Things, the importance if which, cannot be overstated:

• perennials that bud, then bloom, without so much a whisper of coaxing from me.
• clean sheets on a freshly made bed.
• when a man opens the car door for a woman before she climbs in (or out).
• men in slim-fitting suits (particularly my man).
• the scent of charcoal and matches drifting through the evening air.
• bubbling champagne.
• lattes in the afternoon (full fat and without restraint).
• an exceptionally well-written first line of a book; the kind that you stop and read twice because it is that wonderful.
• an unexpected smile from a stranger. 
• thunderstorms, anywhere.