My blog friend T wrote a blog about her favorite things awhile back…and she inspired me. So I started a list of 100 things that make me happy.
1. My kids laughter
2. Memories that make me smile
3. Random adventures
4. My blender
5. Morning coffee
6. Nice wine
7. dancing
8. Great friends
9. Margaritas on the patio
10. My birthday!
11. Family game time
12. Beautiful smiles
13. Snuggling
14. Being a dad
15. LA
16. RT
17. AA
18. the Farmers Market
19. long hot showers
20. music
21. road trips
22. Book stores
23. Big words
24. Deep, intellectually stimulating conversations
25. Pedicures
26. Massages
27. The ocean
28. hammocks
29. comedy
30. witty sarcasm
31. cooking demos
32. funny stories
33. Eating out
34. Taking pictures
35. A good book
36. Rain on a Sunday afternoon
37. Good health
38. Making a difference
39. hugs from mom
40. Honesty
41. Sunsets
42.Soft Hands
43. blogging
44. Chiminea fires
45. Spontaneity
46. B&B’s
47. New recipes
48. Flirting
49. A first kiss
50. Fresh snow
51. Forgiveness
52. A clean house
53. sweet tea
54. waffles
55. Movie night
56. my comfy bed
57. Peace & quiet
58. Scrabble
59. Sudoku
60. rambling
61. picnics
62. Miami Dolphin’s football
63. perfume on a pillow
64. fresh baked anything
65. People watching
66. Star gazing
67. Finding shapes in clouds
68. grazing on samples
69. Late night phone calls
70. gardenias
71. fresh cut grass
72. waterfalls
73. Swimming
74. Naps
75. Having a plan
76. Rocky Road Ice Cream
77. Mountains
78. Holding hands
79. Early morning attention *wink
80. Bacon
81. Being inspired
82. Epiphanies
83. Historical markers
84. Prayer
85. Getting a letter or card in the actual mailbox
86. Skipping stones
87. Fall
88. Breakfast in bed
89. Surprises
90. A neck to kiss
91. Hammocks
92. Random acts of kindness
93. Beating the odds
94. Learning
95. Growing
96. Courage
97. Strength
98. Confidence
99. Embracing life
100. Being me!
What make’s you happy?

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July 25, 2008 at 8:21 am
dmwright
A great idea! Very thought provoking
How long did it take you to come up with the list?
July 25, 2008 at 8:36 am
OneManThreeKids
It was a good idea and I thank T for inspiring me.
It took me a few days of pondering it off an on. Sometimes you need to hold on to those things that “just make you feel good”.
July 25, 2008 at 1:12 pm
T
YAY!!! I love this!!! It is a very good habit to make gratitude lists…especially when you don’t feel very thankful!
We have quite a bit in common! I love your list and honestly, wasn’t it fun thinking about it?!