100 Things I Love

1. Starting a new book and finding a brilliant opening paragraph
2. My collarbones
3. Aching muscles the day after exercise
4. Shortcut keys
5. Coming home to a clean house
6. Egyptian cotton sheets
7. Overpriced restaurants when someone else is paying
8. Vintage shopping
9. Driving through London at night
10. Freewheeling downhill
11. Shopping when there’s money in the bank
12. When my jeans fit me perfectly
13. Having a good suntan
14. The smell of fabric that’s been left in the sun
15. Playing with and watching baby animals
16. Taramasalata
17. Houmous
18. Apple sauce
19. Getting a bit drunk on nice white wine
20. Crying with laughter
21. Feeling looked after by a boy
22. When boys offer to carry my bags
23. Remembering the right word in French
24. Being invited to things by people I like
25. Receiving presents
26. Punctuality
27. The opening bars of your favourite band playing your favourite song at their gig
28. A new haircut
29. Receiving compliments
30. Helping other people see both sides of the story
31. Telling the truth when other people are too scared to do so
32. Knowing how to punctuate
33. The first swim in the sea every summer
34. Showering after a day sunbathing
35. Christmas morning
36. Singing in choir
37. When standup comics get it spot on
38. When a boyfriend sings my praises to a third party
39. The proximity of my flat to the tube station
40. Meadows
41. Waking up on a weekend and realising I don’t have to get out of bed
42. Loungewear (pref. velour)
43. My parents
44. Singing round the piano with a great pianist
45. Having tickets to the must-see event of the moment
46. The Scottish Highlands
47. Thinking of the perfect present for a good friend
48. Catching a taxi home
49. Massages
50. Trampolining briefly
51. Getting out on the water
52. Taking a test and passing with flying colours
53. Finding an amazing bargain
54. The feeling when you know he likes you too
55. Massive hotel rooms
56. Flying business class
57. Doing good deeds
58. Running for a bus and making it
59. Wikipedia
60. Sun after thunderstorms
61. Travelling somewhere new
62. Unpacking
63. Daytime naps
64. Finding the right pen
65. Writing on bananas
66. Teaching a child something new
67. Making a child laugh hysterically
68. The smell of a building site
69. Stepping stones
70. Receiving exciting mail
71. The Way Out Tube Map
72. The variety of London
73. Feeling feminine
74. My American connection
75. Punchy, flirtatious banter
76. Text messages sent for no reason other than to make me laugh
77. Feeling older and wiser
78. When an amazing song comes on and gives me goosebumps
79. Eve Lom cleanser
80. Pub quizzes
81. Laser hair removal – or, rather, my legs now I’ve had it
82. Going to the opera
83. Hangover days
84. Toys that sing
85. Taking an amazing photograph
86. Feeling better after I’ve been ill
87. Finding money
88. The Hat Game
89. Making a group of people laugh
90. Simon Cowell
91. Riding a Vespa on a crisp, sunny day
92. Skiing through alpine forests
93. Dime bars
94. Stretching
95. Theme parks
96. Being sent flowers
97. Antique jewellery
98. The idea of the human race after capitalism
99. Malt loaf
100. Slippers

Thanks to Alix for the idea.