• Shopping at the Union Square Greenmarket on Saturday afternoon.

• Spending Friday night with Marilyn, Caryl and Gayle at Riposo.

• A brisk walk through Ft. Tryon Park on Sunday.

• When Anthony cooks dinner and gets really excited that he’s produced something so darn yummy.

• Bypassing the elevator and running up all five flights of stairs to my apartment without having to stop.

• Laughing with Donna who told me the funniest story about her adorable new puppy Leo.

• The smell of freshly ground coffee from the Roasting Plant.

• Watching back-to-back episodes of Damages on Netflix.

• The delicious green smoothie I had for breakfast this morning made in my heavy-duty-will-pulverize-anything Vitamix blender.

• Getting into an inspirational groove with my work and feeling like I’m unstoppable.

xo Mary Maru