1. waking up in my own bed.
2. cheap breakfast.
3. wearing jeans to the office.
4. coming home to a clean house.
5. impromptu parties.

1. feeling human again.
2. newly cleaned and very sparkly jewellery.
3. handmade bowls.
4. walking in our front door.
5. eating a proper meal for the first time in two days.

1. cool bathroom tiles on feverish skin.
2. saltines.
3. knowing that I will eventually defeat captain pukeface.
4. preventing sickness boredom with copious amounts of television.
5. boyfriends who take care of me.

1. starting the day with dim sum.
2. exchanging a mediocre sweater for a great one.
3. winning six dollars.
4. making people laugh.
5. late night tea.

1. an english muffin assembly line.
2. running into people from past lifetimes.
3. satellite radio.
4. molly ringwald.
5. midnight snacks.

1. a pile of carefully selected presents to hand out.
2. giant wool shawls.
3. cats that play with wrapping paper.
4. sitting around the table after a great dinner, listening to leonard cohen.
5. our first christmas together.

1. exploding down pillows.
2. laughable bad customer service.
3. driving down a very familiar road.
4. licking the bowl.
5. dancing with my mama.

1. annual value village trips.
2. finding a vase my mother made 22 years ago, in a thrift store.
3. getting distracted by lolcats.
4. having a date with a fireplace.
5. recipes that call for condensed milk.

1. freshly baked bread.
2. driving down country roads.
3. siamese cats.
4. sitting in front of the fireplace.
5. the glorious things external hard drives can hold.

1. middle of the night walks in the snow.
2. laying in a warm bed watching british comedies.
3. walking dogs.
4. learning how to make bread.
5. the first day of vacation.