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.

1. gorgeous refinished hardwood floors.
2. returning to my nerdy ways.
3. finding a cool portfolio.
4. hands sore from knitting.
5. falling in love with a bookstore.

1. waking up to the sound of rain.
2. getting myself unlost in the library.
3. turquoise umbrellas.
4. singing in the tub.
5. choose your own adventures.

1. dancing dogs.
2. boyfriends that find good internet connections in Mexico.
3. art supply explosions
4. a whole day without hearing construction noises.
5. the (almost) wave like sounds of the dishwasher.

1. lazy sunday mornings.
2. rummaging through boxes looking for treasure.
3. broken watch parts.
4. giant bowls of air popped popcorn with the perfect amount of butter and salt.
5. buttery kisses.