1. “sometimes you’ve got to sacrifice a few hubcabs in order to become a good parallel parker.”
2. smaller dry cleaning bills than expected.
3. being able to give a positively glowing recommendation about a former employee.
4. avoiding electrocution.
5. no longer living in two places at once.

1. being warm and blanketed.
2. seeing how my new work space is going to come together.
3. moving the last of my stuff.
4. getting rid of my old couch.
5. ending the day with sticky toffee pudding.

1. my new kitty roommate.
2. the happiest bus driver ever.
3. discussing judge judy at the laundromat.
4. eating with our fingers because we can’t find the cutlery.
5. having a bed to collapse into at the end of the day.

1. being incredibly productive before 8am.
2. not killing my fish during the move.
3. all of the awesome people who helped us move.
4. meeting the new boyfriend that makes my friend very happy.
5. the first night in my new apartment.

1. finding a great couch for the new apartment.
2. my incredible packing skills.
3. neatly labelled boxes.
4. the huge pile of stuff I am giving away.
5. blogging from bed.

1. the most adorable little mouse slippers on some very cute baby feet.
2. helpful taxi drivers.
3. getting that bloody beeping to stop.
4. my relatively good spirits even though my beloved gallery is closed and I now find myself unemployed.
5. all the good things coming my way.

1. the beach boys.
2. wooden jewellery.
3. purple ruffles.
4. black eyeliner.
5. razor sharp cheekbones.

1. the dog with the best ears ever.
2. a friend’s new boyfriend who has won me over even though we’ve never met.
3. “I need to calm the fuck down and eat some breakfast.”
4. polka dots.
5. straight men that compliment me on my outfit.

1. transforming my iphone into a remote for my laptop.
2. the coolest piano player ever.
3. no longer needing to covet something because it is now mine.
4. handmade things.
5. finding new uses for old things.

1. making a last minute decision to walk to work.
2. not having to wear a jacket.
3. jewel toned satin shirts.
4. early morning dance parties.
5. pterodactyls.