What Brings You Joy?

This blog post has been sitting in my drafts folder for over a year. Wow. I was inspired by something I read over at Dooce, and saved the draft for future musing. But then life got in the way. Or well, really life just kept happening. So while my original list may have looked completely different, I am back after so many life changes to offer you my current list.

Here are a few things that bring me joy

• Playing with my son
• Watching him learn something new
• Watching my husband with our boy
• Weekend road trips where we can mark something off in our Washington Curiosities book
• Photography outings
• Making dinners at home for friends, or just us
• Making our house work for us - finishing a room, decorating, finding the "right" chair, or just organizing the dang Tupperware cabinet
• Reading books with my niece - we have an informal book club for just the two of us