make a list of 50 things that make me happy

1. christmas lights
2. the song Video by India Arie
3. mint green tea
4. O.A.R. in concert
5. Home Alone
6. Stand-up comedy
7. Driving around with a good song blaring
8. the cats jumping onto the bed with me
9. Unsolicited compliments
10. Sneaking up behind someone and scaring them :)
11. Girls with button noses
12. Horseback riding
13. the smell of my cologne (narcissistic I know)
14. Reading an amazing book (also known as “that conflicting feeling when you can’t keep your eyes open versus can’t stop turning pages”)
15. The smell of a wood fire
16. Wood fires
17. Being able to show off the random facts I’ve picked up
18. Massages
19. Being in a crowd that is yelling, cheering, singing, booing, whatever
20. The smell of fresh cut grass
21. A house full of plants
22. Pecan pie
23. Teaching my students
24. Listening to my dad tell a story
25. Hearing gossip from my mom
26. Playing tennis (and talking out my problems while playing)
27. Number-closing a girl I just met
28. The sound of other people laughing at my jokes, stories, or witty remarks.
29. Walking outside on warm summer nights.
30. When my phone beeps/vibes because someone is texting me (makes me feel important)
31. Clothes shopping/acquiring new looks
32. Crossing things off my to-do list
33. Surfing
34. Playing guitar
35. Eating Trish’s cooking :)
36. Inside jokes with friends
37. Giving people nicknames
38. Reading on the beach
39. Driving without a shirt on
40. Reading PostSecrets
41. De-cluttering the house!

Well not for me, a person who rarely thinks on the optimistic side and who finds it very difficult to sit down and actually finish something…