Small Good Things

1. Natural peanut butter on apples. Oh my goodness. While I don't really like peanuts, I found myself staring at a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup in the grocery store checkout. While it's not even close to the same thing, it hit the spot for rich and fatty (and protein, too!). (I seem to be in starvation mode, which is what happens when I get down under 100 lbs, and that's SO not the point of that diet.)
2. LG. May I extol the virtues of 6? She makes her bed. She does her homework. She is generally agreeable. We can have actual conversations (she tried to explain what a comma was this evening, and used the word font correctly). She's writing well enough that she's tried to forge my incomprehensible signature. I like six. I like six so much that I have moments in which I think, why would I ever want to deal with the insanity of 2-4 again? Why would I want to mess with this wonderful balance we seem to have reached? Oh, yes, she wants a sibling...
3. On my beverage quest (thanks for the recs, keep them coming!), I got some orange flavored tea. It's just spicy enough that it's not cloying, but it has some substance, unlike those really herby herbal teas. Good enough to have once a day, at least.
4. Working in a coffeeshop. The really upscale coffeeshop across town with the fabulous pastries. And getting work done. (And not eating pastries.) I've got my grant proposal ready to go. I submitted two manuscripts. I read the chunk of the novel I'm teaching tomorrow (and without a meeting or an IUI in my inter-class time, I could actually walk to the library and get a book and prep for class in a semi-leisurely fashion). This will change quickly but for now, it's good.
5. I got a big old smile when my phone rang today; Dr. Gorgeous's office now comes up Bad News or More Bad News, depending on which line they use. It's sick, I know. But a girl's gotta have a little fun.