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Thirty-Three Things

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Since my very first job, I’ve upheld a tradition – I never work on my birthday. It’s too depressing to be chained to a computer on a day that I traditionally have cake and Coca-Cola for breakfast!

Last year, I posted a list of my thirty-two favourite things. Well, 365 days later, a lot of those faves still hold true… but I’ve made some amendments to reflect the wonderful changes in my life, and added another favourite thing, of course.

In no particular order:

1. Shopping at Wal-Mart early on a Sunday morning2. Listening to Reid babble away
3. Finding a Joe Fresh dupe for an OPI nail colour
4. Stumbling upon an unpublished sale
5. Writing with a 0.7mm retractable lead pencil
6. Drinking wine to get drunk
7. Quoting one-liners from Seinfeld
8. Checking items off a to-do list
9. Watching little boys play with cars
10. Seeing the rewards of generosity and kindness
11. Having some one else wash my hair
12. Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. – D. Carnegie
13. Enjoying a ripe mango out of season
14. Watching Wipeout with Ryder
15. Finding a loonie or toonie on the floor
16. Hitting “Publish Post” when I’ve finished blogging
17. Playing Tetris, and beating my high score
18. Hearing Reid sigh and yawn as he wakes up
19. Checking The Weather Network and seeing nothing but sun
20. Listening to Ryder admonish Reid (“Reid! Don’t do that! Mommy get mad a’you!”)
21. The smell of crisp, clean sheets hanging on a clothesline
22. Finding a really great drugstore mascara
23. My three dudes on a Sunday morning:

24. Sampling goodies at Costco
25. Watching little girls skip double-dutch – and resisting the urge to join in
26. Laughing so hard I cry
27. The sound of rain tapping against a window
28. Giving myself a 5-minute manicure
29. Watching Telus commercials
30. Picking out a perfectly ripe cantaloupe
31. Receiving a phone call from a friend
32. Realizing my husband already cleaned the kitchen
33. Daydreaming

See you tomorrow!

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  2. LOVE LOVE LOVE! Not enough people these days appreciate the simple things in life, and it's so great to see! Happy Birthday, wishing you a fabulous day and an exciting year ahead :)

  7. Happy Birthday! I love the list and I think it's something everyone should do, and get their families to do as well. I listen to everyone complain that the world is ending because the Leafs didn't make the playoffs (again!) or because it's raining in April (go figure!)when Japan has had 3 huge earthquakes, a tsunami and a nuclear disaster in one month! Appreciate the little things!

  10. Happy Birthday Bella! Loved reading your list- put a big smile on my face and the boys are just too cute for words:) xoxo

  14. Of Course,leave it to you to make me feel good on your Birthday. Reading your blogs is the best quite time I get all week. Thanks for the out loud giggles,the huge smiles you give me when I read them. May this year and all the years of your life be filled with all the joy you give back to the world. Your a wonderful person,friend&last but definitely not least Mommy. YOU ROCK : )

  19. Writing with a 0.7mm retractable lead pencil??? Haha, you're hilarious. Hope you had a great birthday – including a day off, and a hair wash at a salon : )