i am grateful for the movie theater (or “the movies” if you’re me). i’m grateful for the marigolds and begonias that are still going strong just outside my back door. i’m grateful the shower setting on my hose nozzle didn’t work this summer. i never would have tried all the other settings. my new favorite is flat. i’m grateful for the ability to read.
generally, i try to stay away from the halloween stuff until october but these are so cool
now, might be one of those times. today, in the chicago tribune, i came across an article mentioning the burqini. i’m sure you’re aware that i’m not muslim and i can tell you i do not have modesty issues but i am in love with this swimsuit. why? i cannot tell you. maybe it’s because it’s a whole outfit? maybe it’s because it comes with a hood (hijood)? maybe it’s just because it’s different? i do not know, but i sooo totally want one. they are made by ahiida, who also makes sportswear. i’m partial to this one.
now, i can’t stop singing “it was an itty, bitty, teeny, weeny, yellow, polka dot burqini”
i am grateful that it’s goin’ back up to the 80’s for a couple of days so, i don’t have to break down and test the furnace. it’s not that i don’t want to know. i just don’t wanna know, you know? i am grateful for high beams. this way when it gets dark i can see the raccoons on the side of the road in time to prepare for the game of chicken they are about to win. i am grateful for the mix of summer sale stuff and halloween stuff in the stores right now. i am grateful for the upcoming winter holidays, because after halloween what other reason is there to get out of bed until spring?
i’m exploding with plans. there are halloween plans and thanksgiving plans. plans for xmas presents i want to make that i should’ve started two months ago. there are business plans and home renovation plans, life plans and transportation plans maybe even travel plans. kwanzukkuh yulemas plans (i like to celebrate them all) that include plans for the 13 desserts of christmas. and, of course, kikipalooza. i will be 38 this year (a cougar in training, i’m told) and that deserves a big celebration. it’s fun. it’s exciting. i’m super kiki.
well…that is until about the middle of october when i miraculously turn into incredibly whiny kiki.
i am grateful for the grounded feeling i get at this time of year. i feel most at home on this earth in september and october. i am grateful for the abundance of ideas i get when the days start to get shorter. i’m the most expansive me i can possibly be (i will not be grateful for this in a couple of weeks so i’d better soak it up now). i am grateful for the promise of foods i haven’t seen in months. hello rice and beans, i’ve missed you so. i’m grateful to be pulling out the blankets and the sweaters and the warm socks. i’m grateful that i still only need them every once in awhile.
might say “just because it’s september doesn’t mean summer is over.”
i beg to differ
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