The little things

Not only am I normally a ‘glass half full’ type of girl, but I’m also a “be thankful you have a glass at all and stop looking for things to complain about” person.

In truth, terrible shit happens to people all the time and you can absolutely take the time (it’s not hard to do) to find the reasons why something sucks. However, it’s just as easy to find the silver lining, for lack of a better phrase.

I’m not going to get all preachy on you, but I will show you some of my day-to-day silver linings.

1. Towel Warmer: Someone very awesome gave me this for Christmas and what a treat it is! Each morning, I step out of my shower and wrap myself up in warm snuggly goodness. I pretty much look like a fabric softener commercial, towel all up around my shoulders with a blissful smile on my face.

 2. This is a double good thing: My new L.L. Bean hearth-side slippers in persimmon (fun color alert!!!) topped with my fat-ass lap warmer. Oh, and the Pats.

 3. The view from my office window. (My birdseed brings all the squirrels to the yard.)

4. Finding and taking pictures of random vanity plates in parking lots that make me giggle, then walking into the restaurant of said parking lot and having my friend ask if I saw Ploopy. Mind melding.

 5. Wearing fun jewelry, like my octopus!!! My friend Steph got this for me, and I was honored that someone would see this and think, “Tammy.Needs.This.”

There are many, many more things that make me stop and smile throughout the day…what are yours?