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25 good things about 2009.

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1. Gradon
2. My mom & dad, and spending a little more time with them
3. Working on writing projects that took me WAY outside my comfort zone
4. Deepening some new friendships, and figuring out how to reconnect with old ones
5. Catherine and Eric’s wedding
6. Spending more time with Gradon’s son
7. Having my living situation work out nicely (and having a tiny dog upstairs)
8. Learning to not beat bad news to death, but to seek out solutions instead
9. Seeing the power of a good recommendation
10. Coffee
11. A beautiful sunny summer in Vancouver, after a few years of cold, rainy ones
12. Walking my neighbourhood, and enjoying the sights of big trees, old houses, old people holding hands, and moms pushing strollers
13. GLEE! I know, I know… it’s a TV show. But it reminded me of Choir Meg, and I missed her
14. Reading words that inspired me
15. Walking around Boston, and enjoying taking in a brand new city
16. Cooking myself (and others!) some awesome meals
17. Learning to be supportive in practical ways
18. Dancing to music I love, any old time
19. Helping great causes receive the attention (and donations!) they deserve
20. Laughing a LOT
21. Being an “auntie” to kids who aren’t related to me, but might as well be
22. Seeing people I love realize their potential
23. Pedicures — again, not essential, but oh, the joy…
24. Being almost too busy to write here… but hearing from people who wish I’d write more here
25. Love. In all forms.

15 things i haven’t written posts about (lately) — and should. but instead, i’ll just make a list of them.

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1. My last trip to Boston, which was the longest one yet, and really, really fun.

2. The holiday season we are in RIGHT NOW, which is the time of year I love best.

3. My frustrations with work, career disappointments and feeling derailed lately.

4. My need to jumpstart my own health stuff again, after a few months off the doctor wagon.

5. Catherine and Eric’s wedding, which JUST happened, so I really won’t feel badly about that one.

6. My love of the show, “Glee” and what it says about my past and my future and how I feel about both.

7. The second shift of my girlfriends having gobs of babies, and what that means to me.

8. What I think about when I can’t sleep.

9. The things that make me laugh the hardest.

10. My relationship with my parents, and why I’m so thankful for them.

11. The lessons I am learning about caring for people, and how it’s more about consistency than grand acts of help.

12. Music I love.

13. What I’ve learned about men in the past year and a half plus of being involved with a fantastic one who loves me.

14. What I enjoy about cooking, and recipes I think you should try.

15. Why I don’t have ads at my blog, talk about “social media” at my blog, or write crabby posts disagreeing with anyone at my blog.

So — which ones do you want to hear?

I’ve given you handy numbers for your list.

And yes… I will actually start writing them. I think I’m finally figuring out how much my sanity depends on consistent babbling here.

le survey.

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I love fashion and beauty magazines.

I know, I know… they’re really not healthy for a girl like me to read. And by “girl like me,” I mean a girl who is most certainly NOT sample size.

BUT!

Since I was 11 or 12ish, I’ve loved the look and gloss (and heft!) of a good Vogue or W or Elle or even Allure (my current favourite.) I truly don’t feel badly about how I look when I read them (though I should, since they are apparently “the devil” when it comes to feminine self-esteem.)

I’ve always had a natural sort of instinct about adapting the concepts to work on my less-than-willowy frame. That is, unless I can’t stand the concepts, or the concepts clearly won’t stretch to “adapt” to my hips.

Then I ignore them! HA!

I also love home and design magazines.

This is something I share in common with both my mama and my beloved, since the former has had multiple copies of Architectural Digest stacked around the house since I was old enough to gaze at vaulted ceilings and swimming pools in adoration, and the latter has a passion for the intricacies of design that rendered his search for a new sofa a months-long process.

If you’re a regular reader of both genres (and Vanity Fair, too) you’re used to profiles of celebrities/public figures/designers/people who you’ve never heard of that center around “favourites.”

Favourite shoes!

Favourite sheets!

Favourite beautiful place to go!

Favourite lip gloss!

I love these lists.

Even if I can’t afford a single thing on ‘em, I love getting all the details on the things other people love. And sometimes I end up discovering something both magical AND affordable. In fact, some of the best things I use or wear now were list-based discoveries.

So I thought I’d ask y’all about YOUR lists, though few of us are “celebrities” by any conventional definition (pshaw, of course… you’re all famous to me!)

Give me your best picks in the comments (either actual or aspirational) and let me revel in your recommendations.

(Note: This isn’t for a client. Or a sponsor. It’s for ME!)

YOUR FAVOURITE THINGS (NOT YOU, OPRAH. YOU’VE HAD YOUR TURN)

(And you’ll be able to figure out which are boy or girl-specific. Or not.)

Your look:

Favourite clothing store to shop in?

Favourite brand of jeans, or place to buy jeans?

Favourite brand of shoe (and type of shoe)?

Favourite brand of handbag?

Favourite clothing influence (relative, celebrity, something)?

Favourite brand of running shoe?

Favourite accessory (scarves, rings, belts, hats, tiny dogs) and where you find it?

Your feel:

Favourite body soap or wash?

Favourite fragrance?

Favourite moisturizer (face)?

Favourite moisturizer (body)?

Favourite lip balm (see? I made it unisex!)?

Favourite physical indulgence and where you indulge it (massage, long hot showers, pedicures, facials, etc.)?

Your surroundings:

Favourite place to be/live?

Favourite place to vacation?

Favourite sheets (fabric, thread count, brand if you want)?

Favourite architectural style?

Favourite form of lighting (big windows, candlelight, overhead fluorescence)?

Favourite piece of furniture (bed, sofa, bathtub, etc.)?

Favourite time of year/weather?

BONUS: Your belly:

Favourite beverage:

Favourite ethnic cuisine:

Favourite snack food:

Favourite meal:

Favourite breakfast:

GO!