Recently, I have been hurting for a lot of things I don’t have or haven’t achieved yet. Feeling crushed by the stress of everything I have planned and the timeline is getting shorter and shorter but I feel like I am not getting any closer. It is so easy to get wrapped in the negative part of life, which is unfortunately why I have spent a lot of my time there. Luckily for me, I can remind myself of all of the good things I have in this life. While it is important to acknowledge that not everyone has this luxury and it cannot fix everything, it is a great tool to utilize to ground yourself and recognize the balance between the good and bad. Even in the depth of rock bottom, there can always be one little thing that you enjoy. In case you, too, need a reminder of what these little things look like, I have compiled 100 of things that make me happy. I hope these things remind you of the little things you enjoy as well in this tough time of the semester!
- Sunny days without a cloud in the sky
- Full tank of gas
- Balloons
- Stickers
- Ice water
- Oreos
- Airplanes
- Hugs
- Smiles from strangers
- Lemonade
- Laying in bed in a cold room
- Blooming flowers
- Reading a new book
- Watching kids learn to tie shoes
- Making a schedule for my day
- Sidewalk chalk
- Untouched snow on the tree branches
- Ice cream
- Making my bed in the morning
- Grandparents
- Black squirrels
- Monarch butterflies
- Seeing stranger’s tattoos
- Doing my laundry
- Window shopping
- Sand volleyball
- Winning monopoly
- Blanket collections
- Pajamas
- Opening the windows
- Bees
- Smooth pens
- Colorful straws
- New shoelaces
- Finding pretty rocks
- Freshly painted toes
- Kids’ decorations in Target
- Queso
- Folding warm towels
- Vacuuming my room
- Unwrapping presents
- Dogs wagging their tail
- Rewatching movies
- Loud music on the car radio
- House plants
- Sandals
- Halloween
- Infant shoes
- New phone wallpapers
- Jenga
- Strawberries
- My best friend
- Getting a new piercing
- Planning a trip
- Fruit salad
- Stuffed animals
- Tiktok
- Laughing so hard you can’t breathe
- Long showers
- Pretty handwriting
- Car washes
- Getting a haircut
- Heating pads
- Iced coffee
- Fall Out Boy
- Grocery shopping
- Cuddling
- Patterned crew socks
- Falling asleep on the couch
- Frozen pizza
- Looking for constellations
- Painting
- Laying down after a long day
- Seeing teachers outside of school
- Dancing
- Watching cheer stunt
- Writing blogs ;)
- Lighting candles
- Going to the gym
- Camping
- Good morning texts
- Opening mail
- Taylor Swift
- Binging a new show
- Warm brownies
- Cartwheels
- Fireplaces
- BeReal
- Taking pictures
- Swingsets
- Going for walks
- Yoga
- Wearing leggings
- Kisses
- The color pink
- Baseball games
- Whales
- Clearance racks
- New Girl
- Myself!