Joy List Monday

How can it be Monday, again? It is. A rainy, warm (50s) Monday. And I'm here with my coffee and my Joy List. I'm having fun making these lists. And thinking of other joyful things that don't fit in the five bullets. I've also been using this day to check in with myself, to take stock. How am I doing? How am I feeling? I think I'm feeling optimistic.

So, here's my list for this week:

• being asked by multiple people recently if I'm an artist and answering "Yes"!
• being mistaken for 10 (or more) years younger than I actually am
• discovering Julia Child videos on the PBS website
• having lots of Plans and Ideas in the works
• an etsy sale

Apparently I'm giving off an artsy and young vibe. I try not to let myself worry that it's really just a weird and immature vibe. And even if it were, does it really matter? I like weird.

Maybe it is weird that I want to watch Julia Child videos with no real intention of making the things she's making. I guess part of it is nostalgia because I remember watching her as a kid. Just for fun. I have very distinct memories of watching various cooking shows (and some painting shows, too), not really for any instruction but rather for entertainment. Julia Child is amazing, though. An inspiration. She didn't start cooking until she was 32. Read her autobiography, My Life in France.  I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Thanks to everyone who's been playing along with me and my Joy Lists. I hope it's helping you to focus on the joyful. There's a lot of it, isn't there?