Yesterday was International Happiness Day and it got me to thinking about doing more of what makes you happy. You know, the simple things in life. And because I love lists and setting myself little challenges, I thought I’d dive into a little bubble of happy and share 53 things that bring happiness into my life.
Why 53? Why not. It’s as good a number as any!
I also want to challenge you!
Step one – share one thing that makes you feel divinely, blissfully, stupendously happy in the comments below, and then (and unlike Dude, Where’s My Car? – there IS and “and then”) see if you can create your own list of 53 things that bring you a whole lot of happy.
Here goes…
- Freshly baked sourdough bread with butter.
- Autumn leaves.
- Strawberries straight off the patch.
- The sound of rain on the roof.
- Fresh sheets (linen).
- Stationery (oh how I love stationery).
- Book stores and libraries. Ok books in general!
- Snail mail and handwritten letters + cards. Bliss.
- Sitting in the shade of a big old tree.
- Holding hands with my honey.
- Bunny rabbits.
- TV marathons and re-watching favourite movies (again, and again, and again).
- Feeling the sand between my toes and the waves lapping at my feet.
- PJs all day.
- Laughing til your face (and your belly) hurts.
- Singing loudly.
- Dancing badly.
- Travelling – all travelling, any travelling, lots of travelling.
- Playing on the swings at the playground.
- Sleep ins.
- The smell and sound and feel of the ocean.
- Chocolate (need I say more?).
- Time spent with beautiful friends.
- Singing the Awesome song with you Mary.
- Road trips.
- Trees, hills, lakes and forests. I love ‘getting away from it all’.
- Swimming. It’s so peaceful to me.
- Music. Love. Love. Love music.
- Home cooked meals.
- Motorbike rides.
- Doing silly voices (check out this podcast episode for my impersonation of Cartman’s Mum from South Park).
- Writing.
- Helping people.
- Random acts of kindness.
- Friendship.
- Learning new things.
- Instagram (I can’t get enough of the beautiful photographs!).
- Wandering through art galleries.
- Trying new things.
- My business, clients and incredible community.
- Chocolate banana milkshakes.
- Carpet picnics.
- Meditation.
- Yoga.
- Treating myself to a massage or facial.
- Big mugs of milo.
- Reading magazines in the bath.
- Room service.
- Butterflies.
- Our bed (it’s SO comfortable).
- Cobblestone streets.
- Waterfalls.
- Dad jokes (I think they’re hilarious).
So much love for this list! So much happiness!! I love a good belly laugh that leaves you in tears. I had one last night and it brings such a smile to my face, and Dad Jokes…so much yes. And getting up early and feeling like you have the whole world to yourself. The beach. The smell of rain. Freshly baked anything. Ok, I’m going to create my own. Thanks for the beautiful post darling, I also have just subscribed to your podcast and downloaded nearly every episode, can’t wait to get listening. More early mornings for me to fit them in xxx
So glad you loved it Abbey and thanks for sharing some of yours. Thrilled to hear you’re enjoying the podcast too, hooray! Thanks so much for your lovely, kind words. I appreciate you. xx
I cannot my express how much I love this list! I feel happier already 🙂
High fives to happiness! 🙂
Such a happy list!
Some things that make me happy are: the smell of freshly brewed coffee; singing in a choir; that feeling of coming home after a really long trip; holding hands with my love; and picking my boys up from school (they’re always so excited to see me).
Have a happy day!
Awww, love your happy list too Bec. xx