Lately it’s been too easy for me to feel frustrated and stressed out. Instead of wallowing in unpleasant thoughts, I want to focus on the good things. (My life is really not that bad, seriously. I feel frustrated when I hear people complaining on-and-on about how terrible and difficult everything is for them if they are generally well, so I don’t want to be hypocritical.) I’ve been feeling very guilty about neglecting to make entries here, so at least this is a little push in the right direction.
Some of My Favourite Little Happinesses:
- Wearing lace-topped knee socks to the office on Sundays
- Getting another stamp on my Beard Papa’s punch card
- Rainbow-coloured Easter bread from Central Continental Bakery
- Sunlight reflected off my pink glittery sneakers
- Being woken up by wheeking guinea pigs
- Emailing my mother funny animated YouTube videos
- Checking to see what is and isn’t sold-out on the Angelic Pretty website
- Daydreaming about cuddling an usakumya
- Looking at beautiful Volks Nono pictures on Flickr
- Rolling around on the floor of my sparsely-furnished home
- …Even better if my little sister has initiated the rolling
- Having friends over to drink tea and bake cupcakes
- Hopping onto the #8 at last-minute notice to visit my little sister
- Poking my husband in the ribs
- Picking up neatly-pressed lolita clothing from the dry cleaners
- Fantasy-shopping on FredFlare for all the things I’ll never buy
- Watching “my penguin” at the zoo
- Changing the music in my little brother’s car
- Eating fancy-schmancy overpriced waffles from the shop where they scream at you
- Hearing my grandmother’s voice over the phone change when she realizes it’s me
- Staring at my wedding ring and remembering how lucky I am
What are some of the things you are happy because of? ♥ I’m sure that everyone puts significance on different “little” things. I need to be a better Alice and pay more attention to mine!
I really like this list, I think that I will make one of my own too. I should really be more appreciative of what I have.
@ Raegan,
Go ahead! I love little lists like this~ ♥ I hope you enjoy it and it gets you thinking~