Creature Comforts

There must be quite a few things that a hot bath won't cure, but I don't know many of them.
Sylvia Plath

Thoreau said, “Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind.” 

But I disagree.  

Today I am glorying in creature comforts.

Besides brown eyes, left handedness, and mostly unruly hair, Mark and I have something in common.  We both like creature comforts.  We love snuggling into a warm nest of softness.  We love assembling a vignette of delights to make us content.

And so, a list of my favorite creature comforts that make me thankful to be alive:

Fleece blankets

Hot chocolate

A perfect pillow

Warm socks

Ice cubes in my drink

Cool cotton sheets

Cardigans

Sitting by a fire
Sitting in sunshine
(wearing sunglasses)
Climbing into a hot car on a slightly chilly day
Hot apple cider
Gloves

Perfectly toasted marshmallows

Sitting in the shade on a warm day

Drinking from a straw

A comfortable chair with a place to put my feet up
and of course, a really hot bath...I may cook myself some day