A co-worker brought this book in at the beginning of the year. It's fun to pull out when we're having a rough day or just have a few minutes of free time and need a chuckle. Some of the things in the book are completely absurd - conchologists anyone? Some are the opposite of happy - stranded on a desert island? And others, just bring a slow grin to your face the moment you read it - the first drops of rain on the roof. The majority of them hold no meaning to me at all. Whether because they are a regional happening or because I have never experienced them so can't say whether that is a happy thing or not. I think some of those 14,000 things are simply in there to get to 14,000. I set out to create my own list of happy, but at a much more realistic level. I settled on 100. I wouldn't have to be reaching to find things, but I would have to make sure that each and every thing that made it on the list really counted.
1. 1st day of green grass 2. cloud shapes 3. wombats 4. blowing bubbles 5. making a stranger laugh 6. old people's stories 7. brand new Ticonderoga Pencils 8. tiramisu 9. honey garlic pizza 10. night games at Kinnick 11. grilled pork chops 12. bonfires at the lake 13. fireworks 14. walking on crunchy leaves 15. grace 16. a new start 17. impromptu picnics 18. card games 19. new shampoo 20. buying used books 21. flower shopping 22. planting flowers 23. walking barefoot in the grass 24. swinging at the park 25. hot dogs and mac n cheese 26. baby bunnies 27. holding hands at the movies 28. Snookie's 29. movie days in bed 30. dancing with a baby 31. big brothers 32. snail mail 33. kitchen stores 34. snow days 35. fresh Dr. Pepper 36. Twinky parties 37. family meals 38. rubbing a cat's belly 39. clean sheets 40. singing out loud 41. impromptu dance parties 42. vacuum chambers 43. playing piano 44. Honeycrisp apples 45. Alongsiders 46. PB+J+Cheetos 47. capybaras 48. amazing co-workers 49. your own bed after a long trip 50. rainy days when you can sleep in 51. the Iowa State Fair 52. London 53. a bunch of balloons 54. pink carnations 55. slippers 56. musicals 57. adventures 58. Zombie Burger 59. sandal weather 60. paper airplanes 61. BBQ 62. cooking with friends 63. prayers 64. happy tears 65. sleeping with the windows open 66. aha moments 67. boat rides 68. movie marathons 69. best friends 70. birds chirping in March 71. baby ducks 72. funnel cakes 73. pigeons 74. road trips 75. new friends 76. old friends 77. wearing pj's all day 78. take-off 79. special deliveries 80. Thanksgiving 81. salvation 82. black magic cake 83. windows down/music turned up 84. the Iowa state law library 85. running in a rain storm 86. Toms 87. donuts 88. good hair days 89. eye-shadow palettes 90. Benjamin Lincoln 91.mix cd's 92. a good night's sleep 93. Vick's Vapo Rub 94. painted toe nails 95. leftovers that are better the 2nd day 96. polka dots 97. glitter and rainbows 98. quokkas 99. nature hikes 100. Victoria and Albert
What's your happy?
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