Sizzle and Pop (10 of 31)

“I want a life that sizzles and pops and makes me laugh out loud.
And I don't want to get to the end, or to tomorrow, even,
and realize that my life is a collection of meetings and pop cans
and errands and receipts and dirty dishes.
I want to eat cold tangerines
and sing out loud in the car with the windows open a
and wear pink shoes
and stay up all night laughing
and paint my walls the exact color of the sky right now.
I want to sleep hard on clean white sheets
and throw parties
and eat ripe tomatoes
and read books so good they make me jump up and down,
and I want my everyday to make God belly laugh,
glad that he gave life to someone who loves the gift.”  
~Shauna Niequist     

 

 

Today I'll tend to the writer in me by playing.  Our sweet girl was six yesterday, and seven today.  So, we plan to sizzle, pop and laugh out loud, making every effort to live a day worth writing about. 

 

This is post 10 in a 31 day series: "Tending to the Writer in Me"

Check out the other 1,599 authors' series at Write 31 Days.