The Simple Things that I Love

Today's list: 25 Little Things that I Love A Lot

1. Walking barefoot on soft carpet, on grass, on the beach
2. Bright colored raincoats and umbrellas on a wet, gray day
3. Pink toenail polish
4. Using my handpainted "Michelle's Cuppa Tea" mug in the mornings
5. LUSH baths
6. My daily Diet Pepsi break around 4 p.m. every afternoon
7. Dangly earrings
8. Bagpipe music, live in person
9. The smell of rain, snow, spring, and most of all the nature smells, the ocean
10. Having fresh flowers in the house
11. English strawberries
12. Clothes fresh from the dryer
13. Playing the piano by candlelight
14. Receiving "real" mail, not bills or junk
15. Clean sheets on the bed
16. Popcorn
17. Finding out at the register that your purchase is actually on sale
18. Taking a walk on a summer evening around 8:30
19. Getting an e-mail from a long-lost friend
20. Old yearbooks and photo albums
21. Christmas lights at night, shining on freshly-fallen snow
22. Tulips
23. Hugs from a child
24. The smell of old, antique books
25. And no list is complete without it: ice cream.