#SOL17 Small Gratitudes or "Sanity Savers" 15/31

2017 is the tenth year of the Slice of Life Story Challenge hosted by Two Writing Teachers, The goal is to write and post a "slice of life" story every day during the month of March. My seventh graders are also participating in a slimmed down version of the challenge, writing 10 slices during the month.

Slice of Life: Small Gratitudes

(With thanks to similar posts from Amy, Mainer in Training, Elisabeth, and others.)

I've been working on this list on-and-off again over this week. Some of the small things that I am grateful for include

• Pilot P-500 pens (20-year streak at this point)
• Unexpected ARCs of books appearing on my porch
• No first period on Tuesdays and stopping by a coffee shop instead of heading straight in to work
• Library books delivered to a check-out shelf that I can come and scoop up in one fell swoop
• A kitten who follows you around until you sit and give him a lap
• Rereading a favorite book and falling back in love with the characters and the story
• The brilliant shade of orange tones across our family room when the sun gets low
• Used book sales and the promise of treasures
• Seeing a nearly full moon set in the morning in exchange for daylight savings time
• Joining a new book club
• The promise of snow days (even when they don't pan out)
• Books, books, and more books

What tiny things help keep you happy and sane?

(Click here to read my previous Slice of Life Challenge posts.)