Public Libraries and Pizza Bagels

“Gratitudes” – September 6, 2013

 Today I’m grateful for:

1. Public transit
2. The sound of babies laughing
3. Kensington Market
   
4. Access to a public library
5. Cold, clean, fresh water
6. Ceiling fans
7. It’s Friday!
8. Kind customer service reps
9. Going outside of my comfort zone and applying for a new job
10. Two dogs coming to say hello while I was on my walk – they were so joyful!
11. The smell of watermelon bubblegum (took me right back to my childhood)
12. Homemade granola
    
13. Baskets of new potatoes at the grocery store
14. Smiling at strangers
15. Reusable bags
16. Learning that baking soda paste is magical for itchy bug bites (thanks AJ!) 
17. Being able to use the mouse with my left hand
18. Seeing that fresh Ontario organic watermelon does exist, with seeds and everything
19. The Toronto Vegetarian Festival!
20. Buying vegetables and herbs that people picked from their home gardens
    
21. Healing face cream
22. Being able to only buy a few mushrooms at a time
23. Pumpkin seeds
24. Craigslist
25. Sharpie pens
26. An ipod with a full battery
27. Really good dish soap
28. Hearing a woodpecker doing it’s thing
29. Positive facebook updates
30. This blog post about pizza bagels by Julie over at My Apologies For The Novel. (Thanks!)

I saw Julie’s blog post about pizza bagels when I woke up this morning and I really wished that I could have made them for breakfast! I thought about them all day and finally found myself at the grocery store looking for toppings. The stars aligned and bagels were on sale -- as many as you could fit into a paper bag for $2.99! I managed to squeeze in nine. Pizza bagel goodness ensued. I topped ours with sauce, FYH mozzarella, onion, olives, mushrooms and green pepper. 

Happy Friday! :)