Don’t Worry, Be Happy :)
Today I’m participating in the Blog it Forward Blog Hop about Happiness. Yesterday Texan Mama (who is happy while teaching and taking photos) wrote an awesome post on Photography Tips for Dummies (was she writing just for me?!). Don’t forget to go visit Stephanie at A Day in the Life of a Grad Student’s Wife where she’ll be blogging about happiness tomorrow.
I have to admit, I’ve struggled with what to write about this topic. My first thought was my family (well, that and also the song “Don’t worry be happy” by Bobby McFerrin). Then I thought, “Isn’t that the cop-out answer? Won’t everyone be blogging about their kids and family?”. Apparently not. Either the other bloggers are just more creative than me or they just happen to have more things that make them happy than I do. I wanted to get all deep and philosophical about the topic but I just don’t think I have it in me right now. If you take a look around my blog you’d see that the title for a recent post that I’ve written included the phrase “bra in my lunchbox”, which would lead one to believe that either 1. I have some obsession with partial nudity or 2. I don’t take many things seriously. I’m not sure which one is true, but in the spirit of not being deep and philosophical, here’s a list of random and superficial things that make me happy…or at the very least put a smile on my face.
- Chocolate
- Ice cream
- Chocolate and ice cream together
- Musicals
- Movies about dogs (bonus points if they talk)
- Baby animals
- The perfect fall day
- The perfect spring day
- Snow on Christmas day
- Christmas Carols
- Show tunes
- Marching bands (I’m a nerd and I heart them. Don’t judge me.)
- Swinging really high on a swing
- All things Disney
- Making people laugh
- Not doing housework
- Winks from my Hubby
- Remembering my childhood
- Saved by the Bell
- Snuggling under my childhood blanky
- I Love Lucy
- Bing Crosby songs
- Playing dress-up
- Jazz
- Moments to myself
- Writing
- Sleeping
- Breakfast in bed
- A good tomato
- Goat cheese
- Dancing
- Dancing in public like a crazy person whilst embarrassing my husband who walked away from me a long time ago
- Tea parties
- Fancy things
- Seeing Daddy’s play with their kids
- Laughing with family
- Holidays
- Being weird
- Horse and carriage rides
- Roses
- Peace and quiet
- Theme parties
- Naming woodland creatures I see in my yard
- Giving to charities
- My mom’s chicken soup
- Driving around looking at houses, fall leaves, or Christmas decorations
- Apple pie
- Jams and jellies
- Blog comments (hint, hint)
- And yes, my awesome, wonderful, crazy, hilarious family
Don’t forget to check out the other bloggers writing about happiness. Maybe you’ll find something inspiring and profound…you just won’t find it here 😉
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Posted on October 25, 2010, in Jenn, Random and tagged happiness, random. Bookmark the permalink. 3 Comments.
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I love this list! Your list is one of the things that makes me happy! hee-hee
Thanks for the linky love and for participating in the blog hop!
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Yay, thanks! I’m so glad that someone other than me can appreciate that list 🙂 I figured a lot of people would wander in and say “Lame. Cop out.” And then wander back out…which is probably mostly what happened since you’re the only one to have left a comment 😉
It was fun to participate in the blog hop! I can’t wait to use some of your camera tricks…hopefully with that Canon Rebel the SITS girls are giving away *fingers crossed* Thanks again for stopping by!
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Awesome list. Several would be on my list too!
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