What I’m grateful for going into this week:
1. My husband, and how aligned we are in how we want our lives to look. It’s really important to both of us that we make time for what matters, for joy and rest, rather than working all the time. I know so many people who are always busy with some obligation or another and never think they have time for themselves or for doing anything fun, and we both refuse to live that way. In general, I think it’s far more important for two people to have values in common than to have interests in common. We do have a lot of similar interests, but we also have interests that aren’t shared. Our values, though, are pretty in sync and I’m grateful for that. He’s a sweetie, too.
2. The zoo has brought back our favorite event, and my mom is going to watch our kid so we can go. Back before the pandemic the zoo used to have an annual wine tasting event, where they shut the door to all those annoying kids and let those over 21 stumble around drooling and crying and dropping their Cheez-its. And this year they’re bringing it back!
3. The weather seems to have really, really turned a corner. No more false spring, no more secret second winter. Even our rainy days are over 50 degrees now. We’re home free. It’ll never be cold again.
4. I have a few friends who still invite me to their parties. I almost never go. I’m almost always on kid duty, and I choose not to take him to things that would just be difficult. And if the kid’s in bed I’m exhausted and just want to sit my ass down. Everyone knows I’m not going. But a few friends invite me anyway, and that feels good.
5. I finished crocheting my sweater. It was a really ambitious project and I didn’t find it very enjoyable. On several occasions I let weeks go by without working on it. But I finally finished it, and now I’m looking forward to working on something that feels fun again. And considering the sweater was my first big crochet project, I’m pretty happy with how it turned out. Several strangers have stopped me on the street to compliment it, and somebody even took a picture. How fun!
Denise Resting 
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