As was probably obvious in the last post, I’m feeling rather…put upon. And crabby. And because of events out of our control, N’s trip to SF has been delayed by a day. Less than a day, actually, but he was scheduled to arrive tonight and now won’t be here until around 3 pm or so tomorrow. We haven’t seen him in a month so as you can imagine, this delay – while minor in the overall scheme of things – has not improved my mental state.

Maybe it is silly (or cliched) to come up with a list of things that make you happy in an effort to actually be thankful that you have them. But I do this every so often and it did work for me here and here, so I’ll give it a try.

So here we go. In no particular order, a bunch of little things (because duh, of course I’m thankful for my family, friends and health) that make life worth living:

New bronze ballet flats. Re-starting Sons of Anarchy from the beginning, back before every character’s life became a total train wreck. The ridiculously good $1.99 wine from Trader Joe’s. Supernatural on Netflix Instant. Cookie Butter. The way my 4-year-old calls the first meal of the day “brep-tist”. The song “Boston” by Augustana. A perfect pair of skinny jeans, on sale for $20. Grocery delivery. Enjoying a really strong cabernet out of my favorite wine glass. Taking the bus without the kids so I can listen to music and zone out completely. A Gap denim jacket with perfectly long sleeves, even for my freak-show monkey arms. “Go to California” by Rob Zombie. OPI Midnight in Moscow. A mega-cheap, super-convenient dim sum place near my house. Timing the morning commute so that we don’t have to wait more than 5 minutes at each bus stop. Discovering a new show to watch on Fridays, thereby locking up every single weeknight for laziness maximization. Live Free or Die Hard. Calling the landlord for house-related issues instead of shelling out money. Lentil hummus from the local farmer’s market. New friends to have lunch with. Creme brulee coffee creamer. Booking tickets to Texas for two weeks at Christmas. Finding a reliable, available babysitter. Children miraculously entertaining themselves, so that I can write this post.

Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!