A few of my Favorite things...

(An amalgamation of my favorite things...not counting the food/cooking)

It seems the theme for this past weekend was love (go figure since it was Valentine's Day weekend), so with that in mind I decided to devote this post to things I love. I have four major loves in life: shoes, books, cooking and sleep. The order in which they fall fluctuates depending how much I've had of each recently, but I love shoe and book shopping (even if I don't ultimately end up buying something) if only because of the smell of the store, though bookstores are starting to stink like coffee with makes me sad :( I also love cooking and experimenting on my friends though I don't get to do it as often as I'd like. I believe that presentation of the food is almost as important as the food itself. If it doesn't look good, no one will want to eat it. I love setting the table with china and goblets even just for a casual meal. It give it a certain je ne se quois. As for sleep, well that's just self explanatory. And as much as I love sleep, I abhor the snooze button. I'd rather set my alarm for the last possible minute (ask my friends that I went to Disney World with...I've streamlined my morning routine) and just pop out of bed when it goes off, then doze for a few minutes to have the horrible sound of the alarm go off AGAIN over and over. Though I will say that there have been time where the only thing getting me out of bed is the realization I will get to go back to bed in 12 hours (or however long). I firmly believe it should take no longer than 15 minutes to get ready and go in the morning. 20 if you do make-up and want breakfast. But I'd rather stay up late then get up early...my poor children if I ever have them. :)