things i love

In no particular order and subject to constant addition and change
* Rome – Ancient, modern, forever
* Soy Lattes – because cow’s milk is so 1992
* Dave Grohl – 20 years and counting
* Painted toenails – because pedicures are a yoga teacher’s business expense
* Australian Soap Operas – the older I get the more important I find trashy TV to be in my life
* Kittehs – because they are Satan’s children
* Daffodils – the first real sign that winter might actually be over
* Detective Stories – from Marple to Morse
* The Archers – because radio will never die
* Bleak House – the greatest soap opera of our time
* Phryne Fisher – sassy, ’straylian sleuth
* Nadi Sodana – because breathing out of two nostrils has nothing on this
* Melbourne – home of Phryne, home of my heart
* The Moomins – they are not scary, they look like baby hippos
* Human touch – the most powerful source of energy
* Hot stone massages – try it and see
* Running in the rain – is there another way?
* New Model Army – The Best Band in the World (TM)
* Tilting at Windmills
* Kisses – who doesn’t love ‘em?
* The Secret History – the book that made me realise who I was
* The Brontes – in all their consumptive glory
* The Bravery – from Brooklyn to Chesterton in 5 glorious steps
* The Beatles – without whom….
* Joolz Denby – for being made of the awesome
* Bodyart – because skin is just boring
* Polaroid pictures – shake it
* Niles Crane – perhaps one of the most inspiring pieces of casting in the history of television
* Cake – a cake free life is not worth living
* Everlong – the greatest song ever written?
* Nag Champa incence – breathe
* David Duchovny – I would never have got through those weird years of The X-Files without him
* Core strength – protect your lower back people
* Lavender – taking back the power from old ladies
* Lush – more addictive than crack
* Rose Absolute – one of the world’s most beautiful aromas
* Twin Peaks – damn fine cherry pie
* York Minster – takes my breath away every time I see it – forget the Taj Mahal, the Pyramids or Petra, this is the one
* Pugs – look at their cute puggy faces!
* Yoga + Pilates – as one