1. “jackie kennedy would not have camel toe.”
2. “you ran over the hibatchi!”
3. “it’s like clowns in the wild.”
4. “if you end up at the bottom of the cliff and dolly parton is still playing on the radio, you didn’t die.”
5. “bamboozled!”

1. old men on scooters blaring the radio.
2. insider secrets.
3. making new business connections.
4. late night takeout.
5. 400th blog posts.

1. fish that swim backwards.
2. policemen and their horses walking down the street.
3. prettily painted toes.
4. taking the time to pamper myself.
5. date nights.

1. getting some quality movie watching time in while awake for no apparent reason from 2am to 7am.
2. colour coding my entire life.
3. the apple remote app.
4. actually having a plan.
5. a new season of top model.

1. finding lost cell phones.
2. birthday dinners.
3. hot showers.
4. perfect eyebrows.
5. getting a ride home.

1. warm pho on a cold day.
2. extra strength cold fx.
3. large glasses of orange juice.
4. head massages.
5. three hour naps.

1. great theatre popcorn.
2. excellent documentaries about columbian drug lords.
3. Q&A with the son of a drug lord.
4. waving goodbye to Pablo Escobar’s son.
5. latin film festivals.

1. saltspring island cheese.
2. free apps.
3. a day full of reunions.
4. custom built furniture.
5. being called a good hostess.

1. having the luxury of being able to stay in bed all day when I feel sick.
2. vivacious new friends.
3. music that shakes my soul.
4. dancing the night away.
5. coming home with the man I love.

1. making pastry dough for the first time ever.
2. impossibly flaky crust.
3. “it was a sad day at the farm.”
4. catching up on a friend’s summer adventures.
5. surprising myself.