Pick-Me-Up

It's late and I was thinking of all the things I still have to do this weekend and instead of stressing myself out I thought I would make a list of some of my favourite things just so I could cheer myself up. In no particular order:

- hot showers

- warm blankets

- easy mornings: food, music, reading, relaxing

- tea with a friend and an open datebook

- concerts with performers who LOVE doing what they do

- playing with my beautiful puppy

- breakfast: french toast, eggs, bacon, sausages, waffles, crepes, and all that jazz

- jazz clubs

- heading nowhere in particular and seeing what the city has to offer

- Skyping with friends

- being around children

- delicious food

- text messages just to say 'hello'

- text messages that make me laugh

- laughing

- watching my beautiful doggie watch the snow

- watching my mom and my doggie interact

- water when I'm really dehydrated

- hot water in the morning

- my mind in the morning: quiet, at peace, uncorrupted by the day

- blue skies
- Gilmore Girls reruns

- being productive

- smooth skin

- reading a good book
- books I can carry around with me that act as a pick-me-up (The Teachings of the Buddha, The Alchemist)

- hot chocolate, good company, and nowhere to go (I know, repeat, but I LOVE doing this)

- listening to beautiful music (Nina Simone, Sade, Adele, Corinne Bailey Rae, etc.!)

- really feeling music at my core

- exposed brick, high ceilings, concrete floors

- the Distillery District

- anything mango

- finding inspiration

- seeing people inspired

- seeing people laugh

- watching doggies on the TTC

- noticing people look into each others eyes and seeing that they're happy as they are

- babies

- well-behaved children

- children with big hearts

- clear skin (What? Yeah. This is one of my favourite things.)

- beautiful, intelligent, interesting, genuine, humble people

- apple crisp

- arm massages

- anything with cinnamon

- not having to wake up to an alarm clock

- clean computer screens, clean glasses

- neatly arranged closets

- kind strangers

- apples with crunchy peanut butter
- people who understand what I'm trying to say
- people who teach and inspire me
- people who challenge me

- tea and biscuits

- soft, silky, shiny hair

- dark hair, dark skin, light eyes

- being happy

What's on your list?