looking up to see the sea...

A friend loaned John a blue BMW convertible for the weekend so we took off for the beach for the day yesterday. No, that is not where I found these darling seahorses, though it may have given me the inspiration to dangle them from my chandelier. 

This afternoon while I sat with John for his 4th chemo treatment I reviewed my day and I felt discouraged. I hadn't really accomplished much of anything other than shopping at Home Goods for an hour. I wanted a little table to put on my front porch next to my turquoise chair and ended up leaving with nothing. I couldn't make up my mind and I felt too tired of stuff and of spending money. (Come to think of it, leaving empty-handed is quite an accomplishment for me.)

So, while reviewing my day, I realized the highlight was hanging these bronze seahorses from my chandelier while I chatted with Natalie. When John and I got back from the cancer center, she had made us chicken parmesian with peanut butter pie for dessert.  As I was enjoying the meal and the company, I looked up to see the seahorses hanging from bubbles of chain and my heart did a ever so little leap of joy.  Maybe I accomplished more than I think, or maybe accomplishing a lot isn't all it's cracked up to be. For now I'm glad for another reason to look up.