How do I love thee?

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.......I feel like I should express myself a bit here. I'm by myself this weekend and I shouldn't be, so I'm going to let you in on my loves up to this point in my life. I feel passionately about many things and these are just some of them.

-My family (That includes people who aren't actually related to me)
-Friends (These are the people who aren't actually related to me)
-Maven and Abby (four-legged friends)
-Autumn trees
-Reading
-Writing (obviously)
If you ever feel the need to read a story, let me know and I'll post it. BUT that's only if I have more than one request.
-Eating! (I'm a Zeta. What else can I say?)
-Learning new things
-Walking on warmish sunny days
-Living a "green" life
-Photography
-KNITTING
-Crocheting (yeah, I do both, so back off)
-Sewing
-Okay, I like many crafty things so don't try to give me a new obsession.
-Cutting out pictures of house-type stuff
-Learning about the environemnt
-Cleaning. (Nobody shoot me for saying that. It's very satisfying because the results are immediate and obvious. For someone who is impatient, this is the best instant gratification)
-Organizing
-Baking
-Looking through cookbooks
-Lotion
-Trying different shampoos
-Soy candles
-Movies (Time to watch some new ones)
-Listening to my iPod (Currently Justin Timberlake's "What Goes Around Comes Around"
-Period romances (Man saves woman who despises him but they fall in love anyway. She's also wearing great clothes with empire waistlines and she's beautiful)
-Listening and watching the rain
-Waking up to see everying covered in snow
-Bookshelves
-Yarn
-Vacuuming
-Squishy face
-Bacon
-New sneakers
-Donating "stuff" to charity
-Fixing things myself
-Talking
-Surfing the internet
-Harry Potter
-Energy efficient lighting
-Small, shiny, colorful objects (I love sparklies)
-Laughing uncontrollably
-Laughing in general
-Becoming friends with strangers through knitting
-Making up my own sewing patterns
-My blanket
-Fourth of July in Auburn, NY
-Camping in Vermont
-Taking on new responsibilities
-Exercising
-Making lists and then not following them
-Reading food packaging labels
-Seeing dogs dream
-Playing board games with my family
-Hiccuping
-Smell of campfire smoke
-Sneezing
-Letting my hair dry in the sun
-Finding money in a winter coat pocket
-Creating more space
-Building living room forts
-Wearing sexy clothes every now and again
-Pride and Prejudice
-Making people laugh (I love to make them laugh)
-Planning a party
-Studying knitting books
-Fenced in yards
-Climbing trees
-Bouldering
-Laughing at my brother's laugh

Most importantly, I love life. I try each day to learn something about myself that can improve my quality of life. Whether people notice it or not, doesn't matter so much as the fact that I know I'm trying. I try to practice forgiveness, and self-control. I try to let go and move on. I urge myself to be accurate and move quicker. Reptition is the key to success and being successful is being happy with what I do. I try to remember that receiving isn't half as fun as giving. Being a friend to even one person makes life full and being a friend to many makes life worth living. I try to remain loyal to people who deserve my loyalty. I love with as much passion as I can muster. I try to have no regrets, but I'm still working on that one. I just want people to know me and love me. I want to be smarter each day than I was the day before. I want to share my knowledge, my skills and my heart to enrich the lives of others. This is my "Love List" and I hope you've fallen into some portion of it because if you're reading this, then you've made me smile. Thanks!