1. That our absurd mid-March snowstorm was short-lived. On Friday it began snowing around 1am and snowed for nearly 24 hours, even though absolutely nobody forecasted significant snow and everyone continued to say “no accumulation” throughout the day. We probably got about three inches of snow, which I know isn’t much by some standards, but for a completely unexpected snow in mid-March, it sure felt like a lot. It doesn’t snow much in Seattle, and this was our first (and hopefully only) snow of the year. Patches of snow stuck around throughout the day Saturday, but it was all gone by Sunday morning. And because it’s March and was never actually that cold, the roads were never icy. I just hope it hasn’t completely killed off all the spring flowers that were near to blooming.
2. That my son got a chance to play in snow this year. We usually get one real snow each year, although it’s not uncommon to get none. Given that it’s March, I didn’t think we were going to see any this year. I may be dying for Spring weather here, but it was still fun to see him get excited about snow at this age. He still won’t stop saying “remember when the doggy was covered in snow” (she had a few snowflakes on her back after our walk).
3. That I finally walked into a hair salon and walked out with a haircut I love. Last summer I decided to cut my long hair short, and I had a very clear idea of how I wanted it to turn out. I showed photos. I explained that I was looking for a lot of layers, including some very short layers about the same length as the bangs I was also getting. But for whatever reason, every stylist I’ve tried has been really hesitant to actually cut short layers. I’ve invariably wound up with triangle hair.
I’ve tried multiple salons and stylists in the neighborhood and never liked the result, and the cut I got in January was particularly disappointing. We have a salon in the neighborhood that costs next to nothing for a cut because the ladies there are REALLY fast, and a lot of people take their kids there for cuts because it’s so cheap and because, at least with young kids, quicker is better. This salon was actually the one that first cut my hair in the summer, and I went home with the aforementioned triangle. I wound up going back – something I’ve never done – and asking for it to be changed. After it was changed I felt like I had a Ronald McDonald ball of hair, but it was better than the triangle, so when we got my kid a haircut there this past weekend I decided to get mine cut too. And miracle of miracles, it turned out exactly like I wanted. I’m so happy with it.
4. That my son has consistently been napping again. In October we took the front of his crib off because he’d started trying to climb out of it, and with that newfound freedom he decided he was never napping again. We kept putting him in his room for nap-time, but he would just play for an hour, and then each evening was a struggle because he was overtired. About a month ago he inexplicably started napping again, and now naps nearly every day. It has become something we can count on and schedule around again, and that has been nice. It’s also nice that he’s getting enough sleep again. Evenings are still a struggle, but now for other reasons. 🙃
5. For this line from Pema Chodron about settling into uncertainty, which I’ve found myself reflecting on a lot: “what we call uncertainty is actually the open quality of any given moment.”
Denise Resting 
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