1. still making it to yoga even though my right hamstring has gone on strike.
2. dancing babies.
3. afternoons spent on houseboats.
4. baby ducks and an evil goose.
5. getting away from skyscrapers.

1. sneaky surprises.
2. unexpected napping opportunities.
3. my first pedicure.
4. great nights in sketchy back alleys.
5. my best friend’s 30th birthday.

1. hearing the pink panther theme through a basement window.
2. rows and rows of pretty things.
3. much needed trips to the grocery store.
4. new magazines.
5. cats that curl up on my chest.

1. men who clean up nice.
2. flat front pants.
3. the customer at the photo counter who said “No, I don’t know how to work that machine. I just want to print pictures of my cats.”
4. patient sales people.
5. the candid conversations you can only have with a best friend.

1. happy lungs.
2. good commercials.
3. date nights.
4. coffee cheesecake.
5. elaine benes.

1. breaking in a new mug.
2. babysitting for the first time in years.
3. happy children.
4. sean connery’s voice.
5. thunderstorms.

1. the satisfaction of finally being able to wash my hair after getting a perm two days ago.
2. cat noses.
3. our first dinner party together.
4. eating too much good food.
5. whale tails.

1. clowns in the wild.
2. seeing owen wilson.
3. an afternoon at the beach.
4. making late night grilled cheese.
5. helper monkeys.

1. beautiful blue glass water bottles.
2. getting my hair done for the first time in six months.
3. my new head of curls.
4. day one of my dear friend’s thirtieth birthday celebrations.
5. an awesome night in with friends, new boyfriends, and poutine.

1. houses that float above the ground behind brightly coloured fences.
2. green pea shoots.
3. turquoise umbrellas on gloomy days.
4. cherry red lipstick.
5. row upon row of blue yoga mats.