wandering mind

Some ordinary happy thoughts and moments: I am happy that my daughters go on mini hiking excursions with me. Also happy about the trail that we found near our house that follows a river. Temperatures have mellowed down a bit. I give my kids mini projects over the summer. I asked my younger one if she knew who Copernicus was - she didn't. Then I asked her to make a presentation about how Copernicus revolutionized Astronomy. She did a great before and after poster board presentation on what we believed the solar system to be before when we thought Earth was stationary and the center of our solar system and after when Sun got the spot that Earth used to claim. Planning a trip up north to Canada in a few weeks. Rainy morning - everything washed anew. (image from here ) It was great writing out things to be happy about . I will continue writing in my journal. Thanks for listening all :)

Happy moments from yesterday: 1. My sister's company, reminiscing, planning. 2. Blueberry yogurt loaf , garbanzo curry on rice, a glass of chardonnay. 3. Neighborhood swimming pool, cool water kissed breeze, smells of summer. 4. Clouds tinted pink by the setting sun, a feeling of well being. 5. Kids giggling for no reason , no set bed time, summer vacation.

I managed to spend the whole weekend without much internet -hence the missing gratitude journal post. So this day three is actually day 5 - I will pick up where I left off :) So, what are the five things I am happy about? 1. Mom's cooking – need I say more? 2. Had my brother and his friends over for lunch. We sat around the dining table for several hours - just talking and eating and drinking - enjoying a great bottle of Vinho Verde. If feels so good to take the time to just sit around and linger after the meal for hours. We are always rushing through our lunches and dinners during weekdays, so these lingering meals over the weekend are greatly needed. 3. Harvested a basket full of tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers from my garden. Ah… this is what I dreamed of all winter. 4. Remember the pumpkin that showed up in my garden last year? Well, this year two of them showed up in my front yard. Most probably from the Halloween pumpkin that was sitting on the front porch. They are doing r...

Five things I am happy about from yesterday: Going to mom's place after work, sitting in her backyard under a tree, admiring her jasmine blossoms and sharing a slice of jalapeno pizza. Spending time with the neighbors in our cul-de-sac, watching kids jumping rope and riding their bikes around, watching our dogs chasing each other, one of the neighbors offering to make a drink made of pineapple juice and coconut rum (who can refuse such an offer?), enjoying the drink on the driveway with the neighbors - pure bliss. Biting into a perfectly ripened apricot. Playing DDR with my daughters and dancing to lady gaga's 'just dance' and Pitbull's 'you know you want me' and giggling to the younger daughter mentioning that the Pitbull song is highly inappropriate :) (I would have won if it wasn't for that rum earlier that was making me light headed) Falling asleep while reading 'Twenty chickens for a saddle' - a prefect end to a perfect summer day. (image fr...

I was reading Preeti's blog and came across this great project of seven day positivity experiment. I want to try it too. So what were the five things I am happy about from yesterday? Bright blue chicory flowers , sprinkled generously on the road side, on my drive to work. These weeds have become my favorite flowers. Would it be too weird if I pulled some of these weeds and gave them an honorable place in my front yard? Eating a grilled cheese sandwich made with havarti cheese on 'white bread' with good amount of butter on it - and not feeling guilty about it. Family dinner which consisted of leftovers and freshly made strawberry lassi (yogurt smoothie). 'aha' moment at work about automating testing. Sitting under a tree with my mom and watching both my daughters riding horses at their lessons. Petting the horses and feeding them sliced apples after the lessons. I never knew horses like hearing 'good boy' and being petted as much as the dogs do.