Today I am grateful for...the heat of summer

So gratefulness has been on my mind alot lately. I even keep a little "be grateful" post-it note in my car and on my desk at work to remind me to stop and be in the present moment. So here is what I am grateful for today. The heat of summer. Yes, I know, the heat has gotten into my head.

Here are 5 things I am grateful for today:

Calming Heat. When I got into my car today it is crazy hot outside, and I just sat for a minute, breathing. I take a deep breath and then I let it out and I feel really centered and calm. But then of course I just get hot and sweaty like someone who is in a car that has been locked up for 8 hours in 100+ temperatures, but for that brief sweet moment, I am calm.

Cicadas. I love the hum of them when it is ultra hot outside but also humid, so it must be July. At other times of the year I find them annoying, but for some reason in July and August those cicadas get a pass.

The contradiction of Tucson weather. I took this photo on my way to go get #4.

It's sunny outside.

I took this photo up the street from my house on my iphone right after I took the other one.

It looks rainy and you can see a faint rainbow.

Pei Wei Spicy chicken salad with an extra lime vinigrette. I love this salad, so much I eat it pretty much every thursday night.

Lost footage of NJ Housewives. Bubbies!!