You can count on me to:
make a delicious meal out of whatever I can find in my refrigerator
invite you to come over and share that meal
vacuum the floor before you get here
but forget to clean the toilet
leave the dirty dishes in the sink while we chat over a glass of wine (or tea, whichever you choose)
deliver a warm meal (and fresh sourdough bread) when you feel like your world is turning upside down and you just can’t bear to leave your house
feed your kids if they happen to be anywhere near my house when the meal bell rings
You can count on me to:
always be prepared with a book recommendation (or a hundred)
have an extra copy of my favorite book to be loaned out at any time
fill the Little Free Library with the best books I can find
give you permission to read a book instead of clean the house
have more than 100 books checked out from the library at any given time
You can count on me to:
dance in the kitchen
sing out loud
lose my phone for days at a time
put cheese in the wrong drawer
leave the laundry in the washing machine overnight
go to the beach—even in the snow
You can count on me to:
ask hard questions
sit with you in the muck
mean it when I say “you are welcome to drop by at any time”
remember memories from “the good old days”
but forget to send a card
This prompt, “You can count on me to…” was inspired by Amy Krouse Rosenthal from her book, Textbook, and written with the writers of @exhale.creativity.
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