Category Archives: Things I Love Thursday

Things I Love Thursday should really be People I Love Thursday this week. I’m still sick as a dog, but am improving enough to want to say a huge thank you to all the people who have and continue to prop me up through this evil bug. I’ve been given food and medicine deliveries, including [...] Continue reading →

a poem for transgender youths ♥ the fancy paper shredder in the office! • feeling more comfortable with someone new than you expect • a huge glass of vanilla ice cream with fudge and caramel sauce • when you push yourself out of your comfort zone and rock it • successful baking experiments • the [...] Continue reading →

great background music: John Butler Trio’s ‘Ocean’ ♥ Lunar New Year celebrations • egg salad sandwiches • tangyuan • putting up paper decorations for the new year • calling home • seeing a good friend for the first time in a month • hearing Chinese again • the steady flow of baked goods that come [...] Continue reading →

♥ running another (and last!) successful training weekend • my very nerdy Forgotten English word-a-day calendar • the view from my office window • morning walks • blue skies and green cedars • French onion soup with cheesy bread • making others happy • the warmth of my down parka • listening to the guitar [...] Continue reading →

The Daily Bunny = Happiest Site Ever ♥ new calendars • my beautiful, fresh 2012 Moleskine planner • being given a gift of chocolates from Chocolate Arts • writing essays to the top tunes of 2011 on the radio • iTunes’ 12 Days of Giveaways (totally free!) • beginning my lovely new job • focaccia [...] Continue reading →

snow on the mountains • picking up the Anastasia DVD for $5 at the Robson HMV closing sale • Guu with Garlic • downtown trees all lit up at night • buskers on Granville • the fun of adding an item a day to my Christmas wishlist • the Vancouver Aquarium (oh, many times over! [...] Continue reading →

♥ cloudy afternoons that make for gorgeous sunsets • squirrels scampering outside my window • my Musqueam language class • success with recipes • popping bubble wrap • the sound of laughter • Chris Medina’s ‘What Are Words’ • the breathtaking weather we’ve been having lately • Love Actually • free lectures • giving hugs [...] Continue reading →

anticipating the Musqueam community potluck tonight • listening to Christmas tunes on the radio • old-fashioned fudge from the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory • the sound of reading aloud • seeing beautiful Marine Drive residence all lit up when walking home at night • cedar trees • the dark chocolate bar that magically appeared on [...] Continue reading →

♥ fast-paced West Coast Swing • baking popular brownies • friends who stay late at work to walk me home • my kettle • hot showers • spoken word poetry • the Terry Global Speaker Series • thick, long-sleeved sweaters • catching bubbles while doing dishes • creamed cinnamon honey • having my own living [...] Continue reading →