One Hundred Little Things that Make Me Happy: Part One

I'm finally getting around to counting those blessings. And I'm not going to bore you with the big ones (a great husband, adorable kids, good parents, yada yada) because those aren't that interesting for anyone besides me to read about. The following is a list of little things that make me happy:

1. Reserving library books online



2. The UPS man showing up at my door



3. NPR



4. Water and ice in the door of my fridge



5. Shopping at Central Market



6. My gray granny nightgown with the heart buttons (it’s Eddie’s favorite)



7. Wearing knee-high ski socks with the aforementioned granny nightgown



8. My deep bathtub



9. Watching geckos eat bugs while I sit in the tub



10. Cheesy celebrity magazines



11. The IKEA catalog



12. Gelato



13. Turning back onto my street after a good run



14. Getting up at 5am to run with my girlfriends on Friday morning



15. Sprinting the last ¼ mile



16. Finally finding a running bra that fits



17. Good book group discussions



18. Email from people who aren’t trying to sell me anything or forward me anything



19. BBC version of Pride and Prejudice



20. Colin Firth in pretty much any other movie



21. The way my skin smells after sitting on the beach or taking a nap



22. Freshly buffed fingernails



23. Downward facing dog



24. Prayer position



25. Runner’s stretch



26. Painting rooms



27. Inventive solutions to home decorating challenges (like using a table runner as a curtain)



28. Building drippy castles



29. Watching those tiny little clams dig back into the sand after a big wave



30. Driving a stick shift



31. Scrunchy newborns



32. Having my kids read to me



33. Ben and Jerry’s Hot Fudge



34. Watching The Bachelor with Eddie



35. Babies who take long naps



36. Curling up on my bed on Sunday afternoons



37. Ordering take out and watching a movie



38. When Eddie gets home early



39. Travel guides



40. Vacuum lines in the carpet



41. The artwork in the old Dick and Jane books



42. Dropping off the kids at primary and nursery after Sacrament Meeting



43. Open windows



44. Cold air in the morning



45. Shopping in the dollar aisle at Target



46. Having a well-stocked pantry.



47. When all of the laundry in the whole house is folded and put away.



48. Squirting Isaac in the bathtub with a water gun



49. Watching the kids giggle as they slide down the slide together



50. Putting everyone to bed and sitting on the couch with a bowl of ice cream

--originally posted 3/2/06