| January 25, 2026
2026 January 8
- Birthday cake mix
- Mochi doughnuts
- Fog that’s so thick you can’t see the houses on the other side of the road
2026 January 7
- The sound of water at the dock
- Hydrogen peroxide
- The way the moss sways in the live oaks on my parents‘ street.
2026 January 6, Tuesday
- Areas without streetlights
- Electronic pianos
- Pizza delivery services
- Spending time with parents and siblings as an adult
- Thoughtfully animated movies and shows
2026 January 3
- Fireworks
- The sound of birds in the morning
- Warm, heavy rain
- Playing in the rain
- Air conditioning
- My mom’s extra large pressure cooker
2025 December 20
- Ironed bed sheets
- Fresh cookies
- Smooth-writing pens
- Local art supply stores
2025 December 17
- public parks
- Sunlight on the lake
- The large selection of pastries in the city
2025 December 16
- Fresh pressed juice
- Evergreens in the snow
- Soft brioche
2025 December 13
- I have a working washing machine!
- I have all the little comforts and luxuries that I have ever wanted, like a pc to play games on, a washing machine and dryer, an e-reader, enough art supplies to satisfy my creative urges, a garden, city amenities, a gym membership, clothes I feel comfortable and confident in, a dishwasher, and an over the sink drying rack.
2025 December 12, Friday
- We have a microwave. Didn’t have one for several years.
- Public libraries
- Big, fat, perfect snowflakes that glitter like shards of glass.
2025 December 10
- Miniature train displays in local shop windows.
- It’s relatively easy to fly and see family (not cheap, but not as expensive as it could be).
2025 December 8
- The daycare folks complimented the consistently tasty-looking snacks that I pack for S—.
- The grocery store is walking distance away, even in winter.
- Pears and papayas are a good price.
- Every Saturday and Wednesday, the local farmer’s market is up.
- The local farmer’s market is actually a farmer’s market and not an expensive-craft-doodad market.
2025 December 7, Sunday
- My son can now say “I love mama”, and says so freely and randomly
- The hot water heater works.
- My new warm snow boots. (Steger Arctic model)
- My time alone when L— takes our son to church and play dates.
- I am able to participate in a local choir.
- L— is always trying, and never gives up on our relationship.
2025 November 20
- S— wants to help me feel better when I’m sad
- The oven works
- I can mooch off of my parents Netflix account on a bad day
2025 November 7
- S— helped me plant garlic in the hay-covered field, handing me a new clove for each hole I made with my favourite walking stick. It’s a lovely, sunny day.
- The gym has 2 hour childcare.