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Monday, May 21, 2007

Life's Simple Pleasures


It sounds like it's been a crazy couple of weeks for everyone (me included). I've been kinda depressed for a multitude of reasons (job, stupid men, failing diet) so I thought I would try to write out my simple pleasures to remind me of the little joys that can be found (or cultivated).

1) Having my morning cuppa coffee ready for me when I get out of the shower.
2) Morning yoga
3) Eating a good meal

4) Laughing

5) Working with my kiddies

6) Spurts of creativity

7) A good movie

8) Celebrity crushes ;-)

9) The smell of lavendar on my pillow

10) Connecting with friends and family

11) Shopping (bad for the bank account)


What are some of your simple pleasures?


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posted by brown sugar @ 3:39 PM  

14 Comments:

  • At Mon May 21, 05:46:00 PM PDT , Blogger Deb said...

    rather than retype, I'll just link: http://pastoradeb.blogspot.com/2007/01/simple-pleasures.html

    glad you are enjoying the simple things

     

  • At Mon May 21, 06:14:00 PM PDT , Anonymous Anonymous said...

    The drink.

    Just kidding. Sort of. ;)

     

  • At Mon May 21, 07:20:00 PM PDT , Anonymous Anonymous said...

    i like this post 'cause it made me stop and appreciate the little things i look forward to each day. topping the list:

    1. waking up to find my 2 kitties sleeping close to me in the morning (they go to bed somewhere else at night)
    2. walking through the most gorgeous, fragrant, people-lite part of golden gate park to work
    3. MORNING COFFEE. mmmmmmmm.

     

  • At Mon May 21, 08:43:00 PM PDT , Blogger agk said...

    hey brownsugar -- i switched to private blogging. you can email me -- moocows(at)gmail.

     

  • At Tue May 22, 12:05:00 PM PDT , Blogger brown sugar said...

    deb:
    Beautiful post! It actually got me thinking of some new simple pleasures I could add (I had a chocolate covered banana this morning for a snack). Thanks for the inspiration!

    tamasha:
    Wow, how could I forget the alky! Yep, nothing is more heavenly than a glass (bottle) of wine ;-).

    agk:
    Glad you liked the post. :-)
    simple pleasure 1: aww, you're kitties are just precious!
    simple pleasure 2: what an awesome communte! I walk along 7th Avenue to the Forest Hill Station in the morning and it's a nice walk, too (except for all the random honking).
    simple pleasure 3: What can I say about morning coffee except heavenly.
    Also, thanks for the invite!

     

  • At Tue May 22, 01:15:00 PM PDT , Blogger Rush said...

    Wait, BS, lavendar is supposed to be a downer fyi. Maybe that's why you're feeling low? Try to switch up the fragrance and see how that makes you feel! Just a suggestion.

     

  • At Tue May 22, 01:42:00 PM PDT , Blogger Bengali Chick said...

    anything that releases happy endorphins -- working out/sex.

    hanging out with my girlfriends and gnoshing on snacks.

     

  • At Wed May 23, 06:23:00 AM PDT , Blogger ZenDenizen said...

    New blog posts and comments, heehee...

    Scoring concert tickets to one of my 80s faves...

    My morning status meeting getting cancelled!

     

  • At Wed May 23, 10:55:00 AM PDT , Blogger brown sugar said...

    rush:
    I didn't know lavendar is a downer. I just changed my bed spritzer thingy to spearmint-hope it helps with my mood...willlet you know :-)

    bengali chic:
    I hear ya about working out and gorging with the girlies. I just wish I had some one for the other activity-maybe that's why I'm moody? ;-)

    zen:
    Ahh yes, new posts and comments are the best! Which 80's band are you gonna see? (just bought my Voxtrot tics so I'm excited) And I LOVE it when meetings are canceled (that's why I'm smiling this morning) :-).

     

  • At Thu May 24, 07:49:00 AM PDT , Blogger ZenDenizen said...

    I'm seeing The Police and Squeeze :)

     

  • At Thu May 24, 01:47:00 PM PDT , Blogger brown sugar said...

    Umm, I'm jealous Zen! Hope you post about the show :-)

     

  • At Fri Jun 01, 06:44:00 AM PDT , Blogger confused, single and brown said...

    good conversations with good friends
    staying in bed and reading when its raining outside
    chocolate!!! :D

     

  • At Sun Jun 03, 09:08:00 PM PDT , Blogger brown sugar said...

    c,s,&b:
    Love your simple pleasures. It was really foggy today so I stayed in bed reading, writing, and watching Christian Bale movies (nope, not done with the list yet.)
    ********
    BTW, some good Chrisian Bale movies (just indulge me for a sec)
    -American Psycho
    -Batman Begins
    -Velvet Goldmine
    -Empire of the Sun
    -Harsh Times (performance wise)
    -Newsies
    -All The Little Animals (again, for his performance)
    -The Machinist
    -Metroland
    -Little Women
    Yes, I admit it, I'm a little bit obsessed ;-).

     

  • At Mon Jun 04, 12:15:00 PM PDT , Blogger brown sugar said...

    OMG-I forgot about "The Prestige".

     

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