1. shrimp and crab cakes eggs benny.
2. solving organizational problems.
3. sunny saturdays.
4. sidekicks.
5. snacks.

1. making fishy happy.
2. organizing shiny things.
3. spaghetti and meatballs.
4. WE’RE GOING TO NEED A BIGGER BOAT
5. yelling about boats on the internet.

1. having a breakfast that looks so good, people are jealous.
2. other people’s birthday cupcakes.
3. people who give you the answers.
4. necklaces with little birds on them.
5. a perfectly humid evening.

1. getting caught up in a cloud of bubbles.
2. selflessly giving up my ice cream to a small child.
3. finally getting around to fixing the buttons on a shirt.
4. seeing beautiful sunsets reflected in the windows of high rises.
5. brushing the sugar bugs off my teeth.

1. sneezing myself right out of my shoe.
2. stacks of binders that go over like dominos.
3. videos of ryan gosling doing pretty much anything.
4. perfectly cooking the carrots.
5. magic tricks with baking pans.

1. sleeping in on your day off.
2. working only as long as you feel like it.
3. curling up with harry potter when you’re sick.
4. being brought gingerale and chicken noodle soup.
5. warm boyfriends, fresh out of the shower.

1. people who support my decisions.
2. wild salmon and roasted beets.
3. introducing my dad to damnyouautocorrect.
4. cooling off with two scoops of gelato.
5. cbc’s one day.

1. asian tourists who are both puzzled and delighted by audible crosswalk signals.
2. beautiful wooden kayaks strapped to the tops of cars.
3. actually cooking a proper meal for the first time in a week.
4. learning not to take things so personally.
5. slowly conquering the world of the internets.

1. hearing the park fountain from my window.
2. work days that just fly by.
3. making babies smile.
4. sticking to the plan.
5. a house filled with electronics.