identify 100 things that make me happy (besides money)

61. my online friends
62. Dad being a gentleman
63. coz being a gentleman
64. Granny telling me silly war stories.. & just giggling with me… ;)))
65. a kiddie from next door being wonderful & creative, & an original thinker, as kids are!! – & learning with joy!! (Yes, such kids exist!!)
66. people appreciating what I do
67. people loving my songs, or singing them (4 grown men singing ‘I want cookies & chocolate!’ LOL) & putting them to awesome music (while keeping the rhythm!) – or just people relating to them!!
68. promises of further collaborations on songs & such!! ;)
69. hope
70. people loving my photos ;)
71. inventiveness
72. language-inventiveness (or other people appreciating mine;)
73. sincere & honest, genuine compliments (which I know are true)
74. Zero Waste accomplishments!!
75. experiments gone well!! ;)
76. peace with Sis ;)
77. feeling stylish!! ;)
78. people whom I really love & admire appreciating me back!! ;))
79. international (& intergalactic) friendships!!
80. Harry Potter ;) – Yes, I read the last book!! Ahh..
(& info online on what’s not in the book!! Thank God for Potter podcasts!)
81. books on women who have gone through much worse stuff than I have & emerged strong & victorious – & have grown from it all!! (Soname, Sonait, Waris – WOW!!)

46. freshly baked bread ;) Yum!!
47. fresh homemade quark (or bought, but homemade)
48. fresh homemade cheese… with walnuts possibly! or peppers, or…
49. everyday miracles
50. kiddies, & their enthusiasm & energy & discovering the world anew… ;)
51. impromptu parties or singing together…
52. strawberries
53. horses that come to you if you pass by…
54. sheep
55. goats LOL (Not exactly ‘things’ but they make me happy!! So funny!!) Also pictures of the above ;)
56. flickr & pretty pictures there! (under ‘Nature’ especially!) – & posting them online to make people smile;)
57. long walks (or even short ones! ;)
58. running with a dog…
59. my friend Lenny & her wacky text messages!!
60. sleeping LOL

36. retro icons
37. beautiful pictures of Nature (here, online, or offline)
38. making people smile
39. random acts of kindness
40. baking cookies (YAY! chocolate chip!)
41. theatre festival
42. dark chocolate
43. learning foreign languages, & discovering I know more than I thought!
44. speaking Spanish or French to people from abroad!
45. reading Spanish or French! ;)
Or watching telenovelas & actually understanding things!!

31. just going through old songs I haven’t played in a long time, & seeing which ones touch my heart, & singing them – without having to think if they look good in my repertoire, or are politically correct or anything, without thinking – just singing…

32. learning some of the songs that I have liked for a loong time, but never learnt (Friday I’m In Love & Absolute Beginners!) – realizing I know a lot of the lyrics already, & it’s easier than it seemed!

33. unexpected surprises – like when Sis goes out for a walk & I get the PC in full use ;)

34. having full use of the PC when Sis is working ;)

35. knowing I have the whole day off, & there is no noise outside, no anything!! ;)

I think I’ve identified a lot of things that make me happy so far, but let’s try to get it all together here:

1. sunny days
(It’s terrible, but I actually do have a terrible weather-dependency!) planning to work on that: daily walk/jog outside should cure me of that, no?

2. interesting & exciting people
especially if they are full of energy, & if I’m full of energy too

3. exploring new areas online – 43things or LVJ – interesting communities or individuals, Naturalliving or other eco tips, organizing tips, or whatever….

4. connecting with people online – in weird & wonderful ways… ;))

5. reading a really good novel – think Amanda Quick or Jennifer Cruise, or Gaby Hauptmann, or whatever funky & fun!

6. going to the library – sometimes my most ‘sociable’ thing I did whole week, now that I had back problems… lol I actually like most people who work there, & have fun exploring amongst the piles of books for whichever I’d find a new fun Universe in
(so having enough time to do that unrushed is crucial! which brings us to the importance of who actually goes with me! Sis has had the tendency to go crazy waiting for me! ;) )

DISCOVERING A FUNKY NEW BOOK or AUTHOR!!

7. chatting with friends. Real life preferred. Although sometimes the phone is quite fun too! (But boundaries must be made!)

8. getting things done ;))
Yes, that one actually works miracles!!

9. decluttering!!
Ahh the amazing feeling when everything is orderly & in its place again!

10. getting gorgeous!! ;) lol
It’s easy to feel ugly if one sits around in pyjamas or sweatpants all day – but to actually dress up & go somewhere works miracles sometimes!! ;)

11. going to poetry readings or literature events

12. going to a party

13. freshly squeezed juice, carrots, apples and beetroot – Yummy!!

14. meeting up old friends & doing something funky

15. going dancing

16. eating, especially if it’s something good & healthy!!

17. writing, when it flows

18. finishing old short stories, or making old songs ‘work’

19. singing my heart out

20. if other people actually like my songs & memorise lines & cite them as mottoes ;)) lol

21. inspirational people that make the Universe expand with possibilities (my friend Lenny rocks at this one too!)

22. expanding other people’s horizons & helping them achieve their goals & actually making them feel better!!
(again, balance must be achieved here too)

23. EFT & TAT, and/or journalling & de-negativizing

24. fresh sheets

25. apples & oates ;) Oh, n bananas! & strawberries!
& homemade ice cream!! Yum!!

26. Desperate Housewives ;)) Heroes, Ugly Betty, VIVA TV, American or Canadian Model, and occasional silly German talk shows or house-making or furniture-making shows!!

27. putting up beautiful pictures up my walls

28. having free Sunday afternoon ;)) &/or mornings to spend as I wish & PC & the house all to myself!!

29. cats (black ones especially)

30. learning new things, useful ones especially