Saturday, June 15, 2013

Five Things that Don't Suck, Here Comes the Sun Edition

1. sunny days
2. sweeping the cloud away
3. being on my way to where the air is sweet
4. everything being A-okay
5. friendly neighbors

Friday, June 14, 2013

Five Things that Don't Suck, Random Friday Edition

1. blueberries
2. brief bursts of in the midst of all this fucking rain
3. friends who come for dinner and leave you with cute new (to you) skirts
4. that day when the weather warms up enough for you to actually wear the cute new (to you) skirts
5. looking like Betty Draper on summer vacation

Thursday, June 13, 2013

Five Things that Don't Suck, Almost Forgot Again Edition

1. not having a set schedule
2. getting 7 miles in early so you can relax
3. surprise mid-week dinners with friends
4. friends who bring you piles of clothes
5. seltzer cut with a splash of juice

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Five Things that Don't Suck, Not Pouring for a Change Edition

1. being able to hang laundry
2. homemade pita bread
3. feeling like maybe--just maybe--you can see yourself coming out the other side of the pile of stuff you have to do
4. the possibility of a 30-mile running week
5. clothes that really, really fit you (theoretical)

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Five Things that Don't Suck, Old Man Snoring Edition

1. flowers getting a nice long drink
2. pollen getting washed off the car. Again.
3. rain-softened dogs (once they dry off, they're soft like bunnies)
4. not worrying about a drought for a little while
5. waking up wondering if the old man who went to bed and bumped his head and couldn't get up in the morning was dead or maybe just had a severe concussion

Monday, June 10, 2013

Five Things that Don't Suck, Monday Monday Edition

1. coming off a weekend where you managed to get some stuff done, hang out with great people, run 11 miles, and spend an enormous amount of time laughing
2. having a pitcher of iced coffee in your fridge (and a glass in your hand)
3. the baby birds just outside the window, getting all excited over worm delivery
4. the ability to ignore the fact that they're most likely not in the tree but in your soffit
5. irises

Sunday, June 9, 2013

Five Things that Don't Suck, Gathering Poets Edition

1. wine
2. fascinating, intelligent conversation on pretty much the widest selection of topics ever
3. another glass of wine
4. finding out that the queen is not dead--hooray for the new hive!
5. having friends who are willing to come hang out for hours and not do anything except eat and talk and laugh. And drink wine.