Today it was very cold in Boston, so proper bundling was absolutely necessary. When I went to get ready to go outside, I couldn't find one of my mittens. I'm normally very careful of things like mittens and earmuffs--it stays cold enough for both well into March, and you can't find either in the stores much past January 10th. So losing either at the end of January is Not A Good Thing.
I know that as careful as I am, I'm likely to lose mittens, gloves or earmuffs, so I try to keep extras on hand. After sorrowfully concluding that the brown mitten was gone, I went into my stash and got out a pair of wool ones I don't like all that much. I used that pair today, but I have to say that I dislike it even more than I thought: they make me itch.
So imagine the cries of joy when I found the missing mitten under an afghan in one of the living room chairs. I wasn't even sure it was the missing mitten; for a moment, I thought I'd "found" the one I hadn't lost. But a quick hunt confirmed that I had two mittens, a real pair, and they don't make me itch.
Sometimes it's the little stuff that makes you really happy.
4 comments:
Absolutely! My second blog is all about those little things. They really are the best things. Glad you found it. :)
Hi Katy! I just discovered your blog! As usual I'm behind the curve.
I'm looking forward to reading your always insightful thoughts now and again.
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Yep, definitely :-) Glad you found your mitten!!
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