Oh, Brittany. Really? 5:00 a.m.? Ouch. I was not ready to get up. I have been so active lately, I needed rest. But, a busy day ahead, I dove into the day. Warmth outside. Everything alive, filled in, full and lush. I didn’t walk as far or swim as much as I normally do. I under-did on purpose. And had a long chat with my sister on the phone which was very nice, about my aunt and uncle. My Wednesday morning writing group, exceptional responses to the prompt, as usual. So fulfilling. And the Israeli group, some absences and when absences happen it is sometimes a great chance to go deeper and more intimate with those present. I needed rest this afternoon, and the house is quiet with Wave away, and Frank away, and so I didn’t make dinner, and my youngest and I went out for tea and I bought some flower seeds too, and that was really relaxing, and then she gave me a pedicure, much, much needed. Then I blissed into a long long nap because I could. So, after some quick leftovers, I dove into work with the right energy tonight, accomplishing a draft of my AWP Panel proposal, and many other necessaries. Today I had an image published in Phoebe https://phoebejournal.com/Kelly-duMar/ of a brook abstract I took last fall. This image was first accepted by Phoebe, and then it had 3 more acceptances before I had the chance to withdraw it. One journal accepted a related image instead. The brook, my muse! Then I had images accepted by two more journals today, one for cover art. And I had a course accepted that I’ll teach. Days like this with all good (personal) news for my own one small life are so rare. As, perhaps, they should be. Not to be taken for granted.