Things I Love Thursday

I've been low on energy all week because of a persistent head cold but it has actually given me the excuse to be an absolute blob & spend my nights in bed with a cup of hot coco and LOTS of reading material. Not only do I have a gigantic stack of Humo's waiting to be savoured, but there are also heaps of books to finish, newspaper articles to peruse and blogs to catch up on. Ok, I must admit it, blogs were highest on my list, but only because they're easily digestible, quick to read, and they offer my congested head some relief :-). A recent discovery is Gala Darling, written by a Wellington girl who now lives in NYC and dispenses advice on life, love and shoes. I can't say I'm all that fascinated with shoes but I do like her idea of celebrating the small, day-to-day things in life. Every Thursday she posts an entry called 'Things I Love Thursday', a random selection of events/items that have brought her joy in the past week. I'm a real list lover and like the idea of 'practising gratitude' so here's my version:

• raising money for Oxfam through a Fairtrade event @ work
• freshly made honey, lemon & ginger drinks
• seeing our friend D. transformed into a drummer/rockstar
• discovering the New Internationalist website
• cupcakes from Tempt!
• shwopping, cocktail sipping and dancing last Friday
• thermal tops (much needed these days)
• a girly Sunday afternoon at the cinema
• V's macaroni & cheese
• witnessing how healthy the Iraqi twins were on their 1st birthday
• lunchtime walks with workmates
• season 4 of 'The Sopranos' (go Carmella!)
• newborns (Daan, Lars & Celia!) and 30th birthdays
• knowing that my friend I. is doing fine in Afghanistan
• eating speculaaspasta with a spoon
• invites to Tanzania, PNG and Mauritius :-)
• planning a southern getaway...