things_that_keep_me_going
water lillies 1. leaves the color of butterscotch
2. trees that seem to glow
3. the constructing of halloween costumes
4. the holding of the sweetest of babies
5. homemade meals from the sweetest of friends
6. stevie wonder records on repeat
7. dark movie theatres
8. daily texts from my dad
9. time in the land of sunshine
10. unexpected packages from friends (filled with thoughtful things that make me cry)
11. rolls of bright-colored crepe paper
12. postcards in my mailbox nearly everyday
13. the shopping for outfits for middle school dances
14. the shooting of many, many polaroids
15. the riding of bikes down tree-lined streets
16. her sterling silver dogwood ring on my finger
17. the last of the pink cosmos
18. ezra's spectacular laugh
19. apple caramel anything
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go go joe yerba mate, cacao, goji, chia seed, flax seed, maca, msm, wheat grass, hemp, cayenne, lemon juice, raw sugar 121102
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no reason him: "so what do you do [when you're feeling less than happy]"?
me: "..."
him: "what do you do to feel better?"

that question got me. but things are starting to come to me now.

nature, animals, children, watching certain therapeutic TV shows, listening to/playing music, being in a warm and comfortable space, and still, blathering (are things i find important and unlikely to disappoint)
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no reason "certain therapeutic TV shows" mostly = "being erica." but there are more, for different reasons. 121102
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no reason maybe the better question would have been, "what can you count on?" 121102
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no reason and yeah, hugging
(real, good hugs)
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unhinged culinary_epiphanies 121103
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unhinged his smile 121225
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