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The Little Things...

I’ve always heard that January is the most common month in which people get the blues. The holidays are over, the skies outdoors darken early (and some days are gray all day), adults worry more about bills, students worry about finals and the start of new semesters.

But being a lifelong Pollyanna, I thought this January day--a Monday, at that--might be a great time to not only look for the good, but the good in the little things in our lives. For as writers often say, “The story is in the details.”

So allow me to offer a haphazard list of the little things that I stopped this January morning to be grateful for:

--That our house telephone is working again;
--That I got to watch “Ocean’s 13” last night with only minor interruptions;
--That my husband figured out what was wrong with my internet browser, so my screen is no longer wonky when I go on MySpace;
--That this morning’s coffee came out good and strong;
--That my favorite sweat pants are clean.


Plus--and this is slightly bigger than little--I got two e-mails from teen readers yesterday, saying they loved HOW TO HOOK A HOTTIE!

So how about you on this January day? Can you share with us something that is making your day work for you?