so when did I last post?

[eimarra]

It's been a week, hasn't it? Starting with taxes, then Virginia Tech. And so forth.

So I thought I'd post and maybe count some blessings. One for every day of the month.

1. my husband
2. our child
3. being able to walk
4. family
5. friends--in person and on the Internet
6. daffodils
7. snow's finally gone (even if we still haven't turned the heat off).
8. cookbooks
9. freedom to read what I want.
10. freedom to write what I want.
11. being able to work at home.
12. reading blogs that always have cool links (like jaylake's).
13. the Forward Motion writers community.
14. instant messaging
15. enthusiasm
16. creativity
17. color
18. tea
19. having enough

There are more, of course. There always are. I just need to remember to look for them. Some are simple: candles, chocolate, days with the temp over 70 degrees. Others are silly: new episode of Heroes next week. Others? Well, I don't know how to categorize them. Like I'm making a quilt for one of my nieces (I'll get to the others and the nephews in due course.)--and that's color and creativity, and giving and texture and working with my hands and passing on something in love that will last and . . .

Many blessings.

And now that I've posted again, I should mention that I am trying to think of regular posts--something to do once or twice a week just to be in the habit of posting. Haiku Tuesday, maybe? Or maybe I'll do the weekly prompt for Poetry Thursday (though I'm not up for the idea of guerrilla poetry yet. Maybe I'll just post once a week with a list of what I'm working on. I don't know. If you have an idea, let me know.

Comments

[bonniers.livejournal.com]

There's so much to be thankful for. Thanks for the reminder.

[marfisk]

That's a great perspective to have, erin :). Thanks for sharing.

[ca-bookwyrm.livejournal.com]

Tea is a good thing to be thankful for. And I have been sadly slacking off in the FM department, but it's a big "thank you!" as well.

I'm doing a regular post on Wednesdays as a part of the writers_five community. I have my entries locked down semi-tight, as they're about my WIPs, but if you want the extra motivation of doing it with friends, let me know and I'll add you to that list.

[eimarra]

Ooh, thanks for the pointer. I went ahead and joined the community!