ Andrew WK favoriting more of my tweets
+ finding some bangin’ tinted moisturizer
+ the new patterns on everything in Starbucks this season
+ playing with paint on the beach
+ delicious drinks with real raspberries at Bad Decisions
+ Sara’s birthday party and the cute game where every time you finished a drink you grabbed a brown paper bag and had to wear whatever was in there
+ Indy and I waiting for Momma Charlotte to come out of the gas station
+ hanging out at the dog park
+ walking around the city telling strangers their fortune
+ Charlotte saying it felt like we were “on the outskirts of town” and then looking up to see a “Baltimore City Limits” sign
+ the term “undercarriage blast”
+ allowing myself time to be sad
+ Ashley being the best friend and kidnapping me
+ swinging at the park
+ walking around Kinder Farm park at dusk and seeing baby birds
+ making zine copies
+ giving Nick his birthday presents
+ temporary tattoos
What’s on your happy list this week?
Baby ducks are seriously the best. The college I went to had something called “Bug Bowl” every year, and it was an annual event that the Anthropology, Entomology, and Agriculture departments put on. There was a petting zoo that had cows and horses and sheep … and ducks! They were so adorable. I like the term “undercarriage blast,” too! That definitely has some funny connotations, haha. There really are so many small things to find joy and happiness in.
Also, remind me to send you ALL THE CONFETTI.