An on-going compilation of all the good things in life.  Little pleasures.

• sleeping in just a little bit on a week day
• the smell of damp earth in the morning after it’s rained all night
• lunch dates
• the feeling of warm sand between my toes at the beach
• getting a package in the mail
• pedicures
• Thai food so spicy that it makes my eyes water
• kisses
• little surprise gifts for no reason at all
• sipping Lillet in the sunshine
• the feeling of a warm breeze blowing your hair against my bare shoulders
• handwritten notes
• driving home with the car windows rolled down and the music turned up
• hearing birds chirp for the first time each spring
• listening to thunderstorms while under the covers
• new ink
• a cashmere sweater on a cold day
• being read to out loud
• bubble baths
• great smelling men’s cologne 
• picnics
• that “new book” smell
• that “old book” smell of a good used bookstore
• crisp, clean, fresh sheets against bare skin
• a spoonful of peanut butter straight from the jar in the ‘fridge
• Champagne (and the accompanying giggles I get from drinking it)
• flying a kite
• spending the afternoon at a great museum
• a fresh box of crayons
• Sunday brunch
• an exercise endorphin high
• that first cup of coffee made from a new bag of beans
• slowly savoring a single piece of dark chocolate
• a great bottle of wine
• an afternoon nap
• getting green lights all the way home
• having your hair stroked 
• the smell of gasoline
• flossing
• the smell of onions and garlic simmering on the stove
• a fire in the fireplace on a cold night
• hot chocolate made from scratch
• lazy Sunday mornings with a pot of coffee and the paper
• farmer’s markets
• singing in the shower
• popping bubble wrap 
• floating in the ocean
• the smell of freshly cut grass
• cooking a wonderful meal
• poetry that resonates with me
• inside jokes 
• the way your dog greets you when you get home (I really miss that!)
• the sound of my camera shutter
• checking something off my to-do list