I've been wanting to write about this for quite some time.
I call the list below a list of my favourite things; things that help cheer me up... even make me happy, especially if I start to feel down which are also known as drugs of choice (in random order):
I call the list below a list of my favourite things; things that help cheer me up... even make me happy, especially if I start to feel down which are also known as drugs of choice (in random order):
- Love
- A sunny, warm day
- A perfect cup of coffee
- A gentle cool summer breeze on a very hot day
- Conversations with my 2.5-year-old nephew
- My baby niece grinning at me
- Reading a good book
- Writing for hours
- Sleeping in
- A cool, crisp Autumn evening
- Inspirational, touching music
- "Everything" by Michael Buble (one of my all-time favourite songs)
- Upbeat music/songs
- Watching Frasier and laughing (my all-time favourite sitcom)
- Charmed (my all-time favourite TV show)
- Playing a good game that sucks you in for a while
- A surprise gift for no reason at all
- The scent of jasmine and gardenia in my parents' garden in the summer
- The smell of my mother's cakes fresh out of the oven
- A long walk in the English countryside on a warm, sunny day
- Memories that stir up the soul
- High-quality dark chocolate
- Favourite childhood smells
- Red roses
- Scented candles
- Having silent conversations with my (fictional) characters
- Sipping cinnamon latte and having cheesecake at Costa
- Watching people interact while listening to music
- Silence when needed
- Happy news after a long wait
- Seeing photos of me as a child with my late grandparents
- Holding my novel
- Getting fan mail
- Reading great reviews of my debut novel The Years of Silence
- Unexpected kindness from strangers
- Browsing books at a huge bookstore
- Chocolate doughnuts from the bakery around the corner
- Watching Nigella Lawson cook and bake on TV.
