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Good Things

May 15, 2008 By Carole

I had a really good day yesterday. I had to go to a meeting in the morning and, unlike a lot of my meetings, this was one where I could knit. That was good thing #1.

After the meeting we had lunch at a very nice restaurant. Not only did I have a delicious prime rib salad but I also had a beer. At lunch. On a Wednesday. That was good thing #2.

I had another very brief meeting to attend after lunch and then I headed for home. I was a bit of a ways away and rather than taking the highway back I took the scenic route. I saw beautiful fields of wildflowers, a stream where someone was fly fishing, lots of farm equipment, and a pond or two or three. I thought about stopping and taking photos at all of those places but I didn’t so you’ll just have to use your imagination. Everything was green and lush and springlike. That was good thing #3.

When I got home I headed to the cell phone store to see about activating my replacement Palm Centro. You see, my brand new phone had been acting up but since it was still under warranty I was able to get a replacement at no cost. When I got home I synced it up and found that all my content transferred quickly and accurately. That was good thing #4.

Last night at “quilting” I spun up a whole basket of fiber. It was soft and pretty and I filled a bobbin. That was good thing #5.

It’s important to stop and add up the good things now and again, don’t you think?

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  1. Manise says

    May 15, 2008 at 6:54 am

    It sure is good to count ones “good things” up! It was a lovely day yesterday.

  2. Carol says

    May 15, 2008 at 7:03 am

    Those are the best kind of days!

  3. Nora says

    May 15, 2008 at 7:31 am

    So glad you had a good day! Sounds lovely. Here’s hoping for a repeat today!

  4. Beth says

    May 15, 2008 at 7:33 am

    I love days when everything goes right. Yours sounds great!

  5. Paula says

    May 15, 2008 at 7:43 am

    Sounds like a very good day indeed!

  6. Leslie says

    May 15, 2008 at 8:01 am

    I like your list! I agree, it’s the little things that make life so enjoyable.

  7. Kim says

    May 15, 2008 at 8:06 am

    Sounds like you had an excellent day!

  8. margene says

    May 15, 2008 at 8:24 am

    It IS good to count the good things. We don’t do enough of that.

  9. Robin in VA says

    May 15, 2008 at 8:26 am

    Wow…you had a real “Martha” sort of day! I’m just waiting till Friday to start counting my “good things”…and have a beer.

  10. Chris says

    May 15, 2008 at 8:41 am

    Indeed it is! Mmmm… prime rib salad…

  11. Laura says

    May 15, 2008 at 8:45 am

    Thank Goodness for the Good Things Days! We can all use those once in a while. Or more often than that. 🙂

  12. Susan says

    May 15, 2008 at 8:51 am

    What a wonderful reminder to look at the good things.

  13. Norma says

    May 15, 2008 at 8:58 am

    Indeed!

  14. elizabeth says

    May 15, 2008 at 10:42 am

    Your day sounds so much better than mine! But my good thing for today is – thanks to a root canal, I no longer have a toothache!

  15. Laura says

    May 15, 2008 at 10:47 am

    We don’t take enough time, normally, to count the good things. Glad your day was a “good” one.

  16. Lucia says

    May 15, 2008 at 10:58 am

    It is indeed. Could you ship some of that my way?

  17. Hillary says

    May 15, 2008 at 11:16 am

    Days filled with good things are definitely worth savoring.

  18. Knitnana says

    May 15, 2008 at 11:19 am

    Yes !! Counting good things, like counting blessings, always makes the day seem nicer!
    (((hugs)))

  19. Leah says

    May 15, 2008 at 11:35 am

    Very good! Yay for good days!!

  20. Martha says

    May 15, 2008 at 11:55 am

    Wow, that was a good day. Your drive sounds especially lovely.

  21. Sylvia says

    May 15, 2008 at 12:26 pm

    My day already has at least that many things gone awry, with a promise of more bad things to come, so your post is perfect — I will keep my eyes and heart open to the little positive bits and not dwell on the others. Thank you.

  22. Cookie says

    May 15, 2008 at 1:20 pm

    Yes, I do. I’m so glad you had a good day. I hope is another one.

  23. Laurie says

    May 15, 2008 at 3:11 pm

    It is so good to hear of the good days, too. I need to think like that more.

  24. Lynne says

    May 15, 2008 at 3:20 pm

    Absolutely. And if we look hard enough, we can find any day to be a good day, dontcha think?
    Glad you found yours so easily, Carole!

  25. Deb says

    May 15, 2008 at 5:42 pm

    Thinking I wouldn’t have time to read Carole today but then finding time: Good thing number #1.

  26. Teyani says

    May 15, 2008 at 7:45 pm

    ah yes, grasshopper… you speak the truth. and a good reminder to all of us.
    goodness abounds – glad your day was filled to the brim with it 🙂

  27. Karen says

    May 15, 2008 at 8:42 pm

    It’s always best to look for the good. You had a great day.
    Isn’t all the green amazing. Weren’t we just complaining about the l-o-n-g winter??

  28. Sara says

    May 15, 2008 at 8:56 pm

    What a nice day you had! Good things are what make us want to get up in the morning!!!

  29. JessaLu says

    May 16, 2008 at 12:39 pm

    What a lovely list. Glad you had a good day. ;o)

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