1. All the good things the universe is sending to us.
2. Seeing the first cherry blossoms blooming all around town.
3. The milky foam on top of my Nespresso drink.
4. Hearing the song “Deja Vu” by Olivia Rodrigo.
I heard it for the first time in months while I was in the car yesterday, and I blasted it with the windows rolled down!
5. Five-minute makeup.
Side note, it’s all I’ve been doing lately, and it makes a world of difference in my mood!
6. Socks that don’t slip down in your shoes while you’re traipsing about and living your best life.
7. When Connor and I are driving and she says out of nowhere, “Love you, mama.”
8. Getting a hug from Connor’s bestie when she comes over to play.
9. Painted nails!
10. Seeing all the birds hanging out in the full, lush ponds in our town.
The other day I was driving back from HomeGoods (why do I keep going back there when everything smells so chemical and all the furniture wobbles?), and I saw a beautiful egret by the side of the road.
11. Getting a hello and a good morning wave back from the gardeners and construction workers in our neighborhood.
12. All the nice pediatricians at the San Rafael Park Kaiser.
Connor woke up at the witching hour last night in tears with an earache, so I brought her in for an appointment early this morning. Every single time we’ve gone there, all the doctors have been sweet, patient and so, so kind.
13. On that note, having decent health care when my child is sick is a beautiful, beautiful thing.
I am so grateful for having access to it.
14. Gouda cheese.
My favorite lately.
15. Silly memes with cats that make me laugh so hard!
16. Random chats with other moms…
Especially the chats about things like oily scalps, drop offs and husbands buying WACK SH*T at the grocery store.
Side note, someone please explain why when El Hub goes to the grocery, he always buys the smallest four-pack of toilet paper or the toy-sized mayonnaise bottle when he knows damn well that we’re going to need to replace it anyway?
It drives me crazy!
17. Hearing Rosie talk to us first thing in the morning.
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
That Salem the cat meme! There’s a whole IG page of Salem the Cat clips you’d love, I’ll have to send you some. Love the pic of you, Connor, and Rosie. Love Rosie with your socks too.
Love the cherry blossoms. We’re expecting a winter storm tonight.
I have a feeling I will LOVE that page. LOL! Stay safe and warm during the storm. May your electricity stay on!
Ha! I love that Salem meme! He was always so sassy. I also have been enjoying painting my own nails again (trying to recover from a year of gel at the salon, my nails are so damaged!) This post made my day, thanks for some Sunshine Karen! Also, Rosie is adorable 🙂
You’re welcome, Kell! I hope your nails get better soon. Gel is super rough…
I loved this post…what color is that on your nails?
Hi Dominique,
It’s Essie Not What It Seams!
#18 – Makeup and Beauty Blog! Always makes me smile! Have a great day Karen and family!
Thank you Rachel! Hope your week is going great so far. 🙂
I love this!
Rosie is such a BABE!!!
OK, my Dear Husband doesn’t buy mega quantities of toilet paper unless I give him a list that states the brand and size of the package and quantities of said package. He’s like, why do we need back-up toilet paper? Clearly he didn’t have a best friend right after college who consistently ran out of TP whenever she had guests over and would hand them paper towel through the door. Ugh.
Rosie looks like she’s in bliss at your feet! Awww!
Hope Connor’s earache is feeling better!
I love all those loves! We just got about 5″ of new snow, so I’m jealous of your cherry blossoms, but also love how quiet and soft and white everything looks here. 🙂
The hubs of a friend had these grocery faux pas, so you can feel better about El Hubs’ shopping skills: Brought home Goldfish instead of Swedish Fish, said, “I like the broccoli at work better – it’s the white kind” (cauliflower) and when asked to bring over the Grape Nuts, asked if he should look for them in the freezer. The list goes on and on, but those are the more recent highlights. HAHA!
My mother has the opposite complaint to yours. That my father buys everything at Sam’s Club, and there are only two of them. 🙂
No blossoms here yet, it has become really cold again and will probably stay like this for another few weeks, but spring is around the corner and that makes me so happy!