In the Realm of the Senses

Despite the title of the post, nobody will get strangled here, but I've wanted for a long time to make a list of all things great to the senses; pure hedonistic, narcissistic, nihilistic, stylistic pleasures. What will change? Nothing. The planets will keep spinning... (after all, is anybody out there actually reading this blog?).

So here it goes:

• The feeling of my cashmere jumper when it slides on my arms.
• The flavour of a chocolate truffle eaten slowly.
• The smell of lavender.
• The heat of the sauna when you are there and close your eyes.
• The warmth of the sun on my belly when I wear my bikini to the park.
• To put on lipstick.
• The violet colour. And green.
• The tanginess of the cranberry juice.
• The first kiss of the day, when I haven't kissed Mike in many days.
• The smell of almonds.
• Taking a shower after running.
• To look at my toes right after I put some red enamel.
• Mango body butter.
• The warmth on my cheeks after making love.
• To look at my tattoo.
• To find the perfect angle for a picture.

And to everybody out there, the secret is to bang the rocks together guys!

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