100 Things that Delight Me

Was just inspired by Christine Kane's list of 100 things that delight her. She is totally amazing, I highly recommend her blog.


100 things seems like a lot! Let's see how I do!

1. Blue curtains
2. Sparkley shirts
3. Chopping vegetables with a really sharp knife
4. The sizzle of wet vegetables when they hit a hot frying pan
5. Picking out photographs to share with friends
6. Punching holes in paper
7. Watching someone pick out earrings (or a card, or whatever) that I made
8. Understanding a new context for a word in Spanish
9. Tiny curling vines in unexpected places
10. Cute sandals
11. The way hair curls on a hot sweaty day, or after a shower
12. Getting a comment on my blog
13. Finding out my poems have subtext
14. Happening upon the perfect song for a music mix
15. Having a rhyme pop into my head
16. Soaring harmonies
17. New bands
18. Warm socks
19. Socks with funky patterns or colors
20. Seeing individual snowflakes on a coat sleeve
21. Getting a good seat at a concert
22. Hazelnut lattes
23. Wood floors
24. Community theatre
25. Putting together scraps to make a beautiful collage
26. Unpacking a box or bag that's been sitting in a corner
27. Waking up at 2 am and going downstairs to sit by the Christmas tree
28. Finding smooth stones
29. Whole seashells on the beach
30. Driftwood and sea glass
31. Getting to use expensive cameras and having it look the way I imagine it in my head
32. Farmer's markets
33. Fresh strawberries
34. Picking raspberries
35. The moon, the moon, the moon
36. Guessing right about what someone wants
37. The innocent joy of a kid showing off a new skill
38. Baby feet
39. French fries
40. Down comforters
41. Shoes that fit
42. Embroidered jeans
43. Ticket stubs
44. The smell of fresh baked bread
45. Iced chai
46. Being included in technical/political discussions
47. Little bird feet on my finger
48. My Mac laptop
49. My pink iPod (and case!!)
50. Carabiner clips
51. Connecting dots
52. Candlelight
53. Candleholders
54. Hearing my friend's voices over the phone
55. Making Christmas presents
56. Making Valentines
57. Dressing up in costume
58. Really long fake eyelashes
59. Catching up with my Mom
60. Piling on the couch after a holiday meal
61. Clean laundry
62. Turquoise glass
63. Surprising someone with compliments
64. Belting to my favorite songs
65. Making lists
66. Crossing things off lists
67. Birthday cake
68. Pretty journals
69. Finally seeing the original work of art
70. Getting a CD signed after a concert
71. Being noticed
72. Sun shining through ice covered branches
73. Rabbits
74. The softness of dog ears
75. Kumquats
76. Gerber daisies
77. Flower deliveries
78. Posting a video on YouTube
79. Laughing
80. Using the fancy glasses
81. Napkin rings
82. Pearls
83. The first robin in spring
84. Monarch butterflies
85. Gel window clings
86. Discovering a new blog
87. Eavesdropping in coffee shops
88. Making up stories
89. Helping someone learn a faster way to do something on their computer
90. New guitar strings
91. Underwear that fits just right
92. Unfolding new tissue wrapping paper
93. Picking out beads
94. Choosing a new stamp
95. Figuring out how to recreate something on the cheap
96. Inventing recipes
97. Getting chills from a new interpretation of a cover song
98. The cream Bavarian cream filled donuts
99. San Francisco sourdough
100. Sleeping outside

Wow. I could probably keep going. That's pretty cool. How about you?