1. finishing with three minutes to spare.
2. rearranging my desk.
3. meeting for lunch.
4. big salad bowls.
5. michael keaton

1. making good time on the way to work.
2. friends who remember to bring an umbrella.
3. being able to laugh about clothing malfunctions.
4. hot apple cider with a cinnamon stir stick.
5. finding your evening suddenly free.

1. binding books.
2. the job interviews of friends.
3. trees just before they burst into bloom.
4. candidly talking about sex.
5. going to bed early.

1. walking to work together.
2. eating lunch on the balcony.
3. making it through ten hour days.
4. babysitting kids in good moods.
5. ricky gervais on sesame street.

1. boyfriends who go back to work so I can have the house to myself.
2. spending the afternoon running errands and smiling at strangers.
3. the many uses for coconuts and the tasty things they make for dinner.
4. confessional cameras and the honesty that comes out of them.
5. the voices of michael caine and other distinguished gentlemen.

1. kickass umbrellas.
2. watching men iron.
3. banana pancakes.
4. helpful strangers.
5. filing my taxes.

1. relaxing mornings.
2. do it yourself beauty treatments.
3. little ducks all in a row.
4. runaway balloons.
5. surviving another small child’s birthday.

1. wearing flip flops.
2. overheard conversations on the bus.
3. finding cool little bars.
4. hole in the wall restaurants.
5. chinatown.

1. filling my snack drawer.
2. teamwork.
3. striped sweaters.
4. coupons.
5. rides home.

1. bulk shopping trips.
2. parkade pigeons.
3. cute men in kilts.
4. student dentists.
5. “that guy is full of idiot.”