100 Things I Love

A friend did a post yesterday that I thought was really fun. It's nothing complicated, just a list of 100 things that she likes. As someone who has done a gratitude journal at different times and who is in love with One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp, this really shouldn't be very hard. Here's my list:

1. my husband, daughter and son (should that be 1, 2 and 3?)

2. my dog Chelsea's eyes

3. a purring cat

4. our family when we are all in my bed in the morning (that includes animals)

5. being up early and having a quiet house

6. tea, especially when served in china

7. Starbuck's Green Tea Latte

8. planning a knitting project

9. a book that I can't put down

10. trying new recipes

11. reading interesting blog posts about home and family

12. evening church services

13. fall

14. Christmas

15. giving food gifts

16. celebrating anything with my kids

17. down duvets

18. crisp, cool sheets

19. a long, hot shower

20. ice cream

21. vintage jazz

22. Pride by U2

23. Steel Magnolias, the film (it's boring, I know, but for some reason, I love it)

24. A Christmas Carol with Alaistair Simm

25. walks in the forest

26. sunrise

27. celery green

28. Lug bags

29. buying yarn or fabric

30. decorating for any holiday

31. eating food that I have picked

32. berries, especially strawberries

33. cheese, especially sharp cheese like extra old white or blue

34. pad thai

35. a few favourite hymns (e.g., Be Thou My Vision)

36. potluck dinners

37. pink gerbera daisies

38. cooking shows

39. M1-5 (called Spooks in England)

40. Lucy Maude Montgomery books

41. a good mystery (Elizabeth George, Anne Perry, Kathy Reichs)

42. photos

43. browsing old scrapbooks

44. visits with good friends

45. barbecues

46. reading stories with my kids

47. lots of pillows

48. candles

49. chocolate

50. gingerbread

51. spring asparagus

52. flowers from my own garden

53. long walks

54. shopping from a catalogue

55. taking my dogs to the forest

56. swimming in fresh water that is really clean

57. going on low-effort trips (e.g., visiting my in-laws in their lovely town)

58. organic baby stores

59. buying beauty products

60. my ipod

61. chocolate ginger

62. my own bed

63. reading until I fall asleep

64. time at home on a rainy day

65. thunderstorms (inside)

66. snowy days (as long as I don't have to drive)

67. nutmeg

68. oatmeal cookies

69. apples fresh from the tree

70. elegant hats

71. cable-knit sweaters

72. mary janes

73. wearing skirts

74. choosing books at the library

75. getting parcels in the mail

76. Rhapsody on a Theme by Paginini

77. Beethoven Piano Sonatas

78. what we call my "Dr. Zhivago" coat

79. sitting in the shade

80. making lists

81. CBC radio (talk only, I don't like their music)

82. fresh stationary

83. sunny mornings

84. east facing windows

85. getting my hair done

86. a really good pedicure

87. linen

88. snow on cedars

89. japanese maples

90. clothing blowing on a clothesline

91. laughing with friends

92. trains in the distance

93. the sound of crickets

94. rhubarb crisp

95. latin jazz

96. Pk in dresses

97. shopping at second hand stores

98. face powder in a compact

99. the Chrysler Building in N.Y.C.

100. people who smile

So, that's boring old me. I often feel like I am old beyond my years but I do like things calm, sedate and easy... I guess it's because so much of my life is so busy.

Thanks for the idea for the list, Sarah!