In the interest of the holiday season, {barring Sunday school answers like Jesus, the Bible, my family, my friends--you know I love those things already}, and although the aforementioned song is not quite a Yuletide yodel, it does turn up this time of year. These are a few of my favorite things:
1} Fresh cut flowers in lovely vases all over the house...soothing. Ah.
2} Jeans. Jeans, jeans, jeans!
3} Frye cowboy boots
4} Ralph Lauren Romance
5} Cast-iron cookware: Lodge & Le Creuset deliciousness!
6} Prettily wrapped Christmas presents
7} Sleeping in. I don't care if I went to bed at 7:30--I will still sleep in if I have nothing to do that day. Bonus favorite thing: sleeping in when it's raining. Cha-ching!
8} That feeling after the house is cleaned, the laundry's folded and put away, the dinner menu is firmed up, Oprah's on and you've got the latest InStyle or Martha Stewart Living in your hot little hands.
9} Fitting into your "skinny" jeans. Amen, and amen.
10} L'oreal Carbon Black Voluminous mascara--in waterproof, too. Don't leave home without it.
11} Jiffy Corn Muffins. They are so. darn. good. And each box is 99 cents. You can't beat that, man.
12} Cooking. And the foodnetwork.com and tastykitchen.com. They help me make it through flour tornadoes, burned fingers, lumpy gravy, and all the rest. That, and my Mama. ;)
13} Good handwriting. I appreciate good kindergarten penmanship work ethic.
14} The rings on my left hand. Because I think they are quite pretty and, especially, because of what they mean.
15} A hot shower after a really good work out. Painfully blissful. [Is that even possible?? Ah, just go with it.]
16} Soft, cuddly, timeless, chic Cashmere sweaters. Especially white or grey ones. Ah.
17} Learning new words. I'm a dictionary.com junkie. The bookmark in my latest novel is a piece of paper with all the words I need to look up scribbled on it. Nerd. True story.
18} Nail polish. And one step beyond that, manicures. I just love having someone else expertly sculpt my nails and then carefully and precisely paint them a beautiful OPI Hearts & Tarts, Vodka and Caviar, or Lincoln Park After Dark. Or the old summer standby, Cajun Shrimp. Heavenly.
19} Pashminas. For their versatility and staying power.
20} Starbucks non-fat peppermint mocha. Christmas in a cup! YUM!
21} Chocolate. Always fills you up and never lets you down.
22} Whiskers on kittens
23} Martha
24} The Armstrong tartan we got on our honeymoon. It's flippin' sweet.
25} Partridges in pear trees. What a crazy phenomenon.
That's a cross-section of my heart. Hope you enjoyed it. And I hope the song is stuck in your head for the rest of the day....hehe!
Brown paper packages tied up with striiiings/these are a few of my favorite things!
Ah, MG, am glad you have so many favorite things. Makes me think about what mine might be....'cause I've never thought about it!
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