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50 Things That Make Me Happy
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I wanted to do something a little different for today’s post, I know sometimes in life it’s easy to focus on the negative things and have a good old moan, but really, does that actually make you feel better?! Of course it doesn’t! What really lifts you up and makes you feel great is thinking about the things in life that you make you happy and give you that warm fuzzy feeling! Whether that for you is taking a morning stroll through the woods or eating lunch at your favourite restaurant I urge you to make a list of these things that you can check back on whenever you’re having a down moment!
So without further a do…As Fraulein Maria would say, these are a few of my favourite things…
♥ Sunshine
♥ Sand between my toes
♥ Dancing around the room to The Jackson 5
♥ Mexico (below photo credit: Las Alamandas)
♥ Cups of tea
♥ Freshly popped popcorn
♥ The feeling of excitement you get when you’re in the airport
♥ Cooking food (and it turning out how it should!)
♥ Strawberry Frapucinos
♥ Surprises
♥ Authentic Italian food (below image credit Olivia Brent Photography)
♥ Cats
♥ My favourite song coming on the radio
♥ James
♥ Drinking hot chocolate in front of a fire
♥ Birthdays
♥ Mexican lemonade
♥ Hot baths
♥ Buying a new coffee table book filled with gorgeous images
♥ Milkshakes in American diners (below photo credit: Chelsea Curtis)
♥ A sense of community
♥ Breakfast in bed
♥ Getting bought flowers
♥ Fluffy socks
♥ Girly nights
♥ Singing really loudly in the car
♥ The smell of freshly mowed grass
♥ Foot massages
♥ Hearing rain pound against the window when I’m snuggled up inside
♥ Tangled (photo credit)
♥ Hand written letters
♥ Scented candles
♥ Warm bread
♥ Getting into a bed with clean sheets
♥ Road trips
♥ Waking up in the middle of the night and realising I have loads more time to sleep
♥ Buying stationery (photo credit: Paperchase)
♥ Christmas time
♥ Harry potter
♥ Having a tan in summer
♥ When pets are really cuddly
♥ Having interesting and crazy dreams then trying to explain them the next day
♥ Eating a massive roast dinner
♥ Tulips (Image credit: 4HDWall)
♥ Laughing so hard it hurts
♥ Speaking a little bit of Spanish in Mexico & understanding a lot too
♥ Learning a new word & then suddenly seeing it everywhere
♥ Opening the blinds and seeing a shed load of snow
♥ Duvet days
♥ Surprises in the mail
Did you see anything in there that struck a chord on your heart too? Or do you have a completely different list to me? Leave me a comment and let me know 5 or more of your favourite things in life! I bet you’ll be surprised how much happier you feel once you’ve thought about these things for a moment or two!
Much Bespoke Love
Jess x
Absolutely loving this post Jess. I completely agree about being positive 🙂
The thing of yours that made me smile was “Waking up in the middle of the night and realising I have loads more time to sleep” I adore sleep and this is literally my favourite thing. Especially if I have to be up really early and wake to realise I have another couple of hours to go. Haha. So glad someone else likes that too.
4 others…
Running a business with my best friend.
Phonecalls with my Mum.
Tea and cake with my Nan.
Crafting with my cousins toddler Sadie.
Danny just being Danny.
Dauphinoise potatoes. I could literally eat them forever.
You are totally right. Im smiling now thinking about all of them 🙂
Xxxx
I agree it’s a lovely post!
Things that make me happy….
Lee, after 8 years I still get butterflies when he walks through the door.
Music.
Anything that’s covered in hearts, glitter or paisley.
Bargain hunting, I can spot a reduced sticker a mile off!
And like you, snow, hot chocolate by the fire and my cat.
Getting messages from my boys, eldest is traveling round the world at the moment.
That’s just a few things 🙂 xx