following suit

christine's list of little happies around her home made me

quite happy in turn, so i thought i would share some of 

the things making me smile these days.

it seems like a good exercise in appreciation, actually.

perhaps i should have my kids do it...

iced coffee in the afternoon.

you can usually find this around my house

and it always makes me happy.

especially, when i happen to have some 

whipped cream in the fridge...

a pile of fabric waiting to become something special.

not sure what yet, but i definitely need 

to figure out a use for these guys...

the fact that anthropologie never forgets my birthday.

this one might be a little silly,

but getting anything in the mail is instant happiness.

then something so simple and sweet.

do you think i should send them a thank you note?

paper and tape and twine.

always on hand to make a quick card or note

or a more festive to-do list.

just having these things on my desk is enough 

to make me smile, though.

a jar of sharpies.

i have a serious sharpie addiction.

seeing so many all in a jar oddly makes me

insanely happy.

handmade cards and notes.

few things around my house are as happy as these.

except for the cute little hands that made them...