1. other peoples’ creativity. my insta-friend sheila can take any artwork or quote – yours, your kiddos’, your favorite – and turn it into beautiful and meaningful jewelry. these are a few of my favorites but she has so many choices in her etsy store. a great gift idea!
2. st. nicholas day. small gifts to fit in small shoes.
3. rolled skinny jeans being back in style and being taken back to my 6th grade days every time i put on my pants.
4. transferring K inside after she fell asleep in the car, and in the one second she woke her little, “i love you mama.”
5. turning up the heat one degree.
6. sunny december days.
7. peppermint tea.
8. all the smiles on the kiddos’ faces as they get picked up from pre-k.
9. family birthday celebrations.
10. attempting to include the kids in a 400-piece christmas jigsaw puzzle.