Things that make me smile

1. My family
2. All my friends
3. Tea/coffee
4. My bed, my linen and all my pillows
5. My room/ any personal space I lay claim to – so my desk, a particular seat I like
6. Quiet early mornings and rainy afternoons
7. Rock/ Soft pop music
8. Third Day, Sarah Groves, Dixie Chicks, John Legend, Barlow Girls, Casting Crows, Simpiwe Dana, Freshlyground
9. Baking and cooking
10. Lamps
11. My handbags
12. Dolls
13. Washing dishes and a sparkly and shiny kitchen
14. Generations, Intersexions, Masterchef, Come Dine with me SA, Wedding shows, Gilmore Girls, Felicity
15. Music award shows and countdowns
16. Countries I’d love to visit: Britain, India, Spain, Morocco, Namibia, Australia
17. Economics
18. My stationery especially my pens
19. Watches with a black face
20. Food I love to eat: rice, potatoes, fish & sea food, butter nut, pastries, porridge
21. Bookshops, Libraries
22. Long and quiet bus rides
23. Basking in the sun
24. The Bible my mom gave me when I turned 16
25. Flavours I love: cinammon, cumin, vanilla, coffee, black pepper
26. Sports I love to watch on telly: Hockey, Athletics, Tennis
27. NEW YORK!!
28. My earring collection
29. Authors I love: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Marian Keyes, Ken Follet, Bryce Courtenay ( I simply looked at my bookshelf but this list is in no ways complete 🙂 )
30. My mugs each and every one of them.