Some things that are making me smile today:

• Ellycat napping in the warm laundry
• Using the Matrix to book an upcoming flight to Europe (still can’t make up my mind whether to fly to Rome, Paris or Brussels, though)
• Spending a few moments in a train station bright and early this morning.
• A smooth brew from my new coffeemaker
• The pleasure of reading a great novel, each paragraph a delight.
• Huge fresh scallops lightly seared on each side on the grill, each one a mouthful of Cape Cod memories
• Finishing up that one last dissertation chapter(!)
• Fixing my son’s bike, and taking it for a spin (it’s been way too long since I’ve been on two wheels)
• Getting Things Done (I do so love checking things off of my to-do list!)
• This one will be hard to explain to anyone who doesn’t understand the mechanics of my right leg’s socket suspension: but today I got a new liner in the style that I used to wear–with one wide seal rather than a row of four small ones.  Putting it on was comfortable like slippers.  And then realizing that the other style was probably contributing to so much of my discomfort for the past few years, especially my inability to hold suction when riding a bicycle–it’s hard for me to explain how much small changes in my leg affect my level of comfort.  It’s sort of like the princess who couldn’t sleep well when there was a pea under her mattress–any little change in my leg makes everything else either more challenging or much less comfortable.  And given how reliant I am on my mobility, it’s quite satisfying to get a fix that makes things feel ‘right’ again.
• Sunshine on the couch, sunshine on the porch, sunshine on my bare shoulders, sunshine so bright that it makes me eyes water.  🙂