11. First kisses
12. Dancing to cheesy music
13. Singing in the car
14. Hugs
15. Christmas!
16. Fireworks
17. Snow
18. Being asked to be a bridesmaid (again)
19. Baking
20. When you feel like people are on your side, no matter what
21. When you realise you have the best friends in the world
22. Realising you are a better person than you were a year ago, or six months ago
23. Achieving a goal
24. When you FINALLY decide what to do with your life
25. Scented candles
26. Happy memories
27. Going to the Rocky horror show – and doing the time warp again … and again … and again!
28. sparkly things – like glitter, and sequins
29. dressing up
30. using my imagination
31. being creative
32. having a secret – or five
33. watching my favourite films
34. birthdays
35. learning new things
36. challenging myself
37. books
38. exercise … you know when you really can’t be bothered, but you make the effort anyway and end up feeling amazing for it? That feeling makes me happy.
39. playing board games
40. playing drinking games
41. new year’s eve
42. starting over
43. second chances
44. forgiveness (giving and receiving)
45. love
46. cleaning … normally start cleaning when I’m mad or upset, and end up happy and dancing around
47. recognising a perfume that makes me remember something, like the perfume my nana wore when I was small
48. building snowmen
49. snowball fights
50. pizza
51. imagining what I’d do if I won the lottery … in detail
52. volunteering
53. working towards my goals and feeling like I’ve made progress
54. my bedroom
55. my bed
56. being independent
57. talking all night
58. doodling
59. stretching
60. waking up and realising I don’t have to get up for another hour
61. daydreaming
62. flowers
63. smoothies
64. ice cream
65. when the christmas lights go up in town
66. singing carols and christmas songs … as early as November. To the people that this annoys … I’m sorry. But what happened to making the holiday spirit last all year?
67. hearing a song I used to love but haven’t heard in years … and then buying it on iTunes!
68. music
69. when I lose weight
70. strawberries
71. a good nights sleep
72. being reminded that i’m young
73. the cold side of the pillow
74. fluffy bunny slippers
75. stripy and or multicoloured socks
76. summer evenings
77. finishing an assignment weeks before it’s due and then relaxing the night before it when everyone else is pulling all nighters. Smug, yes. Happy, definitely!
78. watching the rain and knowing I don’t have to go out in it
79. surprises
80. presents
81. when everyone I love is happy and healthy
82. when I find a new author I love
83. when I remember to take my library books back on time and don’t get fined!
84. when i get a letter that isn’t a bill
85. when i get a new delivery from LoveFilm
86. emails from friends
87. taking photos that don’t cut peoples heads off or look fuzzy
88. autumn weather
89. the colours of autumn
90. the colour green
92. yellow things
93. barbecues and parties in the garden
94. fairy lights
95. bonfires
96. planning to travel the world, even though I don’t have a passport yet
97. waking up in a good mood, inexplicably
98. when i just start giggling for no reason
99. the smell of clean washing
100. finishing this list!
