1. entertaining a small child.
2. apple juice.
3. taking my fish on an adventure.
4. bedside lamps.
5. having a snack of freshly baked and still warm banana bread and then curling up to read a book.

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.

1. black jewelled battle shorts.
2. the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy.
3. roadside fruit stands.
4. donkeys.
5. the silliness that comes from being trapped in a car all day.

1. giant bags of scotch mints.
2. the antics of dogs.
3. fresh baked bread.
4. fitting everything into the suitcase.
5. people who greet me with a popsicle.