Dead Sea Scrolls and County Fair, Here I Come!

I love making plans because it makes the future seem closer than it might otherwise be.

You Know It Makes Me High When You Turn Your Love My Way

A totally unexpected surprise can make an otherwise crappy day shine.

Among The Delicious Coffeehouse Scents

Sitting upstairs at JavaDog, enjoying their free WiFi and tasty juice while waiting for my six o'clock class to roll around gives me such a sense of well being.

Clearing The Path

I find joy in pruning my plants, kneeling among the vegetation and the spiders and the other unseen creatures of my yard.

Pan's Labyrinth And Ahab's Wife (Or The Star Gazer)

There is a certain undeniable element of joy and satisfaction that is found in sharing something that you love with someone that you love and having them love it as you do.

Snug As A Bug In A Rug

How delightful is the sensual experience of sinking into a comfy bed - cool sheets, fluffy comforter, and soft pillow - at the end of an incredibly long day?

Radiating Up Through My Bare Feet

A stolen moment outside in the warmth of an August evening after a day inside an overly air conditioned shop is as refreshing as a cool rain after a day spent in the scorching heat.

Up, Up, And Away

When no one is looking, I can fly.

Happiness Is A Blank Page Waiting To Be Filled

There is a delightfully simple pleasure in the physical act of writing that cannot even begin to be emulated by writing on the computer: the scratch of the tip of the pen against the grain of the paper, the scent of the ink, the minute motions of the fingers and hand...

Wash Away

Standing in the warm summer rain with my best friend makes me happy and allows me to forget about everything else for awhile.

An Unexamined Life Is Not Worth Living

Philosophy is one of my guilty pleasures.

Such A Tasty Member Of The Cashew Family

Mango(e)s make me happy.

And So It Begins

I bought the first bit of fabric that I am going to use to make SKIRTS!

Barefoot And Dreaming

Walking around my shop barefoot makes me happy but it does make it difficult to reach things.

Falling Asleep In Bed Just Doesn't Compare

One of the most divine pleasures in life is falling asleep on the couch.

More Than Simply Ink On Paper

There is a particularly delightful rush of emotion that occurs when you realize that you are passing on one of your favorite childhood books to someone who may one day feel the same way about it as you do.

A Handful Of Hopeful Words

Having a mound of books just waiting for me to read them gives me a feeling of deep happiness and stability.

Mew

The pleasure I gain from taking a nap in a warm pool of sunlight makes me almost certain that I was a cat in a past life.

Priceless Moments

My favorite moment this Christmas Eve was dancing to Christmas music with my father while Dan and my mother danced together in the kitchen.

You Don't Have To Be An Adult All The Time

Sometimes it does you a world of good to have chocolate cake for breakfast.