My Favorite Things

Elizabeth, over at Type A Mommy, has tagged me in a meme. Here are the rules:

1. Mention who tagged you.

2. List six unimportant things that make you happy.

3. Tag six more blogs, then go and comment on their blogs. Let them know that they have been challenged, and invite them to play along.

My six favorite things… Hmm. Let’s see:

1. Pajama pants. I am one of those moms that could just live in my pajamas. And, if no one is coming over, and I don’t have to go anywhere, I usually do. Especially in the winter. They never get tight, even if I do pack on a couple extra holiday pounds. And I could wear them the entire time that I was pregnant. And for the few awkward clothing weeks after that.
2. My books. All of them. I have a few hundred, at I am always looking to get more. There is never a time that I am not half way through at least two books. It used to drive my husband nuts. I have read up to ten books all at the same time before. I pick one up, read some of it, then get interested in something else. And then I pick up the third book. Then I am back to the first again…
3. My bread machine. We got it for Christmas, from my father and step-mom, and we haven’t bought more than a few loaves of bread since then. We bake almost all of our bread fresh. I love the smell of fresh bread, and it makes sandwiches so much better. It’s also a lot healthier than the store bought stuff. No preservatives, controlled amounts of sugar.
4. Going for walks. Until last August, we didn’t even have a car. We walked everywhere, or took cabs or the bus, if we really needed to. I would easily walk 10-15 miles a week, going around town to get groceries, visit family, and go to the park. Although we usually just drive now, I still try to get out as often as I can to go for a walk. I pop Becca into the stroller, and off we go! I’m so glad that it is finally nice out again outside so that we can get out more often.
5. Really great haircuts. I don’t go to get my hair cut very often. Okay, almost never. Last Saturday was the first time I went out to get my hair cut in a salon, by a person I didn’t know, since I was 19. That was six years ago. I was lucky, because my ex-boyfriend’s mom cuts hair professionally. She is the best in the area, and I used to go to her. After I got together with Mark, I let my hair grow out again (it used to be down to my butt). Other than one haircut from a friend, and the one time I did it myself, I haven’t had my hair cut in three years. I’ve decided that I need to change this habit. $25 every other month or so for an amazing haircut is totally worth it.
6. Homemade ice cream. Especially with summer coming, especially as we are coming up on summer. I have an ice cream mixer that goes with my Kitchen Aid mixer, and I don’t get to use it very often, because it takes up so much space in the freezer. We’ll be using it more this summer, though. And I have a really yummy-looking recipe for peanut butter and jelly ice cream that I am just dying to try out.

Okay, there are my six favorite unimportant things. I am going to ask the following blogs to list their own favorite things.

Tales of the Tornado Chaser

Adventures of Mr. Busypants

Semantically Driven

Reading is Sexy

How to Survive Life in the Suburbs

Cutest Kid Ever

If I’ve tagged you, please come back and comment when your post is up so we can all see it. Thanks for playing!

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