Enjoying the Small Things

It's Finals Week here at BYU, which means all of us poor college students are particularly stressed out, including Yours Truly. Since studying is not one of my hobbies, I was taking a, shall we say... Extended break on Pinterest and I came across a list that this girl had made of little things that make her happy. As I was going through it I found that a lot of the things she mentioned made me happy as well. Then I started mentally making my own list of little things that make me happy. And since I didn't include a list in my last post, I feel no guilt in having one in this post. So here goes:

Little Things That Make Me Happy:

1. Getting letters. Especially from Missionaries.

2. Finding new music that I LOVE.

3. Watching the sunset.

4. People with accents. Especially the British variety.

5. Waking up and realizing I have two more hours to sleep.

6. Walking into a warm building when it's cold outside.

7. When someone saves me a seat.

8. Long meaningful talks with my friends.

9. Getting a paper/project back with an "A" on it. 

10. Empty parking spots close to where I'm going.

11. The smell of clean laundry.

12. Laughing until my stomach hurts.

13. The great feeling I get after I work out.

14. When my favorite song comes on the radio.

15. Finding money in my pockets.

16. The smell of rain.

17. Sunshine.

18. A full tank of gas.

19. Hitting four green lights in a row.

20. Bread still warm from the oven.

21. Colorful Christmas lights.

22. Meeting a Kindred Spirit.

23. Boys that smell good.

24. Compliments.

25. Sharing something I love with someone who didn't know about it before. 

26. When babies laugh.

27. Walking barefoot in the grass.

28. Funny Youtube videos.

29. Catching someone cute staring at me. 

30. Just-shaved legs.

31. When someone pronounces my name right on the first try.

32. Finishing an unpleasant task.

33. Falling asleep to the sound of rain.

34. Watching my favorite movie wrapped up in a blanket with popcorn and hot chocolate.

35. Finding good deals on cute clothes.

36. Watching a marathon of my favorite TV shows.

37. Making someone's day.

38. Walking out of a final feeling like I aced it.

39. Lightbulb moments.

40. Getting my paycheck.

41. Getting a text or phone call from someone I wanted to talk to.

42. Random dance parties.

43. Finding something I thought was lost.

44. Inside jokes.

45. When someone I've only talked to once remembers my name. 

46. When the sun breaks through the clouds and shines little beams of light over the lake.

47. Quoting a movie or TV show and having someone understand what I'm talking about.

48. Talking to my mom.

49. Getting something right on the first try.

50. Going on walks.

There are quite a few more, but if I list them all you'll probably get bored. Writing this was definitely cathartic though and I actually feel a lot happier than I was when I started writing. I definitely recommend it if you're down. What makes you happy? 

Love, Brontë