T'is a list of Good Things.

Playing Boggle with your Step-Mom.

Drinking coffee at the counter with Dad.

Listening to Carrie play piano.

Listening to Dad whistle.

Hearing Carrie's sewing machine whurr.

Hearing my Dad plink plink his ink brush on the side of the sink, post washing it out.

Sitting down at my drafting table.

Crying into my Dad's chest. 

Searching my various shelves and stacks for a particular book.

Looking out my window to see the neighborhood of snow.

Adding new things to my walls. 

Playing Laser Tag for the first time.

Writing assignments for creative writing.

Being called gorgeous by a boy.

Having heart to hearts with girlfriends who I suspect will soon become dearer than I'd realized.

Smearing Pencil Lines.

Powdering on blush.

Folding Laundry.

Braiding my hair.

Texting a friend.

Getting recognized on Instagram.

Having a really good hair day.
A cup of tea on a cold day.

 Water coloring in the evening.

 Listening to "The Fault in Our Stars" audiobook.

 Receiving yellow roses from your beloved Step-Mom after having a cruddy week.

 Inking a drawing.

I feel like I'm growing.

The small things in life that keep me going. Perhaps other people would take them for granted. I adore the small moments, where I can simply watch my fingers instinctively gracefully grasp and balance a brush, whether makeup or artistic. Where I can sip tea and read a good book. Where I can text a friend about our respective days. Where I can have chats with Carrie.

Some things have been coming up. Some hard. Some not-so-hard and others I-need-to-write-this-down-so-I-can-laugh-later moments.

Hope you're all doing well, whoever you are.