My favorite things

Hopefully it doesn't come across in poor taste, but after 2 pathos-filled posts today, I had to round my writing out with something silly.

So here is an edition of "My favorite things..." about hotels!

(I write this as I am currently staying at a hotel for the night, waiting for a fun all-day medical evaluation at Hopkins tomorrow. Don't worry, I'm healthy, just a guinea pig!!)

Warm, chewy chocolate chip cookies:

It's simple, obviously sweet, and makes you feel like you're being naughty and cheating on a diet, even if you're not on one. It also makes you feel like a grade-schooler. But that's not a new one to me.

"Free" Coffee:

This perk needs no explanation. But it lets you feel like an adult again after scrafing down the cookie.

Cool, white bed linens:

Can't have these in my apartment with a certain furry tenant. The multiple pillows and the super-cushy mattress don't hurt either. Simple and elegant, I always wake up feeling as comfy as I do when I fall asleep in such a setting.

"Free" Internet:

Sure you pay for it, I guess, but it's so easy to figure out where you are, where to eat, and to stay in touch with those you're away from with it around. Not to mention keeping up with blogging!

Being queen of the foreign land of Room #ABC:

It's like you can make a whole new set of rules at a hotel. It doesn't mean you make a mess or act irresponsibly, but what's the harm in jumping on the bed, snooping through every nook and cranny of a place that's not your own, and then breaking these funky rules you've made for yourself in hotel land and not feeling guilty for it at all?!