#3ThingsILove

1. Walking P3 to school. He doesn't yet think that he shouldn't hold my hand, and so we hold hands almost the whole way, most days.

2. Yesterday felt like spring, children circling the block like a roaming pack of wolves.

3. The day is full of possibility at 9:14.

I hope you have some quiet moments of joy today. 💜

#3ThingsILove

1. Playing "a gentle rain" with P3 and seeing all the flowers bloom for the first time! Realizing that the game's name probably came from "The Quality of Mercy" speech in Merchant of Venice.

2. The walk to school today was brisk and fresh. I whistle like a chickadee and P3 says he can't tell if it's me or a real chickadee because it's "too good."

3. The cup of Earl Grey I had was perfectly sweetened.

#3ThingsILove today:

1) EQ2, played solo and at my own speed

2) My new baby plannnnnts

3) The human tendency to feel wonder and amazement

#3ThingsILove today:

1) The hot cocoa scented candle in the master bathroom.

2) ESO - still!!! Such a huge, gorgeous world to wander around in.

3) All my silly, clever gaming buddies.

#3ThingsILove today:

1) Clear and specific calls to realistic action

2) Salted dark chocolate caramels

3) Making up sprawling, transporting stories that take place somewhere magical and wondrous.

#3ThingsILove today:

1) Meeting kind new people.

2) Elder Scrolls Online. I just really, really love that game right now. It's so fun just to casually explore the world solo, or find a few friends to try dungeons and such with.

3) New hot water heater!!! It actually makes the water hot!! 😂

#3ThingsILove today:

(I've said some of these before, but I am intently loving all of these today in particular)

1) Post Malone Oreos.

2) Elder Scrolls Online (especially when I play with my 15yo) or my buddies Elana and yarny

3) My quirky little house, the rescue dog of houses, who is getting a nice fancy grooming job this week.

#3ThingsILove today:

1) Bottled balanced nutrition. Lifesaver!

2) Weird little animals.

3) People who are genuinely interested in understanding what life is like through another's point of view.

#3ThingsILove

1) Kaiser Permanente.

2) Watching a coin spin on its side.

3) Watching the ripple effects of kindness.

#3ThingsILove today

1) Oreos. They done did the good cookie that everybody like.

2) My children's level of emotional self-awareness and willingness to contemplate the meaning of things.

3) I've raised $140 a month for charity so far via my new newsletter! https://buttondown.com/mishell

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