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I’m getting better at this, and can actually catch myself in the mirror sometimes and say that yes, I am beautiful. Perhaps everyone is indeed right when they say I’m pretty. And occasionally I feel the same way while out in public.

I only need to expand and feel wonderful no matter where I am.

100 Things that make me happy:
1. Cranberry sauce from a can on Thanksgiving
2. Clinking a handful of incomplete paper stars together
3. Warming in the sunlight through a window on a cold day
4. Kissing
5. Hot chocolate, a warm blanket, and a fire
6. Crisp snow shining in the moonlight
7. A room full of glowing candles
8. Sitting in a grove full of bamboo on a windy day
9. Slowly eating chocolate bit by bit
10. Dancing crazy when no ones watching
11. Warm butterscotch pudding
12. Making posters
13. Alphabetizing things
14. Sitting in the shower on a cold morning
15. Getting my hands dirty with glue, paint, markers, etc.
16. Waking up to the sound of rain on a Saturday morning
17. Watching a storm come and go
18. Vampire stories
19. My kitty and fish
20. Staying up late talking forever with friends
21. Cuddling with someone
22. Making lists…irony!
23. Warm laundry
24. Listening to music
25. Singing at the top of my lungs like I own the song
26. Clubbing
27. Baking special treats
28. Receiving random gifts
29. When someone compliments my creations without knowing I made them
30. Giving random gifts
31. Wrapping presents
32. Throwing parties
33. Sleeping in as long as I want
34. Remembering my dreams and being inspired to write stories from them
35. Going to Dallas with my roommates every summer
36. Spending a weekend away at a convention
37. Being crazy while trying desperately to not get lost on a trip
38. Making costumes
39. Making wishes at 12:34
40. Doodling in class
41. Coupons and sales for my favorites things
42. Trying new kinds of mixed drinks
43. Making random noises or breaking into random songs
44. Ask random questions and getting answers
45. Bright glitter
46. Having craft shows at Indie Austin locations
47. Taking quizzes, memes, and filling out surveys
48. Making holiday cookies and giving them away
49. Receiving letters and packages
50. Putting together packages to send
51. People watching
52. Chocolate
53. Going shopping
54. Ribbons and fabric
55. Being random
56. Making it through something I thought was impossible
57. Finishing a semester
58. Accomplishing what I wanted
59. Finding someone you feel you’ve known forever
60. Concerts/live music
61. Crying after a really good movie
62. The feeling after exercising
63. Being called cute/adorable
64. Make someone laugh wholeheartedly
65. Losing track of time over something worthwhile
66. Finding the perfect gift for someone
67. Bubble baths filled with all the relaxing stuff, music, lots of candles, and drifting
68. Smooth legs right after shaving
69. Hibernating during winter
70. Daydreaming
71. Discovering a new band, especially when they aren’t well known
72. Discovering a new artist that inspires me to create as well
73. Inside jokes
74. Successfully making someone feel better
75. Actually feeling sexy
76. Laughing
77. Opening my heart to someone special and knowing that they know something no one else will
78. Nice coincidences, even if others think they’re insignificant
79. When your favorite song that you haven’t heard in years comes on the radio
80. Receiving an out of the blue compliment when you feel absolutely low
81. Fire
82. Knowing I’ve come farther than most of my family
83. The babies at work
84. Christmas lights in the middle of the night
85. Falling asleep with someone
86. Unexpected naps during a lull in the day
87. The feeling and look of a clean house after cleaning the entire day
88. My grandparents and my two brothers
89. My friends and our randomness
90. Noticing the little things that others pass up
91. Being unique
92. Seeing something simplistic and beautiful
93. Fireflies on a nice, breezy evening
94. Playing hide-and-seek in the dark
95. Playing hooky from work or school and having no consequences
96. A cold swim on a really, really hot day
97. Snowball fights
98. Being independent
99. Memories that smells can bring back
100. Being young at heart, letting go of adult notions, and going crazy

Took awhile, but I finally did it. And I feel good because it was just from trying to be healthier, not forcing myself to diet. Happiness.