And the Morning Coffee Award Goes To . . .

Some weeks back, Liz at The Fragrant Muse honored me with The Morning Coffee Award. It was my first award and meant a lot to me because I hadn't been blogging very long at all at the time. I thought I was all that and a bag of beans! (coffee beans of course!)

I have been remiss in not passing this token on to another. But I'm actually glad I waited, because in that time I've encountered a vivacious and authentic soul, who, with her verve, could almost replace my coffee in the morning. I get that much of a lift from her writing. I am very pleased to present The Morning Coffee Award to Holly at Your Mother Knows But Won't Tell You.

for blogs that go well with morning coffee

Holly, I hope you will accept this award from little ol' me, I mean, since you are the Queen of the Universe and everything! Thank you for sharing your spark with me, and please keep on writing!

Cheers!

Joy

The things that peg my "joy meter"


A few days ago, I was tagged by Tippyrich to do a post on My Five Favorite Random Things. As it turned out, I had already done that list after being tagged by Julochka (although I could probably do it again and have completely different items on my lists today!). But Tippyrich had mentioned that she hoped to learn more about her fellow bloggers by getting folks to play along and share this kind of information. She has a point.

Some days earlier, Tippyrich had written about counting her blessings, and had included a list of "things that give me pure unadulterated joy." So I told her that I would compile a similar list and post that instead. And here it is:

• my cargo shorts (so many pockets & zippers & snaps & velcro)
• my new Havaianas (with peacocks on them – so pretty)
• getting a card or postcard in the mail
• that first sip of coffee when my husband makes if for me in the morning
• a new magazine
• a comment on my blog ;)
• a pedicure (preferably done by someone else)
• having a baby fall asleep on my chest/shoulder
• babies’ little round heads with just an ever-so-soft bit of hair
• a new pic of my grandson (10 months old)
• a phone call from my granddaughter (almost 3 years old, so cute on the phone : "Hi gramma. Wuv you!")
• laughing out loud to a rerererererun of Two and a Half Men
• reading followed by a nap
• having my pillow “just right” when I go to bed at night
• a hot bath on a cold night, when I can see the steam rise up off my skin
• a venti passion tea, iced & sweetened please (oops! Sorry, thought I was ordering there for second!)
• sitting quietly at home contemplating how blessed I am(sometimes moved to tears by it)
• being “one of the guys” once a week when we all go to lunch
• actually picking & eating something that I’ve grown (tomatoes, radishes, chiles, tomatillos)
• having a server (waitress at a restaurant, barista, cashier) say hi & smile & ask, “the usual?”

Wishing you joy,