Things That Make Me Purr.

The following is a "bliss list" I've borrowed from the current Oprah magazine. What makes you Purrrrr......?

• The First Paragraph of a novel that completely captures you.
• Walking through the madness of the city to the beads on an iPod.
• Little neck kisses from someone who knows what he's doing.
  
• Murder, She Wrote returns. Jessica always knows what to do!
• Checking off the last thing on the Saturday to-do list.
• Cranium
• The halo of warmth from a radiator, heating vent or fire (especially in Seminary)
• Throwing things out!
• A great scalp massage from the shampoo lady at the hairdresser.
• Catching a whiff of your favorite perfume as someone walks by.
• Coming home to your old room and slipping underneath sheets washed by Mom, surrounded by old books, photos and a big collection of your "stuff".
• Baking...anything! Cooking has a deadline, cooking is just about passing time.
  
• Reaching the end of a hike and seeing the view from the top.
• Taking a personal day.
  
• Going to the doctor and finding out everything's okay.
• Friends (real ones and the show).
  
• Homemade whipped cream.
• Friday night, 6:30 after a long, hard week.
• Taking the soccer ball out of the air on a cross with a perfect, powerful, knee height volley to the side netting. (Okay, maybe not in December)
• Being good at what you do. (And getting credit for it)
• Having a baby fall asleep on your shoulder.
• Watching someone you love get dressed for an evening out.
• The Princess Bride.
• Dessert for dinner.
• The utter sense of peace you feel seconds before drifting off to sleep.
• Stargazing...time seems to stand still.
  
• Popcorn
  
• Northern lights...knowing they've moved, but not noticing when it happens.
• Waking up and knowing, by the muffled sounds outside, that is has snowed- a lot.
  
• The smell of the first cup of coffee.
• A foot rub given by someone who knows what she's doing.
• The Saturday paper-the heavier the better.
• Looking at pictures of your mother as a child.
• Long e-mails from an old friend, especially a funny old friend.
• A child smiling at you in the grocery store line.
  
• A big plate of pasta.
• Porch-sitting on a summer night.
• Laying on the grass watching the bats come out.
• Wearing a hat, just because you want to.

See how much more fun I'm having because I'm wearing a hat!