FIGs so far

Elisabeth is encouraging bloggers to collect daily glimmers of joy this month (FIG= finding joy in gratitude), and I was skeptical because the world is a dumpster fire, etc, but I am giving it a shot, you guys. 

1. Apple Notes: I credit Sarah with my love of this app. For years, I only used it to store my IG hashtags for easy cut and paste into posts (and I still think this is a great use of the app, even though IG has recently changed its hashtag limits). But! After hearing SHU talk about the way she uses Notes, I have been using it for more catch-all things (and I like it better than a google doc for some things because it is more user-friendly on my phone than a doc is) (To be clear, I mostly type on my desktop in Notes, but it is so easy to access a Note on my phone and make small changes).

Right now, in addition to my IG hashtags, I have a shared Note (with the fam) where I keep track of weekly menus-- with recipe links-- so helpful when grocery shopping. 

I have a blog content Note

I keep track of book stats in Notes, as well as my Ins and Outs lists. I also have a bog old random Note called "random" with weird odds and ends and links, and the kids have started sharing their wish lists this way. 

LOVE IT.

2. Dopamine dressing. This is a really dumb internet way to say WEAR WHAT YOU LOVE and makes you happy. I have been making this a priority on Wednesdays (because Wednesdays suck), and I loooooove it. What a fun practice. For me, SLIPPERS AS SHOES even when I am lecturing to a packed house is key.

3. This mic drawer in one of my lecture halls. Loose batteries that are actually dead, mics with no chargers, mics with no batteries, phone chargers, a speaker-- what the what? Does my dad actually maintain this drawer? Makes me smile every time I open it (even when all the mics are dead and all the batteries are leakers).

4. Cool Blogger Book Club: I don't even like this book very much you guys! But I like the practice of reading it with all of you! Also! I am teaching the cult of true womanhood and the ideology of domesticity as they applied to abolitionist rhetors in the US and re-reading all of the Anne books, so this time period and these ideas are kind of all muddled up in my head right now in a way that's really interesting.

5. Speaking of bloggers connected offline and across distance! I love doing Yoga with Adriene with Julie.

6. I am so grateful for these EXCELLENT pre-seasoned veggies from Costco. Made with avocado oil and just the right amount of garlic, they are a perfect side dish when I am running late and am otherwise uninspired. We are on our third bag.

7. I adore being cold and sweaty

8. My tiny ballerina getting ready for her (June) recital

Thanks to Elisabeth for encouraging us to find joy in our every day and our everyday.