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Thirty-Three Things

April 13, 2011 By Lena

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 Stumbling upon an unpublished sale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:

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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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  1. trola

    April 13, 2011 at 12:18 pm

    Happy Birthday friend! Get lots of hugs from your little dudes!

  2. Shauna MacKenzie

    April 13, 2011 at 12:20 pm

    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 :)

  3. Little Miss Kate

    April 13, 2011 at 12:34 pm

    Happy Birthday! Hope all of your boys treat you extra special today.I hope you get lots of phone calls from friends today wishing you a wonderful year ahead.

  4. Amy

    April 13, 2011 at 12:44 pm

    Happy Birthday! I hope all of your Birthday wishes come true :)

  5. trishsmth

    April 13, 2011 at 1:24 pm

    Happy Birthday!!

  6. Tammi @ My Organized Chaos

    April 13, 2011 at 1:29 pm

    That is wonderful!Hope your day is full of 33 things!Happy Birthday, Lena!!

  7. Miranda

    April 13, 2011 at 1:47 pm

    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!

  8. leloartistry.com

    April 13, 2011 at 2:12 pm

    Happy Birthday Gorgeous!

  9. Mom vs. the boys

    April 13, 2011 at 2:45 pm

    Happy Birthday!!! Hope you have a fabulous day!!I'm with you on a lot of those but especially #6 & #9!! Raise a Glass Today!

  10. Lotus

    April 13, 2011 at 3:24 pm

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

  11. Lena!

    April 13, 2011 at 3:39 pm

    Thanks everyone! Having a smashing good day so far!

  12. emily☆

    April 13, 2011 at 10:30 pm

    Happy Birthday Lena!!! have a fabulous day! Hopefully you can do something from your favourites list!

  13. NT

    April 14, 2011 at 1:10 am

    Happy Birthday!

  14. TinyTotsx2

    April 14, 2011 at 9:01 am

    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 : )

  15. Tracy

    April 14, 2011 at 11:23 am

    Hope you had a wonderful birthday Lena :O)

  16. the brother

    April 14, 2011 at 6:33 pm

    happy birthday! ahhh to be 33 again :)

  17. Josie.K.

    April 15, 2011 at 12:09 am

    Happy belated birthday Lena!!! :-D I hope you got to spend the day with a Coke or two and your little favourite men!! :-D

  18. CortnieJ

    April 15, 2011 at 1:12 am

    Lena, I must say, .07 lead for a mechanical pencil is probably the best thing ever invented :)

  19. Soulla

    April 15, 2011 at 11:02 pm

    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 : )

  20. My Mommymoon

    April 15, 2011 at 11:47 pm

    Happy birthday…nice to meet you Lena.

  21. Lena!

    April 17, 2011 at 12:29 pm

    Thanks so much for all the love peeps! xxoo

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