Liz, over at be present, be here, had a lovely post about five really great things on December 12. Well, being without a computer I missed my chance to leave my five on her blog, but it got me thinking.
So, here are my five (really) good things for today, Friday December 14.
1. Walking barefoot on our new kitchen floor - we've had the bamboo floor for a couple of months now, and I walk on it every day, and I still love the fact that it just feels wonderful.
2. Experiencing a lovely 'worlds collide' moment when I took my children into my former workplace for morning tea. In fact, they didn't really collide as such - the kids were well behaved (or should I say, well 'entertained' - thanks Lee!), and I actually got to have adult conversations with people I really enjoy talking to (and don't catch up with enough).
3. Sitting on our couch with my two children watching The Upside Down Show (who doesn't love The Umbilical brothers??)
4. Christmas time in the sub-tropics. What can I say, I just LOVE LOVE LOVE it. No white Christmas for me, just give me green green green!!! By the way, the rainbow photo wasn't taken by me, but it is a photo of where I live (in Queensland). Image was found on the Our Brisbane website, and I'm afraid will have to do until I am back on my own computer...where all my stuff lives...
5. Thinking about everything that has to be done in preparation for Christmas, then being reminded (by Liz in her post) that perfection is really not the goal of it all. And feeling relief at the realisation...
If I were to be a bit pathetic then I would also add a sixth thing to be happy about, as I just had a call from Matt to say that my computer is coming home today - yay!!! (Currently I am using a clunky set-up that Matt cobbled together from our TV monitor and our Mac mini, which usually runs our TV - I think he was getting sick of my whining about my computer, and set this up for me before he went to work. Lovely boy!).
And for those who have never seen an Umbilical Brothers comedy skit, here's one I quite like. Enjoy!
3 comments:
i love that you joined in on the fun! it is so good to list these things every now and then to remind yourself of the joy, truth, and goodness of the journey...
blessings to you,
liz
LOL! We LOVE the Umbilical Brothers here too! (and of course, the Upside Down show!).
Your list of things are perfect!
It's nice to be reminded at this ridiculously crazy time of year to stop and think about the important things in life ... and how few of them are actually "things".
And Bec, we loved seeing you and your children too last week. There should definitely be more of it! (Time with good friends, with good conversation, is high on my list of best things).
Merry Christmas
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