For the past year or so I have been compiling a list of things that make me happy. I periodically add or delete items from the list as things change in my life. I read an article once that said "it's the little things- the things we take for granted- that make us the most happy and more often than not we don't even know it." After reading that article is when I decided to start my list. Once I started writting and thinking it all became very clear. There are a lot of things that make me happy that I rarely even think about. Another great blog for you all to check out is http://www.happiness-project.com/ Gretchen Rubin- former lawyer turned writer spent a year trying out every principle, tip, theory and scientific study to find true happiness in her life and will compile the results & findings in a book due out in late 2009.
The things that make ME happy:
Icecream * Puppies * Rainy days with a good book * My husbands laugh * Drinking wine on Friday nights * French manicures * The smell of clean laundry * All baby animals * Smell of Christmas trees * High thread count sheets * The perfect pair of heels * A great purse * Playing pool * Chapstick * Having such great family and friends * Scrapbooking and making cards * Commission checks * Mexican food * Office supplies (especially highlighters, lined post it notes, paper clips) * Raspberry flavored anything * Finding money in a pocket * Fun socks * Pjamas * A perfect pair of jeans * Girls weekends * Rollercoasters * Fall colors * Waterfalls * Dancing around the house (with or without the dog in my arms) * Fat baby cheeks * New car smell * Paying off an outstanding bill * Hot showers * Puppy breath * Perfectly waxed eyebrows * Pizza and pasta * A full body massage * Interior design * My favorite quilt (thanks Missy) * Watching movies * Camping somewhere new * Get-togethers * Giving gifts * A good hair cut * Bold colors * Jewlery * Reading a great book * Body Flow class (tai chi, yoga & pillates rolled into one) * Doing really well on Guitar Hero * Meeting a deadline * Playing and/or snuggling with Daisy * Making Holiday dinners * Throwing suprise parties * Being organized * Back rubs from J * Getting compliments on something * My ipod * A warmed up car on a cold winter day *
So above is my compiled list so far.
What are the little things that make you happy?
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3 comments:
I love that you put playing Guitar Hero on your HAPPY LIST! That also makes me happy, especially at the end when it tells me "YOU ROCK!"
I really like the idea of a happy-list. I'm going to have to start one, too. The first thing that makes me happy right now is looking at my baby Nathan, just watching him sleep like an angel.
I never thought of making a list, guess I should try one, but for now:
my wonderful daughter, babies, reading a good book, spending time with you and my "meetings" with Kathy over a cup of her great coffee. I'll have to work on that list. I love that you have a blog.
I have never really thought about what makes me happy. I love your list and need to create one of my own. Sure wish you lived closer...you could join our monthly Scrap Club. We usually meet at my house, sometimes we have a field trip. But it's always fun!
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