27 Notebooks List

These are the people, things and ideas in my life that matter most. They describe what and who I love, and they often become the compass that directs my writing and creativity. Maybe one of these rainy days you'll take a minute to jot down your own list of 27. But for now, here's mine:

1. Steady in love, marriage and romance

2. A laundry pile full of pink - one of the small joys of raising three daughters

3. The perfect cup of cocoa

4. Stories about women, their triumphs and their heartache

5. My sisters, both born and received: the most exquisite, beloved complication of my life

6. Shoes, handbags, and lipstick- Femininity is a gift

7. Faith in God and his plan. We are not left alone, flailing in this life!

8. Rain storms and the scent of clean earth

9. Fancy restaurants, fancy food

10. Bubble baths

11. Long walks

12. Happily ever after, in all its forms

13. A carefully scheduled, task-driven day

14. London, where the writer part of me often resides

15. Pillow talk

16. Classical piano music

17. Handwritten letters

18. The relentless chase of Big Dreams

19. Soup recipes

20. Setting. All my stories begin with a "where"

21. Creativity, in all its forms

22. Clean counters and made beds

23. Excuses to celebrate, both real and imagined

24. Dependable routines, frequent spontaneity

25. Families, including those we inherit and those we build

26. Carbohydrates, in all its forms

27. Enduring, evolving, and hopeful instances of love