Yanking myself up by my bootstraps

Things To Be Cheerful About:

-Petsitting for my neighbor's adorable chihuahua (the only Little Yappy Dog I love)
-Not having to go into work today
-Going home to visit my mom and my little sister tonight
-Toasted bagels for breakfast
-Sleeping past 6am
-Borrowing the next Lemony Snicket book from my little sister
-Stephen King books on tape for the drive to New Jersey
-Barnes and Noble gift certificate from my Secret Santa at work.
-New Charles DeLint novel at B&N
-Having finished the presents I was making for my mom and my sweetie's mom before heading out for holiday visits
-Rehearsals for Midsummer start in a little while
-Less than one month before I get to go swimming with the manatees
-Blue sparkly toenail polish
-Homemade bread
-Trashy Laurell K. Hamilton novels that I can get at the library, avoiding the guilt of actually spending money on them
-Learning how to do blackwork
-Getting to fix a luxated hip all by myself, and doing it right the first time
-Cats sitting on my lap and purring
-Stash's Christmas Morning tea
-Having a car that I know will survive the trip to NJ and back without needing divine intervention
-Lilo and Stitch on DVD
-Helping my sweetie shop for gifts for his niece and nephew
-Being able to think of things to put on this list