Pick me ups

What do you like best when you're feeling down?

(p.s. You don't have to say the right thing here. Even if saying, "looking into the eyes of my children" is the right thing to say, actually saying "a bag of chocolate and a Long Island Iced Tea" is what we're really looking for here. But sometimes looking into the eyes of your children is what makes you feel better, and that's okay too. But it's okay if sometimes it doesn't. Got it?)

This is what I like.

Tapioca pudding. If I'm feeling extra bummed I make it with whole milk instead of non fat. Or a mix of both if I'm middle of the road bummed. How is that I Love This Stuff when it's like eating fish eggs?

A comfort movie. The kind of movie you have watched 1000 times and will watch that many more times. Some of my comfort movies are "When Harry Met Sally", "Little Women", the Anne of Green Gables trilogy, most episodes of "Arrested Development", "Juno", and "Notting Hill". Among others I'm sure.

Taking a nap. A long, uninterrupted nap. With a down pillow and two blankets. In a room with a little white noise but not another sound. And the phone never rings and there is never an alarm clock.

Greg's snuggles. They are unmatched.

Grande, soy, no water, chai.

A Bible verse about grace or love or forgiveness or healing.

My grandparent's home, doing nothing.

Reading a can't-d0-another-thing-with-my-life-until-I-finish-this-book book.

Sitting in a chair at Barnes and Noble for hours, reading most any book off the "must read for school" table. It's where all the classics are.

A phone conversation with that person who always knows the right thing to say and the right time to not say anything.

And, in all truth, looking into my children's eyes.