In the past I’ve kept gratitude journals, blogged about what I’m thankful for, and in general tried to be as mindful as possible of my current blessings. This will be an ongoing list that will remind me of some of the little things that make my life awesome.
My goal is to list 100 things. An ongoing project…
100 Things That Make Me Happy
- Pencils, freshly sharpened.
- A baby’s wet, toothless grin.
- The smell of libraries.
- Libraries, period.
- Hugh Laurie, in any role.
- Wireless internet.
- Those mesh baby feeder things
- Baby slings.
- IKEA dates with hubby.
- Post-It flags and book darts
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- Coupons
- Dollar store pregnancy tests. (They work.)
- Well seasoned cast iron pans.
- Getting email from my 9 year old son.
- Old Navy flip-flops for $1
- Blue polish on my toes.
- Edy’s all fruit lime popsicles.
- My ghetto margaritas. (secret ingredient? #17)
- Bacon.
- Capers.
- Cloth diapered baby butts
- Laundry on a clothesline
- Pandora.com
- TED.com
- Monday night .99 roller skating
- Picnics
- Flipping through my back issues of ReadyMade magazine.
- Buying school supplies for pennies on clearance after everyone else goes back to school.
- Buying something cheap at a yard sale and flipping it on eBay for profit.
- When I’m running errands in town, and run into hubby, and he buys lunch.
- Banks that offer free money when you open an account. I estimate I’ve earned about $500 doing this over the years.
- WordPress.
- Getting free blog bling, just for doing what I love: writing.
- Sunny days.
- Rainy days (every once in awhile).
- Buying my kids clothes online here and here.
- Good lip balm.
- Good pens.
- My Bullet Journal
- Girl’s night out.
- England.
- France.
- Books about French women.
- Making lists.
- Watching my kids play outside.
- Google cache
- When an older sibling carries a baby in a sling.
- Coconut macaroons.
- Italy.
- Ireland.
- Wine.
- Summer.
- Spring.
- Autumn.
- Stevia.
- Decluttering
- Skinny jeans
- Black cardigans
- Ballet flats
- Homeschooling
- Reading aloud
- Reading
- Good habits
- Bookstores
- Decaf
- Salted Caramel Oolong tea
- Bloglovin‘
- Grove.co
- A minimalist wardrobe
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