This morning, I could not find my car keys. Anywhere. My mom and I combed the house three or four times over looking for them. I even had John, the key finder extraordinaire, on the phone, telling me where I should look. Of course, I do have a spare set of keys, but you might be able to guess where they are. That's right, they're in the car. After thirty minutes, my mom finally calls "Sary, come see what I found!" (she was very pleased with herself). There, in the laundry room, in front of the washer, were my car keys. They were underneath some towels that I had probably tripped on when I switched the laundry the night before.
I mentioned to my mom a couple of weeks ago that if I had a tiny house, I wouldn't have to spend so much time looking for my keys, because there would be fewer places for them to hide (she didn't believe me, but I guess that's okay). I think this is also true of "tiny pleasures."
Tammy Strobel (www.rowdykittens.com) prompted her readers to take a few minutes to write down the little things that make them happy, or "tiny pleasures." I really believe that this is one of the major reasons I want to live in a tiny house, so that my "tiny pleasures" will have fewer places to hide. So, in an effort to locate a few tiny pleasures, I will enumerate them here for you.
(Disclaimer: These are in no particular order)
1. I love to play music. Especially when I don't NEED to play. If it's just for me, and no one is around to hear, I'll sit down to play piano, or guitar, or sing opera at the top of my lungs.
2. I love to hang out with my dog. Right now, she's snoring away on top of a newspaper and a bag from Jo-Ann's with her head on my foot. She's so funny, and just comforting to be around.
3. I love finishing projects. Starting is daunting, the middle is boring, but when you're done, it's amazing.
4. I love the smell of clean laundry. I like to put my arms in the middle of the warm pile of clothes straight from the dryer and feel the heat and smell the clean.
5. I like to browse the fabric stores. I feel so zen in the middle of the racks. I always feel good afterwards, especially if I didn't buy anything, because then I didn't have to wait in any lines, which I DON'T like.
6. I like doing the crossword puzzle in the mornings. I'll have a cup of coffee, maybe a bowl of cereal, and enjoy a nice slow morning.
7. I like to clean. Dusting, sweeping, cleaning the sinks, washing the mirrors, and cleaning the toilet. The only thing I don't like to do is the dishes. This will come as a shock to my family, but it's really only happened since I started making my own natural cleaning products.
8. I like to plant things. I don't necessarily do real well at the maintaining of plants, but I like to start them.
9. I like to draw. I am actually pretty good, if I do say so myself, though most of my drawings are costumes that I need to make for other people.
10. I like researching and planning (hence all the talk on here of the tiny house for which I won't be ready for a long time). I actually will plan trips that I know I'll never take, though I usually think I will at the time, just for fun.
There ya go. Ten tiny pleasures. And they are almost all things that I can do every day.
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