some simple (and sometimes silly) things that make me happy:
- rain dripping on the metal rain gutter just below my window
- hot chocolate and a book on a cold, blowsy afternoon
- the way the cap screws on so cleanly on a new tube of toothpaste
- clothes folded perfectly and arranged in a rainbow of colors
- the ruby gleam of a hummingbird's neck in the sunshine
- cut daffodils opening in a vase
- new growth on roses
- a single albino poppy plant in the middle of a field of golden yellow
- email from a friend just asking how i am
I love happy lists! I try to include them (or some variation of such) on my blog often. Good stuff Amy!
ReplyDeletei realized the toothpaste lid thing about four years ago when i lived with my best friend who doesn't screw toothpaste lids on all the way. one time i screwed a new one on all the way and it was just so beautiful. i don't mind if that makes me sound silly. it's the truth.
ReplyDeleteand jana--your happy lists inspired me. :)
I think that being happy is finding happiness in the little things. Like a pez dispenser sitting on my desk.
ReplyDeleteoh i'm with you on that one aaron. i also *love* a freshly washed sheets and a newly made bed. perfect.
ReplyDeleteit was little things like that that kept me sane in my cubicles, ruby g. don't know if you have a cubicle, but i swear they can kill the spirit if you're not careful. you've got to have some little joys around to combat that.