These are a few of my favourite things
Raindrops on roses and mums on a dancefloor
The oddly cool, silken inside of a Lindor
Waiting to see what the vegbox man brings
These are a few of my favourite things
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Dressing inappropriately for the season,
Mustard and custard and fruit cake with cheese on,
Trying to pull off a subtle nose ring
These are a few of my favourite things
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When the phone dies, when the man ’splains
When I’m feeling sad
I simply remember my favourite things
and then I don’t feel so bad
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Really going to town on a whitehead
Everything wise Dolly Parton ever said
When shy people who never usually sing, sing
These are a few of my favourite things
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When parents of small kids call me ‘the lady’,
The combined style of Miss Piggy and Marcia Brady
Porridge and drinking hot tea through a Twix
These are a few of my favourite… thix
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When the tube smells, when builders yell
When the beachball of doom doth spin
I simply remember my favourite things
and then I don’t feel so grim
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Eavesdropping on couples publicly fighting
Split ends and gel pens and flattering lighting
Electric blankets and bellybutton fluff
Here is a list of my most belov’d stuff
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Tiny museums and shit tourist attractions
Not-at-all-awkward stranger interactions
Saying ‘it’s just like Center Parcs!’ on a rural hike
Here is a song about things that I like
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When the back aches, when the friend flakes
When underwire pokes out
I simply remember my favourite things
and then I don’t need to shout
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Putting up Christmas trees in November
Every Bridget Jones quotes I remember
Srlsy it’s my Christmas tree though, why the whinge?
You’re ruining all of my favourite things
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Flying over Luton while whistling Jerusalem,
Umbrellas until I inevitably lose ’em
Talking my friends out of getting a fringe
These are a few of my favourite things
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When the tights sag, when the nail snags
When the world’s gone blarghhh
I simply remember my favourite things
and then I don’t feel so arrrrrrrrrggggggh.
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This was originally published in the email newsletter Schmancy!, by Lauren Bravo and Daisy Buchanan.
