It's My Birthday!

So here are 44 things I love.

1. Writing letters.

2. Sunshine present but not necessarily ON ME.

3. These notebooks. (I get mine at Measure Twice.)

   

4. Watching competition shows with my children.

5. My small-mouthed Books Are Magic water bottle.

6. Tavi’s new Taylor Swift zine, Fan Fiction.

7. Cats.

8. Looking at bodies of water.

9. Getting into bodies of water.

10. When someone hands me a baby.

11. Magnolia trees.

12. Tulips.

13. Collaborating with other people.

14. Rainbow Rowell’s new book, Slow Dance.

15. Food jewelry.

16. Voice memos.

17. My children’s outfits.

18. The color pink.

19. This one song on the new Taylor Swift album.

20. Learning from people younger than me.

21. Learning from people older than me.

22. The photo books my mother makes for special occasions.

23. The New Kids on the Block.

24. Diners.

25. Making new friends.

26. Hues and Cues.

27. Lime fizzy water.

28. Fizzy wine.

29. Hetty McKinnon’s recipes.

30. Patronizing small businesses.

31. Vintage clothing stores.

32. Birkenstocks.

33. Writing fan letters. (This is not the same as 1., but it is related.)

34. When my husband bakes cakes.

35. When my children make me laugh.

36. When I text with someone funny.

37. Helping young writers get published.

38. The novel I’m writing.

39. The people I’m talking to about the novel I’m writing.

40. My husband’s Cry-baby curl. (Feelings about Johnny Depp aside.)

41. My new polaroid camera.

42. English muffins.

43. Fresh air.

44. Lettings things go.

Looking forward to the year ahead. Thanks to all of you for reading.