list 100 things that make me happy

52. Going to the library.
53. Macs.
54. Writing Poetry. **
55. My new kayak.
56. Absolutely Fabulous [incredible bbc show]
57. My little seaside town i live in.
58. Making Christmas gifts.
59. Spending a day running errands with my boyfriend.
60. Creating my own happiness
61. Buying fancy things for myself.
62. Completing goals.
63. Teaching [and back i go in january!]
64. When the sea is the color of a dolphin on a cloudy day.

*I am a writer. Poet, mostly. my blog can be found at womanlikeaman.wordpress.com. Let me know!

39. Candle-lit baths
40. 2 Below [seasonal beer. delish]
41. Friends coming home from the war.
42. New neighbors
43. Decorating the Christmas tree
44. Frozen butterly shrimp
45. Thinking about going to the gym
46. New theatre shows
47. A good improv show
48. Blogging
49. Postsecret Parties
50. Vintage shopping.
51. Getting lost on foot [not in a car, that’s stress beyond belief.]

32. The wood ducks that takeover the sea in the fall [love waking up to their peeping.]
33. Surprise visits from friends [even too early in the morning]
34. Getting stoned with Hannah.
35. Riding the ferry.
36. Being someone’s “Kittin”
37. The Baxter dog.
38. House-sitting.

29. The smell of sizzling bacon

30. Northern Exposure

31. Dreaming in black and white

I’m not sure what number I’m at as I’m writing…but 3 a day when I post seems to be a good nmber…

a. My mother.

b. Making good food [lasagna the other night…]

c. The Golding of the Leaves tea ceremony. [more on this later…]

This has been extremely hard. Not because I can’t find things that make me happy, but because it seems these days, that the happiness I find is only head-knowledge…that I SHOULD be happy. I guess my depression swing has gone to one of the lowest points this year. BUT, the past few days have really been full of things that HAVE made me genuinely happy, at least for a bit. They’re also things I’m incredibly grateful for.

22. Hugs from someone you haven’t seen in a long time
23. Holding a new baby
24. Creating things…today it’s hula hoops.
25. Learning a new skill

being busy makes one so forgetful.

12. Being back in school
13. Playing piano
14. Pall Malls
15. Pad Thai
16. Playing guitar
18. Getting to sleep in LATE
19. Egyptian Musk
20. Meeting awesome new people
21. Self-medication

After the day at the fair that ended up in me drunkenly passing out on the living room rug, (I was also fairly baked, which probably was most of the problem…) I have to list six things today.

7. The fair
8. Scones
9. My family
10. Drunkenly singing along with The Smiths
11. Edemame Beans
12. Cheap beer.

I’m hoping to remember to post three a day.

4. Doctors appointments that go well
5. Watching Red Dwarf
6. Planning Christmas Surprises.

Listening to Sigur Ros on a grey, rainy day.

Waking up next to my perfect fit.

Picking flowers.