101 Things I'm Thankful For

In random order ...

1. Caffeine
2. Mike's hugs
3. Rollerball pens
4. Honey-roasted cashews
5. Fan mail
6. The DVR
7. Friends who are writers
8. Friends who aren't writers
9. Seasons
10. Chocolate-covered halvah
11. Dreams
12. Good novels
13. Max's accomplishments
14. Ethan's heart
15. Emma's spirit
16. People who hold the door open
17. My parents
18. The Internet
19. The refrigerator door water dispenser
20. Concealer
21. Newborns
22. Post-its
23. Things with handles
24. The Chrysler Building
25. Advil
26. My GPS
27. My publishing contract
28. Sex
29. Laser printers
30. Libraries
31. Bike rides
32. The sunlight on Jones Beach
33. My kids' teachers
34. Bookstores
35. Push-up bras
36. Hair products
37. Email
38. Modern hygiene
39. Barack Obama
40. Lactaid
41. Newsday's Cryptoquote
42. Air-conditioning
43. Contact lenses
44. Good health
45. Spellcheck
46. Elastic waistbands
47. Signed books
48. Heating pads
49. New Yorkers
50. Antibiotics
51. Red wine
52. Sliding doors on a minivan
53. Jokes
54. Cabot's Vitamin E Cream
55. Dogs
56. AstrologyZone
57. Autumn leaves
58. Luggage wheels
59. Richard Russo characters
60. Long hot showers
61. My eyelashes
62. Chocolate truffles
63. The Marx Brothers
64. Barbecues
65. Jon Stewart and Steven Colbert
66. CafeMom
67. The "find" feature on my cordless phone(s)
68. Scrabble
69. Diners
70. Love
71. The nice cashiers at Waldbaums
72. Online shopping
73. Stadium-style seating at movie theaters
74. Forgiveness
75. Retractable cords
76. Nassau-Suffolk Services for Autism
77. Solitude
78. Beatles songs
79. Moist turkey
80. Naps on the couch
81. Art museums
82. Sarcasm
83. Parking spaces
84. Search engines
85. Diet Coke
86. People who write back
87. Sugarfree gum
88. NPR
89. Men
90. My extended family
91. Cotton sweatshirts
92. My new computer
93. Large crowds at my house for dinner
94. Tina Fey
95. Potato latkes
96. Readers
97. Seinfeld reruns
98. Atoms
99. Polite drivers
100. Lists
101. People who read my blog