Happy List for October

I love to keep a running gratitude list, but dropped off of these while triaging my editorial calendar. I'm currently beaten down with the flu, so compiling this one cheered me up after a seemingly endless whirlwind of respiratory illness these last weeks. I've been so sick this month!

October

1. Leftover ravioli for lunch
2. Worn-out neck of a sweatshirt
3. Dog running up to greet you every morning
4. Related: holiday bandanas on dogs after their baths
5. An extra-long phone cord when being especially lazy
6. Kids' Halloween movies
7. New subscriber notifications
8. Tissues with aloe and such infused in them
9. The deep sleep you only get with a NyQuil
10. Falling asleep to an audiobook
11. A thunderstorm when it's been too long
12. Syncing a movie with loved ones far away
13. Career coffee chats with cool people
14. A neat planner
15. Amber light
16. Apple cider tea
17. Hearing back from an editor
18. Getting pitches for ski season
19. (The smell of snow and fresh powder)
20. Anticipated reads on the bedside table
21. Crispy Diet Coke in the afternoon (perennial)
22. Handwritten thank you notes
23. Old cursive (the kids are missing out)
24. Catch up calls with friends
25. City daydreams of places you'd like to move to
26. Old Calvin & Hobbes comics
27. Fresh highlighter
28. When desk supplies line up perfectly