Little things that make me happy:
- the fresh scent of clean sheets on laundry day
- the sound of children laughing as they play outside
- sweet hugs between friends where cheeks and hearts touch
- cupcakes with pink icing and sprinkles
- soft, fluffy pillows
- little girls with braids
- soft green moss on grey rocks
- pretty paper umbrellas and fruit in drinks
- cuckoo clocks
- little girls in white lace socks and black patent leather shoes
- banana popsicles on a hot summer day
- the comfort of yoga pants
- John-Boy Walton-style old manual typewriters
- The smell of warm, buttery popcorn
- Turning out a perfectly baked skillet of golden brown cornbread
- gingham and calico fabrics
- Hearing the words, "Hi Mommy!" when I answer my phone
- roadside fruit stands and curb markets
- antique shops
- the act of grating fresh nutmeg. I love the feel of it, the sound of it. the smell of it and the taste of it!
- waking up before the alarm goes off in the morning and feeling rested
- the crunchy baked-on ketchup bits on top of meatloaf
- riding a bike with the wind blowing your hair
- the excitement of seeing a pony
- slicing and dicing vegetables.....it's empowering!
- the smell of crayola crayons and a new can of Play-Doh
- eating with chopsticks
- Picnics!
- When you buy something and need to remove the price-sticker...and it all comes off in one big piece without tearing! Best feeling ever!
- slow dancing to old songs
- getting a real hand-written letter in the mail
- looking at old photographs
- fingerwaves and other vintage hairstyles (Buy I draw the line at the bee-hive and the bouffant, however!)
- Ladies gloves and dainty handkerchiefs
- umami
- relaxing with a glass of good quality red wine after a long day
- Sweet potato cakes that my daughter picked out just for me
- writing with a nice, weighted pen
- freshly mown grass
- wood fires- the spicy smell and the crackling sounds and the mesmerizing flames
- nighttime choruses of crickets, peepers, croakers and cicadas
- the perfect weight of a sleeping baby in my arms
- lightening bugs at dusk
- hearing my husband's heartbeat when he holds me close
- sequins, lame', glitter, glitz, and bling
- fluffy, warm pancakes with melting butter and warm maple syrup
- kissing the soft, pink cheek of my daughter
- a soothing bubblebath
- little bottles of shampoo, conditioner and lotion from hotels
- taking off my high-heels at the end of a long-day
- falling asleep when you first hit the bed...no tossing or turning
- getting "likes" on Facebook statuses and pics
- Greek Salads. They are seriously delicious.
- Sweet puppy kisses
- shooting stars and making wishes
- snuggles on the couch
- coming home
- anticipation
- trying new things
- knowing all the words to a song
- whipped cream
- sunshine after a rainy day
- my son's smile and twinkling eyes when he laughs
- riding in the car with the top down, letting the wind blow my thoughts around
- singing out loud
- icecream cones
- foggy mornings
- the way my husband always holds my hand when we pray
- handmade quilts
- breezes blowing curtains at the window
- school supplies
- coloring in coloring books
- old church steeples
- fern fronds
- steam rising from hot pavement after a cooling rain
- old barns
- rocking chairs
- fried bologna sandwiches with yellow mustard
- the smell of cedar
- tacky Hawaiian print shirts
- birdhouses
- trips to the zoo
- pretty pink toenail polish
- lace doilies
- soft puppy bellies
- rosebuds
- seersucker suits
- flipflops
- the smell of Pine-Sol
- hammocks
- daffodils
- Nelly-Olsen curls
- lemon curd on scones with clotted cream
- old dishes
- secret gardens
- clearance sales
- morning sunbeams
- fingernail moons
- feeling sexy
- wind chimes
- new tube of lipstick
- seeing the Big Dipper in the night sky
- sunrise
- dewdrops on spiderwebs
- finding 4-leaf clovers
- sunny yellow dandelions
- finding the perfect gift for someone
- tangy keylime pie
- cowgirl boots
- the first foot prints in fresh snow
- waterbirds that teeter around on ridiculously skinny legs
- the smell of an old book
- the softness of a watercolor painting
- making eye contact with my husband and not even needing words to know what he is thinking
- parasols
- tiaras and crowns
- waterfalls
- long, hot showers
- when dust dances in a beam of sunlight
- dainty teacups
- musicals - why can we all sing and dance together in real life?
- swinging on the playground
- castles
- watching cartoons
- blowing on the fluffy white dandelion fly-away flowers after making a wish
- lipgloss
- good dreams
- fireworks
- fairies
- purple
- doggies dressed up in clothes
- walking barefoot through the grass
- when someone tells me that they saw something that reminded them of me
- wire baskets
- Snoopy and Charlie Brown
- the ocean
- worship
- rainbows
- warm cookies and cold milk
- when a pond or lake is so still and peaceful that it becomes a perfect mirror
- when I can make someone else laugh
- blowing bubble-gum bubbles
- starfish
- old rock walls
- the goofy way people in infomercials can't do basic, common tasks (like peel a boiled egg) correctly
- eclairs
- horse and carriage rides
- cafe au lait
- When people say, "hump daaaaaay" on Wednesdays
- watching my favorite tv series
- Making the perfect recipe
- Having the windows open at my house. Fresh air is wonderful!
- Free samples. Doesn't even matter what of.
- well-written prose
- when someone saves you a seat
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