My Favorite Things

I got this idea from another slicer to make lists of my favorite things (the number for each list, 11 in this case, is the number of the date). I had so much fun the last time I did it, I thought it was time to do it again! 🙂

Everyday Things I Wouldn’t Want to Live Without:

1. Books
2. Internet
3. My favorite water cup
4. Go-Jek
5. Music
6. Good quality lip gloss
7. Glasses
8. Toothbrush/toothpaste
9. A good quality writer’s notebook
10. House plants
11. Flipflops

Adventures to Have Before I Die:

1. Another week in Nepal at the Little House in the Rice Fields, where I can connect with nature, relax, write, read, and rest.
2. Visit Antarctica and South America before I’m 40
3. A month in Inle Lake, Myanmar, riding my bike all around, taking boat trips out on the lake, eating my weight in Burmese tea leaf salad, volunteering at a local school, and getting regular massages
4. Stay in a villa above the water in The Maldives
5. Eat my way through India, traveling around to all the different areas to try all the flavors they have to offer
6. At least a month in Bali, focusing on my health, eating smoothie bowls for breakfast and vegan food for lunch and dinner, swimming and exercising every day
7. Learn how to skydive on my own
8. Live in a small town in Italy, learning how to cook pasta, pizza, and desserts from scratch
9. Fall in love again
10. Scuba diving in Raja Ampat, Indonesia
11. Ride the Trans-Siberian train

Pasttimes I Never Tire Of:

1. Traveling
2. Slicing
3. Reading
4. Trying out new restaurants
5. Photography
6. Jigsaw puzzles
7. Cooking for others
8. Spending time in the sun
9. Dreaming about where I’ll travel to next
10. Listening to music
11. Learning new things

Treats I Could Eat/Drink Every Day:

1. English Breakfast Tea
2. Goat cheese (on almost anything!)
3. Freshly baked chocolate chip cookies
4. Smoothie bowls
5. Bagel sandwiches
6. Mango sticky rice
7. Pavlova with fresh cream, passionfruit sauce, and luscious, ripe berries
8. Freshly cut fruit
9. Berries, yogurt, and granola
10. Fresh lime or mango juice
11. Pappadum with mango chutney and tamarind sauce

People I’d Be Lost Without:

1. Mom & Dad
2. Randi & Logan
3. Michelle
4. Linner
5. Shaggers
6. Callie
7. Lisa
8. Wayne
9. Miriam
10. Nicole
11. Kathy

Places I Want to Visit:

1. Perth, Australia
2. The Maldives
3. Topas Ecolodge in northern Vietman
4. Luang Prabang, Laos
5. Iceland to see the Northern Lights
6. Barcelona, Spain
7. Cape Town, South Africa
8. Lisbon, Portugal
9. Chile- Santiago, Easter Island, and the national parks
10. Buenos Aires, Argentina
11. Calgary, Canada to see Shaggers, Jeezy, and Marlowe

Words I Believe Hold Magic:

1. Hope
2. Serendipity
3. Joy
4. Wanderlust
5. Wonder
6. Love
7. Authenticity
8. Gratitude
9. Enough
10. Adventure
11. Vulnerability

Gestures that Make Me Smile:

1. Unexpected gifts, like a plant or a book they know I’ll love
2. A thoughtful thank you note, preferably handwritten
3. An invitation to dinner at someone’s house
4. A hug when I most need it
5. An offer of help when I’m sick or not feeling well
6. An invitation to go on a spontaneous adventure in my city
7. Being tagged in a funny meme
8. A conversation where no one looks at their phone
9. Spending quality time together
10. A well-timed joke
11. A text to say they’re thinking of me

Favorite Songs (as of this publication):

Click here to listen to my favorite songs

9 Things on Day 9

As I was reading through some slices for some inspiration, I came across All Things Purple’s blog, where her slice was full of lists of her favorite things, 9 per list, in honor of the ninth day of slicing. I love lists, as anyone who follows my blog or knows me in real life knows, so this was right up my alley! 🙂

9 Everyday things I wouldn’t want to live without:

1. Books! (actual books or ebooks)
2. A device (laptop, iPad, or iPhone)
3. Wifi connection
4. Tea kettle
5. Toothbrush/toothpaste
6. Live plants
7. Backpack
8. Reusable water bottle (loving my Camelbak Eddy at the moment)
9.  My writer’s notebook

9 Adventures I want to have before I die:

1. Step on all 7 continents (before age 40!)…just 2 more (Antartica and South America)
2. Take a year off and slow travel around the world
3. Write a book…and publish it!
4. Meet someone I want to share my life with
5. See the Northern Lights and sleep in a glass igloo
6. Spend at least one month living in Inle Lake, Myanmar, volunteering at a school or an orphanage, riding my bike every day
7. Go on an African safari
8. Take my parents to all my favorite places around the world
9. Show up at the airport, buy a ticket, and fly some place I’ve never been, with absolutely no plans whatsoever

9 Pastimes I never tire of:

1. Listening to music
2. Writing
3. Reading
4. Talking about reading and writing
5. Cooking
6. Throwing parties
7. Visiting new restaurants
8. Planning for a new trip
9. Talking to my friends and family

9 Treats I could eat everyday (if they weren’t unhealthy):

1. Chai tea lattes, preferably iced and from Starbucks
2. Goat cheese
3. Mangos
4. Homemade ravioli
5. Brownies
6. Chips & Queso
7. Hot Shipley’s glazed donuts
8. Mercato’s homemade ricotta and jam with buttery, toasted bread
9. Pavlova

9 People I’d be lost without (Only 9?!?):

1. My mom & dad (I know, this is more than one…)
2. My brother, sister-in-law, niece, & nephew (this one, too…)
3. Shaggers
4. Michelle
5. Linner
6. Kathy
7. Sarah
8. Sally
9. Callie

9 Places I want to visit:

1. New Zealand
2. South Africa
3. India
4. Russia
5. The Maldives
6. Iceland
7. Spain
8. Bhutan
9. Chile

9 Words I believe hold magic:

1. Savor
2. Love
3. Vulnerable
4. Change
5. Play
6. Serendipity
7. Authenticity
8. Gratitude
9. Delicious

9 Gestures that make me smile:

1. Receiving a gift from someone who knows me well
2. Hand-written notes
3. People who go out of their way when you’re sick/injured
4. Quality time
5. Playing a board game with me
6. Hilarious texts, particularly ones accompanied by poignant GIFs 🙂
7. A good book recommendation
8. An engaging conversation where no one looks at their phone
9. Little kid hugs

9 Favorite songs (as of this blog post) (How can I pick just 9?!?):

Click here to listen to my favorite songs

What are your favorite things?