Glitter and Litter: April 2013

Sunday, April 28, 2013

Friday I'm in love is my weekly gratitude list

I'm grateful for...

Spring! The trees are budding, the huge piles of snow are almost not there anymore, the weather is getting warmer, the migrating birds are starting to come to Helsinki.
Dance. I'm so grateful to have a healthy body. Dancing gives me so much joy, I can't express it in words. Also the feeling of getting better at it all the time. All that effort pays off.
Friends. We are all so very busy that I don't get to meet my friends as much as I'd want to but if I reach out, there's always a response. I'm not alone.
My fiancé. He's so funny, handsome, caring, skillful and creative.
People who volunteer. People who care. People who give without asking for something back.

Frozen strawberries, travel guide books and the sound of bird song,

Tiitta

Friday I'm in Love is my weekly gratitude list

I'm grateful for...

Finishing a difficult, time-consuming project and being quite happy about the result.
Our new/old sofa set; a bit dusty, broken and smelling of storage, but out sofa nevertheless.
Who needs a television when you have animals! The best entertainment ever!
Getting healthier every day.

Dark chocolate, springy scents and love for all sentient beings,

Tiitta

Friday I'm in Love is my weekly gratitude list

I'm grateful for...

Pineapple-flavored kisses,

Tiitta

Friday I'm in Love is my weekly gratitude list

I'm grateful for...

HOME. Home, Home, Home.
The kitties being well and very curious about the new Home, even the old kitty who's been mostly sleeping before is now jumping on cardboard boxes and looking out of the window.
Sunshine.
Soup. All kinds of vegetarian and vegan soup. Yum. Light, easy, cheap, nourishing.
The people in my life, new and old.
The power of smile.

Smile, smile, smile. Smiling even when you don't feel like it, tells your brain you're happy and you'll start to feel happier. Try it!

Tiitta

Friday I’m in love is weekly gratitude list. (though not on Friday this time, but better late than never, right?)

I’m grateful for…

Spring, spring, spring! After such a long time of dark, snow and cold, I’m welcoming spring with open arms. Also, with the sun appear freckles. I love my freckles!
The opportunities I get at work. I know I am very privileged to be working at a place like the National Opera’s Wardrobe.
One of my dreams is coming true. Not to jinx it, I won’t tell it here yet. Patience, persistance and perspiration.
The new Home is only a few nights away. And though packing all our things feels a bit straining, it’s still refreshing and a new start. I’m looking forward to that last night at the old Home when everything is packed except the essentials and you realize that those essentials are pretty much all you need. It’s liberating as a thought. Of course you still bring all those 30 boxes of books and 15 sacks of clothes to the new Home..

Watercolours, soy latte and clean sheets,

Tiitta