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.

1. happy people holding hands.
2. discovering you are standing next to a friend at a crosswalk.
3. bright blue shirts with lasers on them.
4. never having to play on a company baseball team.
5. living vicariously through people who can wear yellow.

1. nerd dates.
2. junk food supplies.
3. remembering to save.
4. classic computer games.
5. poisoning wizards for the greater good.

1. quietly enjoying someone’s company.
2. flights that arrive twenty minutes early.
3. coming home to a fish that is still very much alive.
4. rewarding said fish with a new cave.
5. giant televisions that double as monitors for nerdy times.

1. being a sausage mule.
2. “I’ve lost my google.”
3. small town restaurants.
4. still having room for butter tarts.
5. surrounding yourself with dogs and family.