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The Little Things That I Love…The great book of lists.

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I am late for this party, the great book of lists challenge, considering that I re-blogged the post and was all excited. Somehow, I failed to start off last week.

However, I am still going to gate crash and hope that La Duchesse Derat won’t throw me out without as much as a mince pie and a glass of warm drink.

  • I love waking up early when the entire house is quiet, lying still and just listening to the breathing of my husband beside me as I think through my day and make a mental to do list.
  • I love my early morning brisk walks especially with crisp cold breeze on my face and my denuded face free from any artifice soaking it all in.1452772090288[1]
  • I love those sights of little things that I get to see when I am out and about – like a flock of birds in a feeding frenzy and the naughty Cat that came and made them run away, or a budding pretty flower – such sights are fuel to my mind.
  • I love the tingly foot massage that my young ones take turns to give me. It is nowhere near professional but it is so soothing. Sometimes they throw in a neck rub.
  • I love those little moments when my youngest keeps offering to make me his special sandwich; which equals a slathered helping of peanut butter and toast, with a nice cup of beverage and he tells me ‘I love you mummy, enjoy your sandwich.’
  • I love having a full pantry of food even if I don’t have money in my pocket. It always leaves me with a contented feeling and satisfaction when I do my bulk shopping for the household.
  • I love having people around me. It always gives me a warm feeling, even though, I occasionally hibernate, which, by the way never lasts long to deserve that lengthy word.
  • I absolutely love to dance to my long playlist while working out. I steal in a wiggle or two. It’s like working out two things at once; My Body and my Soul.

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51 thoughts on “The Little Things That I Love…The great book of lists.”

    1. Thank you Susie. Some weeks I use the gym three times and walk thrice, then some weeks I just walk, especially if I am trying to clear stuff from my head. Back in Houston, I walked through all weather, but here in Dubai, the Summer is simply blistering hot, even at nights.

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  8. You have a wonderful list there Jacqui. I share some of the things that you love too, like the solitude in the morning and having a well-stocked larder. I love the sound of your son’s special sandwich too, made with such love 🙂

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  13. Great list! I love having a full pantry too. It gives me such peace. 🙂 Although, right now my pantry is a bit TOO full and I’m trying to use up some of the stuff I already have on hand. 🙂

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    1. That’s what I do too when it gets too full. I whittle them down before shopping again. It truly gives me peace and has also proven to be time saving, money saving and life saving. There was a time Houston and some parts of Texas was flooded badly that we couldn’t go anywhere, the things I had kept us going until things improved.

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  22. What a wonderful list and such simple things. I especially appreciated the one about having a full pantry because it made me realize that I too feel that way. I could never quite explain to my coworkers why I dragged myself to the grocery store every Friday after a full day of work. Now I get that I felt more at ease on the weekends knowing that my pantry was full and my family fed. Thank you for that insight and your other thoughts as well. Enjoy your day.

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