It's my birthday week!

It's my birthday week- let's make a list of stuff I like/nice things in my life. Hey! Let's make it a list of 55 things! Cool.
1. My sweet lil family! Top spot goes to them for all the obvious reasons. I really like having them at the center of my life.  Alec brings me so much joy every day and Pat is a constant support and comfort. I love that he just knows, actually, both of them know what I need and I never have to explain myself. I could ramble on about how much they mean to me for a while, but I have 54 other things to write about, so...
2. Cheese! I was initially going to just say "fewd!" but it's too broad, so I need to do individual foods? Cheese is great, I'm starting with that.
3. Travel! Travelling, planning travel, thinking about traveling...all good things. I'm really looking forward to this year's travel- Rome, London, Scotland... yeah! Let's go (before we can't any more).
4. My house/studio! It's all done and it's so lovely and perfect.
5. Making art! This one's tricky- it also stresses me out for perhaps no reason at all. 
6. Music! I always feel better when there's a soundtrack to my life. 
7. Singing! I don't have such a bad singing voice, it's a shame I never did anything with it, but there you go. 
8. Teaching! When it's good, it's really good. Right now it's more good than bad. 
9. The Houston art community! Basically one of the few social things that gets me out of the house to, uh, socialize.
10. Gin and tonics! Probably would be better for me if I loved them less. 
11. Clothes! I love a good dress or a basically anything that is stylish and comfortable, comfort being key.
12. Lil feral cats! Just wish they would all let me pet them, though. 
13. Nice Houston restaurants! Casaema, Nancy's Hustle, Tiny Champions, Agnes and Sherman, Agnes, Coltivare, Cantina Barba, Pondicheri, Pinkertons- oh so many. Thank you, Houston.
14. Good friends! Kate, Willy, Paige, Daniela, Vicky, Corey, the Reiths, etc
15. Fig trees! Wonderful, durable, delicious fruit producing trees.
16. My car! Reliable, comfortable, boring, and perfect.
17. The cistern! My lovely church.
18. A lovely quiche!
19. A lovely champagne!
20. Crappy tv! Currently watching The Traitors.
21. Mini Juice! Where is he now? Who hid him last?
22. Ottomans! Put those tired feet up in style!
23. My lovely comfy bed! Noice.
24. Badedas bubble baths!
25. Japanese toilets!
26. Funky orange wine! 
27. Breakfast tacos!
28. A trip to IKEA!
29. Christmas Eve with Nick, Kathy, and Charlie!
30. Christmas in general!
31. Halloween in Lindale Park!
32. Fancy drinks with Pat and Alec at Starduster or Berwick's!
33. That post-pedicure feeling!
34. West Texas road trips!
35. That dumb matchstick light from IKEA!
36. Tote bags!
37. Spag bol!
38. Thunderstorms!
39. Disco dancing!
40. Oh my god! FLOWERS!! Hellebores, peonies, tulips...
41. Pistachios!
42. Grocery shopping on a slow day!
43. Salt and black pepper potato chips!
44. Perky students who laugh at my jokes and think I'm in my 30s!
45. Fishwish!
46. Lindale Park!
47. Estate sales!
48. The mill house in Muchalls, Stonehaven, the whole Aberdeenshire area really!
49. Coffee!
50. Pastries!
51. A good view!
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