Hunt For Happiness

One of the new Sanford bloggers, Emily Page, is an old friend I haven’t run into in a very long time, but still think of often and fondly! She posted an entry on her blog in honor of National Hunt for Happiness Week – I never heard of that! I enjoyed her post so much that I am going to shamelessly steal her idea and do a similar one myself!

Here is what makes me happy and puts a smile on my face (other than the first 3, these are in no particular order – just as they pop in my mind):

1. Daily IMs and/or Emails with my Mom – it is a great way to touch base every single day regardless of what is going on!
2. Family and Friends – I am so blessed to have a strong support system and lots of people that I love and enjoy spending time with!
3. My girls – it is impossible to be sad around them – they are so devoted and always so happy to see me or get to just be near me!
4. Saturday or Sunday matinees
5. Movies that make me laugh, cry, and leave the theater feeling good inside
6. Good homemade soup – especially thick creamy soups
7. Songs that are connected to a great memory – when they come on the radio, it sends me back there and gives me those warm fuzzy feelings
8. A beautiful bright blue sky with vivid white wispy clouds
9. Putting the finishing touches on a job well done
10. Being on the board of Communities In Schools
11. Receiving flowers for no particular reason (and when there is a reason, too, but more so when it is “just because”)
12. Daisies – they aren’t necessarily my favorite flower, but they are definitely the “happiest” flower – I always smile when I see a bunch of daisies
13. Knowing I’ve made someone else happy
14. Going shopping and finding exactly what I want in the color/style/size I want — and a big cherry on top if I also find it on SALE!!!
15. Ice Cream Sundaes
16. Yankees in the playoffs and the World Series
17. Puppies
18. Puppy breath
19. Blogging
20. Riding around on a gorgeous day with the top down on my Mustang
21. Warm days with a strong breeze blowing
22. Napping on the patio on those warm breezy days
23. A freshly mowed lawn
24. Lighthouses
25. Carousels / carousel horses
26. Angels
27. The smells and sounds at a carnival
28. Being alone on a quiet beach or beside a creek with only the sound of the water and a breeze on my face
29. Singing around the house in the morning
30. Pedicures and Facials

There is a lot more that makes me happy – I am generally a happy person! But these are the things that flooded into my thoughts while I was writing this post!

Have a GREAT day — give someone a smile — you’ll surely get one back — smiles are contagious!!!