Since I’ve been rather tired and sick (rather!), I am going to cheer myself up immensely this morning.
*cues up the Julie Andrews music*
These are a few of my favourite things…
- The cool side of the pillow.
- A morning with no alarm clock set.
- Reading books with my wee Anne-girl.
- When my sheets are clean and tucked in (no small feat when your husband is 6’5″ and promptly kicks the tucked in sheets out so his feet can hang off the end of the bed on his side).
- Those quick phone calls with family and friends about “what temperature do you bake this at?” and “turn on the TV – Anne Murray is on” and “I just saw this billboard and it cracked me up” because you’ve already had/are having the big covnersations and so can just call each other about something dumb for a quick minute.
- Good smells like during a snowfall, fresh cut grass, baking, clean babies and their milky smell.
- Seeing someone breastfeed in public.
- Making things with my own two hands.
- Inspiration in the oddest places like when I am in a meeting at work but scribbling a poem on the back of the meeting agenda.
- Cathedrals, stained glass and “high church rituals” like liturgy as a supplement.
- A sparkling clean bathroom.
- Going out for supper with Brian.
- Swimming in a lake.
- Spending a whole day with my family.
- Hearing Anne talk especially when she says “Mumma” and snuggles in close.
- Eating vegetables and fruit that is locally grown.
- Tim Horton’s iced capps
- Being able to have some margin in my life (a greater space between my load and my limit)
- Spending an entire evening reading a good book
- A mighty fine pinot noir…not that I’ll get to indulge that one for quite a while…
- Books. They just make me happy. Even seeing a stack of them or meeting another lover of books makes me feel good.
- Comments on my blog.
- Crossing stuff – even small stuff – off of my to-do list.
- Granny Smith apples and caramel
- Comfort food like shepherds pie, beef stew, roast chickens, roast beef etc.
- Travel mugs for coffee/tea
- Pretty Kleenex boxes
- A sunny day
- Those beautiful pink trees in Vancouver
- Taking a long lunch to read while sitting on the steps of the Art Gallery
- Talking with Brian…somehow we never run out of stuff to say or things to laugh about.
- When people laugh at my jokes
- Big, crazy worship gatherings with lights and music and big, hairy worship songs with people dancing, kneeling, singing at the top of their lungs.
- Universal healthcare
- Quality stationary and funky note cards…which leads to….
- Getting notes and letters in the mail
- Poetry
- Drinking tea out of real china cups
- Authenticity
- A balanced budget with money in the bank
- Live concerts in small venues…hate the big stadiums, love acoustic shows
- Travelling to new places
- Eating at local hideaways that no one else knows about
- Walking to the grocery store, the coffee shops etc.
- Living in an urban neighbourhood
- Good conversations
- Humility and mercy
- Love
- Listening to Ed Gungor’s sermons on iTunes
- When our recycling bag is bigger and heavier than our tiny trash bag
- Nice smelling lotions
- Spring flowers in Vancouver…the entire city feels perfumed.
- Using a prepaid card at the coffee shops somehow makes me feel like its free coffee?
- A morning without throwing up…rare indeed
- Travel books
- Being productive and then relaxing.
- Being unique…just like everyone else…
- Beautiful script handwriting
- And many, many more things!
