the bullet points have it again

What I'm loving right now:

• The fact that Laundry Mountain is eroding. I've not had much time home in the past few weeks and a sad byproduct of that was a growing pile of laundry that I gave no attention to. Right now I am listening to the sweet sound of a washer and dryer...washing and drying!
  
• My plants. I'm amassing a small collection and so far I'm loving it. I think I may have squealed loudly this morning when I realized one of them bloomed overnight. I've managed to water and sun most of them in such a way that they thrive, and they make me smile. I've come close to naming them but thought better of it. It would be a slippery slope from there to becoming a cat woman, and since I hate cats, I'm steering clear of that.
  
• Sharing my home with folks I love. Since moving in, I've been able to have people over one by one for a lunch, dinner, or coffee here or there -- maybe once a week. I've loved it. This weekend I managed to host two events here and most of those in attendance had either never been, or hadn't been since I moved in. I had a baby shower for BFF and then my extended family had a housewarming for me. Lots of wonderful people all around, it was fantastic. Had fun showering Kel, and being showered the next day with lots of love and great gifts for my home!
• My grandmother's reaction to the first decorations I put up on the wall. She'd given me these two serving trays a year or two ago when she was doing a big cleaning and sorting. They were wedding presents to her and Grandad and were simple but gorgeous. She asked if I wanted them and I said yes. I never used them in my last house for serving anything, but then I had a vision of hanging them on the wall in my kitchen. They look splendid, and are one of the first things you see when you walk in. I love how they look, and I love how happy it made Nanny to see them there.
• Triple coupons at Bloom this past weekend. Not gonna lie...there's something exciting about making five cents buying scalloped potato mix. And yes, I know that sentence along with the whole "I almost named my plants" comment are not really helping my "I'm not a dork" cause.
  

What I'm not loving right now:

• People I love going through horribly painful things. Obvi not going to elaborate here, but there is much hurt and sadness going on and it is so difficult to watch/experience. Definitely not loving it.