Pursuit of Some Happyness

The other day (or, mercy me, week) I was tagged by Irene for the Kreativ Blogger Award. Let’s just say at the time I felt unworthy and unhappy.

Now I’m officially on vacation and – Surprise! Surprise! – my creativity and mood have improved significantly.

Here are 6 things that make me happy, followed by the 6 bloggers I am tagging to share their lists.

1) My husband and children. I was never one of those overly ambitious types and had but few big goals in life. The only consistent one: create the kind of family I always wished to be part of. It’s my crowning achievement, and always will be.

2) Sunrises, viewed from ground level. I don’t care how much I hurt or how tired I am, there hasn’t been a sunrise that doesn't momentarily lift my spirits. The more beautiful, the better. But even the ones whose brilliance is held back by heavy cloud cover fill me with hope.

3) Long, hot showers after a run in the rain. A rare treat here in San Diego, but each experience brings back such “warm memories” that my stomach gets all jumpy just thinking about the next opportunity.

4) My friends, every single one of them. You live long enough, you come to really appreciate the people with whom you shared a laugh and a life.

5) Flonase, Mobic and that mystery drug. My seasonal cluster migraines have returned, two months ahead of schedule. Without this drug cocktail, I cannot function well and, these days, I can’t afford to be down. This is one system I wish I could just reboot, but in the meantime, a daily injection of these three meds inoculates me from more dangerous thoughts.

6) My stuff. You’ll find out why in a future post.

Now it’s time to pass on the Kreative Blogger Award to these 6 creative people*:

Karen in Calgary (who’s still a Survivor fan like me)

Kara in Eugene (who, I swear, could be my mind double)

Darrell in Covina (who's been in a “hot spot” lately)

Leslie in Denver (who’s come back from a major bike crash)

Rae in Nashville (who’s very busy but also very interesting)

Tim in Roanoke (who’s been quiet for awhile)


*This took longer than you think because I am way behind in reading what’s up with all of my bloggy friends and many of you have already done this one.