1. making new dog friends in the elevator.
2. working from bed.
3. cheap bins of bulk candy.
4. avoiding a hot sugary disaster while making christmas treats.
5. not being afraid to admit that I now own very tasteful leg warmers.

1. holiday parties.
2. potato gnocchi.
3. not getting a paper cut while filing.
4. working up a sweat at yoga.
5. city lights.

1. not dropping the large stack of boxes I had on the skytrain.
2. cheese melted under the broiler.
3. the anticipation of the fudgesicle I’m going to devour later.
4. the sound of rain on my windows.
5. playing with a man’s hair.

1. getting done more tasks than I had on my list.
2. framed artwork.
3. writing thank you notes.
4. having a yoga buddy.
5. coming home to a warm meal.

1. sharing tabloid magazines in bed.
2. cheap department stores.
3. making small children laugh.
4. reading the instructions.
5. coming home.

1. roadtrips.
2. being greeted at the door.
3. new family who welcomes me with open arms.
4. decorating birthday cakes.
5. a bag full of free toothbrushes.

1. making it out of baby gap with most of my sanity intact.
2. spending time in high end jewellery stores.
3. wrapping presents.
4. looking forward to a weekend away.
5. good friends and good food.

1. dogs sitting in front of butcher shops.
2. getting intimate with my teeth.
3. student dentists.
4. adventuring to a new part of town.
5. making my favourite french dish and sharing it with friends.

1. bicycle bells.
2. perfectly executed meals.
3. half a bottle of apple juice reduced to a thick syrup.
4. “do you want the pink or the hot pink tutu?  I want a cat.”
5. emergency action plans that make me laugh out loud.