You know how every year when it is getting close to Christmas, Oprah used to do the show about her favorite things and the audience members used to lose their minds when she gave them one of everything?
This is the opposite of that.
I'm not famous, and I certainly don't have unlimited financial resources. I can guarantee you that I am not wearing a $452 Lotus Pearl pushup bra from La Perla like Oprah. I'm not even going to try and tell you about stuff like that....what the heck would I know about it? I'm lucky if today is the day I am wearing a matching bra and panty set from Victoria's Secret instead of something I got at Target last weekend.
I'm just going to tell you about regular people things. The things that make me happy...comfort foods, special clothing items, places I like and things I like to do.
A little happiness and sunshine on a bleak Monday night (when I know that school has a 2 hour delay in the morning)
1. All things peppermint. I love a pink peppermint pig latte (sugar free peppermint and sugar free almond syrup), ooooh and chocolate peppermint Luna bars and Thin Mints and York peppermint patties
2. Coconut almond milk....I use this to make protein smoothies for breakfast. It is also great on cereal if you eat cereal. Delicious stuff.
3. Knitted booties. I got mine from Old Navy. I LOVE LOVE them. I do not like wearing socks and I do not like house slippers, but these things are perfect.
4. The Dr. Who T.A.R.D.I.S. cardigan....lovingly referred to as the TARDIGAN. It is the nerdiest of nerdy things...which makes it just about perfect....it goes great with my Dr. #4 socks
5. Converse tennis shoes...any color, any style. I wear Converse to school almost every day, alternating with Toms.
6. These FABULOUSLY comfortable pants I just got at Target.....I can't tell you how much I love them.
7. The majestic Basset hound
8. My hot pink CHI flat iron......I only wish it had an automatic shutoff
9. My pink boxing gloves....they are great for stress relief.
10. Brussel sprouts. I love these wittle baby cabbages. They are great steamed, sauteed, roasted, pretty much every way
11. I love the simplicity and zen quality of a good old fashioned bubble bath....as hot as I can stand it so that I can stay in it for a long time. I prefer a tub with jets but that isn't necessary.
12. Crossword puzzles. I like them so much that I have a crossword puzzle app on my phone. I work them in the paper. I take crossword puzzle books on long trips. I also like to work them in pen.
13. All things Halloween. It is my very favorite holiday. Scary movies, haunted houses, reality shows about ghosts.
14. This is my favorite Dr. Seuss. I'm not sure why I like this so much. Just looking at the cover makes me flashback to childhood
15. Pistachios are delicious. End of story.
16. The Broadway Lion King. I started crying at the very beginning. Those mechanical animal costumes the actors wear are the most amazing things.
17. Ripstik-ing makes me feel like a silly kid. I fell off in front of a car in the Bradley Elementary parking lot two years ago and bounced my head off the pavement...wasn't wearing a helmet. Embarrassing.
18. Like Shelby's signature colors of blush and bashful in Steel Magnolias, Samsara is my signature fragrance. If we are real face-to-face friends, you know EXACTLY what this smells like...it smells like STACY.
19. I have developed an addiction to scarves from my friend Cassie Tucker. I wear them all the time, even in the summer. I have a red one that I wear with a black and white striped shirt; when I wear this, my family says I look like a mime.
20. Scottish accents. I know you can't buy one, but I do love to listen to it. Like Amy Pond and the 10th doctor. Like Sean Connery. Like the yummy Ewan McGregor.
So while this is not in any way an exhaustive list, I am going to stop for tonight. I figure 20 is a nice round number. :)
