little things

i should be asleep. i know. but.

it is such an incredibly gorgeous night, and i just got off the phone with a person who was lying in a hammock in his backyard, and i felt jealous - "no fair, i want to be outside too!" said i to me.

i do not have a hammock, but i do have a balcony with a cozy chair... i will improvise. i am good at that.

so i am sitting out here with a blanket and i am writing because it has been a good day and my heart is full.... i tend to write when my heart is in such a condition - it's almost involuntary, and it is definitely instinctive. i need a thicker blanket.

- - -

better.

it truly is the little things that can make or break a day. and today was full of many many of those little things (the good kind). some of those little things are as follows:

i finally found some lamps for the apartment... this has been no small feat.

candace and i finally got to hang out! i enjoyed the company of a truly beautiful person.

we went thrift store shopping and i got much too much for the grand total of $21.47.

i had the opportunity to consume my daily starbucks. i seized the opportunity.

the dishes are clean. i am becoming my mother... i am perfectly okay with it.

the apartment has been quiet all evening - i am a lover of quiet.

AND it smells really good in there right now because the candles are taking their toll.

i made progress. just in general - life. i made progress.

i received a much needed phonecall. i enjoyed it quite a lot.

it is autumn. (this is actually a pretty big "little" thing, but i'm keeping it on the list)

my fingernails are now painted a dark purple - this small joy is un-relatable to at least one entire half of the population.

because of that - nights like these, i enjoy being a girl.

it really is the little things that set a heart on fire...

praise God from whom these little things and blessings flow.