besties!

i'm grateful for my bestie

who understands my ADD & half completed sentences and is really fun to drink wine and play fashion show with.

who doesn't mind when i finish a sentence with a preposition,

and besides her many other talents, she cooks yummy kale!

wild

i'm grateful to live in a place where these things grow wild. especially that they have taken up residence in my yard. my mom had a bouquet of calla lilies at her wedding to my stepdad, and they were exotic and beautiful. now they remind me of her every morning.

blooms

this happened in my house. i bought this orchid , in full bloom, when i started my job last year. it's been a year of public service, and while I'm not thrilled with the results, I am proud that I got this to happen.

(i may have grown these? i can't remember.)

challenges don't always come where we expect them. i thought the orchid would be really hard, and the job would be fantastic. It's the opposite-- the job has been quite a trial, and the orchid was a delight.

i'm grateful for lessons learned, especially when they end with something beautiful.