Things I Love Thursday

Spring is in the air and I am just so happy to write my first TILT of the new (for me) year! The gorgeous sunshine and brilliant skies we’ve been having over the last couple of days help, too.

And because I’ll only ever do this once a year, a list of all the lovely birthday goodies giving me joy over the past week:

Prime rib at The Keg; frizzled onions; a handmade, personalised apron; half a dozen cupcakes from Big City Cupcakes; dinner at Shota Sushi; handmade birthday cards!!; Cuban candy; pretty packaging; a lovely woven bookmark from Yunnan that also helps support local women; a gift certificate to Dress911 that stocks dresses I have heretofore only coveted; my free shampoo/shower gel/bubble bath gift from Sephora; gelato from Bella Gelateria; peaches!; a 40% off coupon to Michael’s; donations to DNDi; and cards and surprise packages in the mail!

Thank you!

And on a slightly less self-absorbed and less materialistic note, other joy-inducing things include:

♥ green buds on tree branches that you just know are going to unfold themselves into fresh shoots over the next few weeks;

♥ the shy young cherry blossoms just coming out all across the city;

♥ the truly beautiful Clouds 365 Project which captures cloud shots every day;

♥ blowing bubbles (for the first time in over a decade — clearly I need to invest in bubble solution) with Friend Bernice yesterday lunch break;

♥ discovering the NYC-based online bakery Baking for Good which donates 15% of every sale to a cause of the customer’s choosing, a concept that takes after my heart;

♥ Delta Goodrem’s ‘Brave Face’, a song almost always guaranteed to make me happy;

♥ and last, but by no means least, the support and care of my various mentors and supervisors who are nothing but kindness and understanding.

Have a fabulous weekend, my friends. (Especially if you’re doing UBC Lip Dub!)