By Caitlin Kelly
Identifying birdsong easily using your phone and the Merlin phone app.
A new monogrammed bath sheet on sale, (and one for my husband!)
Afternoon naps.
Planning visits from old friends who live far away.
Visiting friends who live far away.
Live music! Recently loved an Irish band called JigJam.
Sitting in the sun and enjoying its new warmth.
Crocuses!
Daffodils!
Magnolia blossoms!
Cherry blossoms!
Starting to plan out your garden, whether balcony or backyard.
Tickets to affordable concerts and dance performances.
Lying in bed in the morning listening to Sirius XM.
Going back to bed, aka second sleep.
A new fragrance, something crisp and fresh.
Very good soap.
A long conversation with an old friend.
Or a new one!
Finally using some gift cards for books and beauty items.
And — if you somehow missed it — this astonishing historic ice skater, Ilia Malinin, peforming to the gorgeous music from the HBO series Succession.