1. a bowl full of watermelon.
2. red pepper and tomato soup.
3. roasted corn salad.
4. vegetable pakora.
5. two fudgesicles.

1. not getting crushed while assembling something much larger than me.
2. our new queen size bed.
3. white linen suits.
4. good hand lettered signs.
5. movies that make me laugh out loud.

1. women who knit while sitting in their parked car.
2. “yeah, well I can ride a donkey.”
3. playing tennis for the first time.
4. new running shoes.
5. shiny new 1Tb external hard drives!

1. polka dot dresses.
2. window shopping.
3. new art supplies.
4. staring at the ceiling.
5. visiting a friend’s lovely new home.

1. being given part of a closet.
2. taking time for myself.
3. sorting photographs.
4. boyfriends who take the afternoon off.
5. frozen cheesecake.