Since I’ve switched formats for happiness posts, I’ve kind of missed sharing the small pleasures of life every week. So I’ve decided to share a list in the first Happy Post of every month.
Little Joys:
catching myself before falling into a frozen lake during a photshoot
silly Superbowl commercials
the convenience of having your parking validated
getting a text from Joe at 11:11, reminding me to make a wish and that it’s a full moon out tonight
the way Bug can’t control himself around ice cream
squeezing five girls into one bathroom stall
Bonnie saying that I was her “gift” that day for her 365 project
the idea of wearing a prom dress on a bus with mascara smeared all over your face
the commercial saying “The Princess Bride is brought to you by… Vagisil!”
hilarious dental workers
a super fun package from Janice
sneaking into Costco to get a cheap hot dog
friends cooking me extravagant meals late at night
hiding Batman Valentines all over Joe’s room (and having three of them still missing)
driving over 100 MPH
seeing teens dressed up on Valentine’s Day on dates at the mall
super fancy hotel rooms that I can’t not do somersaults on
Joe’s blue velvet coat
providing audio for muted talk shows playing in the back of taxi cabs
the feeling of taking a corset off after 11 hours

super voyeuristic and mystical documentation of me getting dressed (1)

the lights at the Infected Mushroom concert

capturing this action shot of a very Cristen moment (pulling her pants up)

how 70’s this corner of Ashley’s apartment looks

cats; all cats forever (2)

durable balloons

creating Club Vestibule (3)

pups on a walk in the snow

looking down and realizing I’m slightly more covered in glitter than normal

this beautiful woman’s hair (and matching make-up!) (4)
Oh, I can’t resist. Here’s 20 more beautiful things I refuse to let go unnoticed: preparing for a snow storm by going to Sonic instead of a grocery store
soft pretzels
getting all green lights down Lombard Street
the idea of taking an Uber to SeaWorld
playing Space Team
walking to Royal Farms in the middle of the street after a snowstorm at 4 in the morning
walking into a restaurant and saying “Oh god, the napkins are cloth and I’m not even wearing a bra”
the local deli making super fancy decorated cheesecakes for no extra cost because they were bored during the snowstorm
the 40th year anniversary episode of SNL
finding my lost wallet in the refrigerator
reading #GIRLBOSS
that god damn blue/black/white/gold dress debacle
charming the police officer who pulled me over and giving him a”you are beautiful” sticker
the way Joe never judges me
being able to have intelligent conversations about South Africa with my South African cab driver (thanks, Caylee!)
when you expect food to be sub-par and it ends up being delicious
the sound of the snow melting off the roof
getting strangers to join in on fun
Russell Brand’s new stand-up special
getting postcards from new countries
So what’s on your happy list lately? What’s making you smile?
I love that you’re appreciating the small things. Just reading through this list gave me a bit of warm fuzzies.
Excellent!! What’s been giving you the warm fuzzies in your life lately??
Today just feeling the sunshine on my skin after many days of snow and grey weather was something that gave me immense warm fuzzies!
Beautiful!!
Having my mom put arnica cream on my knees after my epic windswept frozen lake debacle/adventure yesterday!Lesson learned: don’t chase after your hat till the mega wind-gusts dies down and you can see where you are going again!!
Yes! Love these little things. And oh no about the hat!! Hahah
Taking a few extra minutes this morning to watch the bluejays go to town on the bread crusts in the compost pile instead of getting ready for work…
Love that. It sounds so serene!!