10 Things I Couldn’t Be Enough Without

This week on Just.Be.Enough the Be Enough Me prompt is “10 things I couldn’t be enough without.” I’m interested to see where people take this – Elena is hosting on the blog today and she did something totally different with the post than what I’ve done. More intellectual and reflective, I’d say, but this list is what came to mind for me.

So — trusting that you know that family and friends and health and all that are part of my essentials — here’s a list of what keeps me sane and makes me who I am.

1. Alone time – I need some every day. I go nuts without it.

 

2. Chapstick – Totally addicted. For life it seems. I just hate having dry lips (and hands, for that matter).

 
3. Two litres of water a day  – I’ve been a huge water drinker for years. I down at least two litres a day, often more. I do not feel at all myself without it.

 
4. Perspective – In any form. A new point of view or a change of scenery does wonders for my state of mind, which is one reason I love to travel. Nothing challenges my world view like being somewhere else.

 
5. Chocolate ice cream – Because, duh.

 
6. Sunshine – Another thing that can make all the difference. That’s one of the things I’ve loved about having moved – we had way more sun this winter than we used to get.

 
7. Cheerios – This is likely (hopefully) not going to be a life-long thing, but right now I need something I can eat first thing in the morning so I don’t give up and go back to bed. (19 weeks and I still need them. How am I going to make it through five more months of this?!)

 
8. A shower – Cannot.function.without.

 
9. Sleep – I knew this about myself before I had a baby so there wasn’t really any need to reinforce it, but one thing is certain: I need sleep to stay sane. Probably now more than ever.

 

10. This blog – It has shaped my identity in ways I never imagined. Thank you for being here with me.