It's the last day of 2016, and there's quite a bit I didn't care
for about this year, if I'm being honest. More challenges, too many good people
dying, just a lot of terribleness and a general sense of dissatisfaction.
And it's easy to dwell on that, to find one's self thinking
on all the things you wish had gone differently. But I want to say good-bye to
2016 and hello to 2017 with a sense of positivity and hope.
Resolutions are coming, goals I've started on this year that I want to see come to fruition in 2017, but for now, I am looking to bring some brightness and love into my little world.
So I am borrowing an idea that a twitter mutual borrowed
from someone else: a list of things I love. Because some times, maybe most of
the time, it is the little things that help us get through the tough days.
Therefore:
A List of Little Things I Love
- the night sky/galaxies
- rain--the sound of it, the smell of it, the promise of it on the horizon as the moutains are consumed by dark clouds
- cool sheets and a warm blanket
- the smell of my pillows
- the feel of satin ribbons
- the smell of tomato sauce at every stage of its creation
- the texture of freshly baked bread
- pumpkin bread
- extra cheesy mac n' cheese
- Pepsi
- the smell of lavender
- soaring instrumental music (especially violin and piano)
- singing out loud without feeling self-conscious
- cats
- seeing something grow that I had a hand in tending
- new, uncreased book spines
- books!
- reading a new book in a series I love
- new episodes of a show I love
- Steven Universe and its music
- Yuri on Ice and its music
- The Hamilton soundtrack
- dragons, unicorns, and griffins
- Star Wars (The Force Awakens and Rogue in particular, General Leia Organa overall)
- learning an actor whose work I enjoy is an unproblematic fave
- remembering the name of an HITG ("Hey, it's that guy/girl"--when you see an actor all the time, but can never remember their name even though they're in everything)
- wrapping something perfectly
- folding origami perfectly
- finishing a piece of art (painting, jewelry, anything) and having it look the way I imagined it
- finishing writing a story
- learning a new skill
- see someone excited about and using something I made for them
- watching a movie with friends in an empty theater, so no one can complain if I talk during the movie
- Disney and fantasy art
- sketches
- receiving an unexpected gift or a pleasant surprise
- feeling accomplished and productive
- finding the perfect gift
- hearing about good things happening to/for friends
- geeky references in unlikely places
- people catching on to and appreciating my geeky references
- feeling listened to
- finding new art I love
- finding fandom fabric
- wearing something I love -and- feeling beautiful in it
- happy ending, or at least hopeful ones
- my armor: art nouveau Maleficent t-shirt, comfortable jeans, Maleficent socks, and my galaxy sneakers or ass-kicking boots
