Things That Make Me Happy 101

One Mother's Day, I had the privilege of listening to a woman talk about how her life changed when she was introduced to a book about a thousand blessings. She began her own blog, after reading the book, to record all of her thousands of blessings. Last I saw, I think she's into the 6,000's or so.

Her talk inspired me, but I just never did anything about it other than change my thinking to positive rather than negative when viewing the world....  Which is not so easy for me. I tend to look at things in a sarcastic manner turned cynical over the years. While, I try to be the encourager in the room full of people and not the one to complain or tear down, I often think otherwise when it comes to my own life or when evaluating myself.

I recently began to list the things in life that bug me - That I don't like. On that list are things that many of my friends enjoy, and I love these people nonetheless. But, rather than to dwell on the things I don't like, even if that list may not be extremely long, I am starting this blog series of things that make me happy - Blessings, if you will, in my life.

I will start my list in no particular order, and I honestly have no idea how long the blog series will last. But, for the first week, I will number the things that come to mind. So, here goes:  Things That Make Me Happy 101 (or 1-101):

1. Crisp fall days
2. Being able to snuggle in a sweatshirt without feeling too warm
3. avacados
4. My family
5. A clean sink
6. Watching my son learn new computer languages
7. Watching my daughter's delight in the color pink
8. Elephants
9. My child's delight in elephants
10. Waking with no headache
11. Wisconsin
12. acoustic guitar music
13. watching my hubby perform music and entertain
14. A van that runs
15. When people are kind
16. Backstage passes
17. When my sewing machine works and the tension doesn't mess up the bobbin
18. Standing with no pain
19. Watching my child learn a new fact or skill
20. Getting through a day of school without any incident or complaint
21. Revolutionary sugar cookies
22. Rain on a day when I have no outside plans
23. My child's friends
24. Coffee black
25. When they get my order right and don't add sugar to my iced tea
26. A clean living room
27. A cozy chair to sit in
28. My hubby voluntarily rubbing my feet
29. Christians who haven't sold out or bought into bringing modern culture into the church
30. Music from my childhood/teen years
31. Easy-to-remember Christian tunes from childhood, like Ho-ho-ho-hosanna, ha-ha-hallelujah
32. Freedom to act goofy
33. Laughter
34. Pizza
35. Flip Flops
36. The Beach
37. Blue Harbor in Sheboygan, WI
38. Holland Dunes in MI
39. Sleeping Bear Dunes in Traverse City, MI
40. The Great Lakes
41. The UP
42. Waterfalls
43. No traffic
44. Ice Water
45. Apple Cider
46. My Ninja Blender for Smoothies
47. My Jack La Lanne Juicer
48. Strawberries
49. Whipped Cream
50. Pumpkin Pie
51. Pictures
52. My camera
53. Pumpkin Butter
54. Bagels Toasted with Cream Cheese
55. Quiet
56. Earbuds to Drown Out Loud Annoying Conversations at Panera Bread or Starbucks
57. Getting Paid
58. Selling Things on eBay
59. My Workout Room
60. My Free Treadmill
61. Tutus
62. My Workout Ball Turned Office Chair
63. Drawing
64. Coloring
65. Creating Art
66. Chocolate
67. French Fries
68. A Good Hair Day
69. A Cozy Bed
70. Time Alone with Hubby
71. Potato Chips
72. Brussel Sprouts
73. Salad (Really)
74. Olives of any Variety, especially black olives
75. American Girl Dolls
76. Dolls
77. Hobby Lobby
78. Disney
79. Cinderella
80. Girl Meets World
81. Writing my Heart Out (Not on Demand)
82. Kind Words
83. Paying off a Bill
84. Hotel Rooms
85. Walking on the Beach
86. Cleaning up my basement
87. Organizing
88. Planning
89. Calendars
90. Free Stuff
91. Clothes that fit
92. Healthy parents
93. Cute dog pics
94. Compliments that are sincere
95. Not living in the states I dislike
96. Sitting with a cup of coffee on a deck that overlooks Lake Michigan or Lake Superior
97. Going on tour with hubby and kids
98. Sleep
99. Good dreams
100. Somehow Jesus still love me, and God is still on the throne
101. Blue eyes