identify 100 things that make me happy (besides money)

47. homemade lasagna
48. getting a new job!
49. staying up as late as I want when I have nothing to do the next day
50. lazy Sundays (which I will have again when I start the new job, thank God)
51. getting dressed up
52. learning something new
53. belly dancing
55. foreign languages
56. Masaman curry chicken
57. dancing in general
58. singing (badly) along with songs – Bohemian Rhapsody especially
59. carrot cake (homemade)
60. unique, unexpected compliments

22. inside jokes
23. not taking shit from people
24. seeing my family
25. my new apartment
26. dancing around my room
27. long phone conversations
28. remembering where i put something
29. liking my job
30. spending an inordinate amount of time cooking one dish-curry from scratch, homemade pie crust, that kind of thing. It just puts me in this calm, zen-like state.
31. the first day of warm weather after the winter
32. first kisses
33. foot massages
34. good wine
35. good writing
36. the fact that Salman Rushdie still exists
37. hanging out with my siblings
38. deep red nail polish
39. playing the piano
40. traveling
41. the beach
42. warm weather
43. snowboarding
44. swimming
45. baked Brie
46. seeing my sister act

1. my grandparents’ house in Tomahawk, WI; AKA my annual spa retreat. the only place that feels like home.
2.taking a long, hot shower with the music on, singing along
3. having a clean room
4. doing the “Martin Short as gameshow host” dance
5. being around people I love
6. cooking while listening to music
7. laughing until i almost pee my pants
8. a good book
9. hot chocolate and spiked apple cider in the winter
10. cheese curds
11. A&W root beer
12. having the apartment to myself
13. sleeping under a down comforter with the air conditioning on
14. a perfect outfit/ hair day (very Jessica Simpson of me. doesn’t make it less true, though.)
15. road trips
16. good friends
17. good food
18. good music
19. South Park (seasons 1-3, not the new weird crap)
20. having a day to spend just by myself; going shopping, getting a manicure, reading a book, going out to eat. Not being on anyone else’s timetable and getting to do whatever the hell i want to do.
21. writing (so far, it’s been memoirs, essays, a breakup letter-that was a good one-and a letter to the editor of a newspaper. But soon I want to start writing an Augusten Burroughs-esque book)