Whiskers on Kittens Et Al.

My favorite things:
--coming outside on a brisk, but not too cold, sunny morning and seeing golden sunlight on the tops of buildings.
--having a cup of coffee to walk with on said mornings
--feeling sleepy, climbing into bed, creating a cocoon for myself, and feeling myself drift away
--singing to myself
--seeing or talking to my family, especially my nephews (speaking of which, today (the 11th) is Isaac's birthday!)
--Lindt bittersweet dark chocolate
--hiking in Maine
--letting myself have a night out on the town for the first time in many months and getting pleasantly tipsy and garrulous
--my family's cat Max
--having a really good stretch, especially including a back bend over one of those inflated balls
--watching a favorite movie
--sushi from a place near my school
--getting the gift of unexpected free time
--conversations with intelligent, outgoing, creative people