kitty's claws

i remember someone telling me that when they were asked about me, the response given was that i was pretty….. not gorgeous and super sexy but girl next door, ordinary pretty. i have to admit to feeling a little disappointed to be described as “ordinary”.

The extraordinary, the amazing, the phenomenon are daily glorified in the movies, the news, and on television. Our senses become bombarded. We become addicted to drama. The only things that get our attention are the big, catastrophic, out of the ordinary events.

i have decided to take a closer look at life, my everyday world, and the people and activities in it. If it were all taken from me in one moment, what would i miss? What sights, what sounds, what smells? Would i miss the view from my bedroom window? If i were never to see that scene again, would i nostalgically reminisce about it, wishing i could see it one more time, remembering how beautiful it was, and how much that familiar sight comforted me in my daily life?


The comforts of having someone play with my hair or tickle my back
The kids playing in the school yard across the street
The way my mom looks at me every time i walk in the room
The sounds of the city as it comes to life each morning
The sounds of coffee brewing in the morning and the aroma that greets you
The way my skin feels after a bath
The way my nose sticks together when it’s so cold outside
The ruby slipper paper weight on my desk
The familiarity and intimacy of an inside joke
The scent of freshly laundered clothes
The warmth of the pool when the air is so cold
The shrimp and penne pasta at Rocco’s Plum Tomato
The way He makes smile with just a simple hello
The little thing He says all the time that's not always funny but He thinks it is, so i laugh?


When i look closely at the “ordinary” in my life i realize how grateful i really should be. i could easily overlook the ordinary and take it for granted. The sun rises and sets, the seasons come and go, and i forget how beautiful and sensational the familiar really is.
i am going to try not to forget again.




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