A collection of gratitudes and everyday occurrences, which began in during #The100DayProject in my 2016 Hobonichi diary.
Pantlessness
The sound of scissors snipping through a taut sheet of hair
Earnest signage
Surrendering to a 10-point, lathering head massage at the hair salon
Clear horizontal surfaces: a blank canvas for (possible) work, (probable) mess
Spooning in the correct order and falling asleep in sync
Well-orchestrated domestic instruments, operating in harmony
Dip:chip ratio >2:1
Finders keepers. Especially lost marbles
Taking a bundle of hot linens out of the tumble dryer and into warming embrace
Succumbing to the dual pleasures of chicken nuggets and bed: chicken nuggets in bed
Chip flow: developing magic chip-eating hand apparati
Peak cat
Being able to see the world through clean glasses
Walking around with an orgasmatron in your hair, like you just don't care
The mix of pride/humiliation when your cat breaks character mid-play and leaves you hanging
Piggybacks: being small enough to get one and/or strong enough to give one
Impending home-made pasta
Blanket hermitage: the reliable place to go when you've got a cold
Peripheral vision trickery with whimsical outcomes
Plant necromancy: remembering to water your plant and enjoying the aliveness
Watching steam rise from your skin
Buttering already buttered bread
Falling asleep on park benches
Feline incantations (silent meows)
Sweet heavenly physical relief: balasana, child's pose
Staring into space mid-task
Opening the window to listen to the rain (and water the plant)
Solving mental blocks with bonus points for not resorting to google.
Fogged up spectacles over a steaming cuppa
Cat tap taps—only just pleasurable
Full circle pencil sharpenings
Letting yourself fall asleep
Waking up just before the alarm, and therefore not being woken by the alarm
Peeling off wet socks
Managing to make a shy person smile
Smiling in the mirror
Taking the time to honourably present a single small flower
Placing eggs, one at a time
Catching things before a potentially spectacular fall like it was your destiny
Cat as drawing board / an animal on the lap
Sharing cake with friends
Seeing teenage boys help their mums out with the groceries
The feat of penning a blank page with even lines
Getting away with signature forgery
Warm sunny floor shapes to sun bake on
The exhilaration of hiding, pre-surprise
Reading in bed together
Sneak peeks at the last page of a book
© Kim Lam 2015-onwards ⦚ ✎