Embracing the mundane
Someone pointed out to me that I should take time to observe and even appreciate the little things around me, like the changing seasons or paint peeling on the wall. My response? Seasons don’t change in BR and really? Paint peeling? Ok, ok. I get the point. I need to start using my gratitude website and promoting it.
So, not so much gratitude as things that I was present for today:
1. I’m amused that I’m hoarding ink jet cartridges, something I just now noticed.
2. I really do have a lot of colorful markers.
3. I’ve had three d10′s on my desk for years, left over from a torturous attempt at WoD. One is rather pretty with its blue and purple speckles and silver numbers. It reminds me of Easter candy.
4. I’m learning to live with fingerprints and smears on my Droid.
5. It’s going to be spring soon and that means flowers.
6. My husband has moved from Paula Abdul to Eminem, Biggie Smalls, and “the mighty” Van Halen. I think that one counts as a gratitude, but I’m not sure.
Some threes
Three things I accomplished today:
1. argued about the sexist use of “seminal” in the academy with some people online.
2. proposed to my colleagues that students should participate in our book adoption discussions. They agreed.
3. Weeded out about one fifth of my emails from my home and personal inboxes. That’s progress!
Three things I want to do in my life:
1. Watch Willow get hooded for her PhD.
2. Celebrate my 40th wedding anniversary at the Grand Canyon.
3. Have something to show for myself (I have no idea what that might be yet).
Three things I need to do this week:
1. Catch up with some friends.
2. Work on a bibliography of scholarship on Disney.
3. Finish my professional portfolio.
Three things that make me sad:
1. My cat is aging.
2. So many of my students waste their opportunities.
3. The fairy dust I put on Willow to keep her from growing up didn’t work.
Three things I’d will tell my husband tonight before bed:
1. Stop playing Biggie Smalls (he won’t).
2. Thank you for doing all the grocery shopping.
3. I love you.
