100 Things That Make Me Happy
Kim challenged me to write down 100 things that make me happy … I can do that. They aren’t in any specific order … like most important to least important … just things that make me smile.
1) Smiles … sincere smiles make me smile back.
2) Rocking cuddly babies
3) Kittens chasing each other and playing
4) Puppies wrestling
5) Sunsets
6) Family Reunions
7) A clean house
A Sunday nap
9) Sleeping in
10) Retirement
11) Size 12 clothes that fit
12) Grandchildren playing the piano
13) telephone calls & letters from grandchildren
14) letters or telephone calls from my siblings
15) letters or phone calls from my children
16) singing together around the piano
17) When my children reach goals
18) Seeing my Aunt Lou
18) Birth of a baby
19) Mountain streams
20) 72 degree days
21) An intriguing movie
22) Going to church
23) going to the temple
24) going visiting teaching
25) having time to write
26) when I get good ideas to write about
27) having the internet at my beck and call
28) Windows Live Messenger so I can talk to my kids and sister daily
29) having comments left on my blog
30) having a blog
31) the fun blogs I read regularly
32) nieces & nephews
33) a good back or foot rub from my man
34) being a mom
35) A good religious conversation
36) good Spanish Food
37) good Chinese food
38) any food I don’t have to prepare
39) a clean kitchen
40) green grass with no weeds or bare spots
41) blue sky with white clouds and a gentle breeze
42) the beautiful Red Mountain I live by
43) a new car
44) a quiet evening alone with my man
45) family parties
46) when the kids come down from Seattle
47) going to Seattle
48) traveling around with Lynn
49) going to the movies, buttered popcorn & a diet cola
50) phone calls from Honey
51) Running into people I know when out shopping
52) General Conference
53) doggy kisses
54) baby kisses
55) grandkid kisses and hugs
56) gift certificates
57) completing a project
58) paying off a bill
59) going for nice long rides in the car
60) seeing other people happy
61) feeling good when I wake up
62) sleeping all night
63) air conditioning
64) volunteers
65) a good book to read under a nice warm quilt on a stormy day
66) seeing my children with their own children
67) money in the bank
68) friends who understand
69) believing in God
70) believing in eternal life
71) donating things to the humanitarian projects
72) holding hands and watching tv with my man
73) waking up to Anna singing to me
74) hearing children playing without arguing
75) cashews
76) trips to Costco
77) waking up and seeing on the clock that it’s not time to get up
78) a nice warm tub
79) getting a big tax return
80) a clean car
81) a whole tank full of gas
82) having girls night out and laughing over silly things
83) National Parks
84) Oceans and lots of time
85) wild life in their own habitat
86) bag pipe festivals
87) concerts
88) musicals outside at Tuacahn in the spring and fall
88) the Tabernacle Choir
89) Funniest Home Videos
90) taking an extra good picture
91) bright starry nights
92) sitting around a campfire with family or friends
93)Good memories
94) clean sheets
95) new furniture
96) getting my hair cut and high lighted
97) people telling me they like something I’ve written or created
98) being appreciated
99) receptionists and clerks at stores who are nice
100) a doctor who takes the time to listen and then explain
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That was fun to read! As I read it I thought, “oh! I should have put that on mine!….doh! shoulda added that!…Ohhh, I need that on my list!”
May I borrow your list? Then I won’t have to think so hard to make my list ….. That is #101 You always amaze me … that’s #102.
A beautiful list! I may try it myself sometime.
I really loved reading your list, thanks for sharing it! I’m a 22 year old college student and this really made me think of my own Grandma, I think I’ll call her tomorrow and maybe make her a little happier.
-Eric