My name is Mimi, and I'm a Negative Nelly

I've been in a bit of a "funk of negativity" lately. Maybe it's the change of the weather or that it is getting dark so much earlier, or perhaps just the fact that I have been thinking so much about how quickly time is passing and that every time I turn around the days have faded into months and I haven't done even one tenth of the things I have set out to do. Regardless, it's time for some positive thinking. I have decided to make a list of 25 things that make me happy. Here goes, in no particular order:

1. Haagen-Dazs Vanilla Swiss Almond ice cream
2. Gabe
3. stepping on crunchy fallen leaves
4. a clean house
5. new magazines, particularly Real Simple, Cooking Light, MS Weddings, Domino, and Blueprint
6. Chachi and Nacho (the kitties)
7. sleeping in, but not too late
8. cooking
9. feeling creative
10. Marc Jacobs bags
11. receiving mail (good mail!)
12. sitting on the beach
13. spending time on Underhill Lane
14. watching re-runs of Beverly Hills 90210 (a ridiculously guilty pleasure found on the soap opera channel)
15. Cable TV (a relatively new addition to our house)
16. planning parties for anyone, for any reason
17. Williams-Sonoma
18. my sister
19. Paris
20. red painted toenails
21. a fresh haircut
22. being a Palmer
23. my iPod
24. Natalie
25. crystal doorknobs

Wow, that was surprisingly simple. I could go on for another 50, no problem! I guess everybody needs to step back and change focus every once in a while. Here's to a more positive outlook!