A conversation with some good friends around the pool inspired me to list those little things that make my life easier.  I call them my Creature Comforts.  Items that help me create my haven.  Can I live without them?  Of course, and I never forget how privileged I am to have them.  I really do have an attitude of gratitude every day…

1. My Cuisinart Coffee on Demand Coffee Maker. Programmed for a few minutes before I need to get up, I have a nice hot cup of energy before a thought even enters my head.

2. The roomy upholstered chair in the Kitchen just for drinking said coffee.

3. My daily newspaper subscriptions. I know my hometown wasn’t THAT small, but getting the Washington Post on the driveway everyday still feels like a luxury.

4. My feather bed.

5. Thick, fluffy, white towels. And having a husband who remembers to throw them in the wash every now and then.

6. A rocker on a porch.

7. Foray mechanical pencils. Weird, I know.

8. Hallare Tealight Holder from Ikea. I have had it for like 6 years, and I love watching the straight line of flicker every bit as much as I did the day I got it. I think I spent 6 bucks on it.

9. My Trollbeads. It started as jewelry, and went from a collection to a community.

10. My Mirra desk chair. I can sit in front of the computer for hours. And sometimes I do…