Wahoo!

Hello World and Welcome to MARCH!

That's right, it's no longer February and I'm excited.

When I had a livejournal account I used to do "Thankful Thursday" posts. It's a new month, a new week, and a joyful morning, so I thought I'd write a happy Monday post.

Things that give me joy:

- earning a delighted grin from Myra (Brian and Sabine's three month old baby)

- PUPPIES (by that I mean dogs, of all sorts, particularly those belonging to Mountain and Stone House staff)

- waking up warm and cozy and comfortable and happy to be in my own skin

- snail mail from friends and family

- Our gas fireplace, and the moments that happen around it

- random explosions of dancing and singing with the other residents

- Game nights with staff and residents

- Inside jokes , and being sure enough of love and friendship to tease

- Warm boulders offering solitude and views of the mountains

- Readily available hugs

- Sunrises, Sunsets, and the moon though the branches of dwarf white oaks

- Really Awesome Rocks and Minerals and a housemate to get properly excited about them

- Town runs and the candy consumption that follows

- Utterly delicious vegetarian food from the dining hall. all the time.

- Delightful times working in the kitchen- hanging out and being useful and knowing what I'm doing

- Conversations with my parents and sister and close friends- keeping in touch, knowing I'm loved

- Having my batik work appreciated

- Rainbows

- Having a community space where I can be utterly honest and open and always feel safe

- Cheesy Sci Fi movies and housemates who know the dialogue as well as I do

- Being really genuinely thanked for doing something helpful or constructive

- Knowing another Youth Con is coming up (Senior High this weekend- heck yeah baby!)

- Feeling cared for, being allowed to care for others

- Warm Showers

- Supportive Mentors

- Time to think deeply balanced by time to physically do necessary things

- Craft Projects (I'm currently mildly obsessed with popup cards, for some reason)

- Future plans to be excited about and look forward to

- Glue Sticks and card stock (yes, a continuation of the pop up card thing)

- Being listened to, practicing my own deep listening

- Readily available hiking trails

- New skills and knowledge

- Guitar playing housemates

- Naps

- Hot chocolate

- Overalls and vintage dresses and rainbow hats, and having such items approved of

- Meeting Mountain Guests and hearing a bit of their stories, seeing how joyful they are to be here together

- Having people to run to when I receive exciting news, and knowing they'll be genuinely thrilled for me

And I could go on and on but I need to brush my teeth and get dressed for breakfast. I wonder if it'll be more blueberry pancakes today? Hope so!

To quote Stepford Wives, "It's like the way life was meant to be". Only without all the creepy and the robots.