50 Things That Make You Happy

Every once in a while I make a list for myself of 50 things that make me happy. There are certain things like family that are always on the list, and roses seem to make each list, but as the seasons change, or my mood, there are new additions to the list.

It's a bit therapeutic to make lists of the things that make us happy and going beyond 10 or 20 things makes you think, makes you think about the good in life and how far it reaches. I keep a few of these lists and take them out and look at them when its a "not so good" of a day.

Make yourself a list, have your husband make a list, have your children make a list, they can have 20 things on the list, 50 is a lot for some small children.

And if you are reading this, consider yourself tagged !

here is my list of 50 things today that make me happy... they are not in any particular order.

1. Emery, everything about him !

2. Melissa & James

3. Melanie & Casi

4. Steven & Priscilla

5. My dad

6. My sisters

7. My old friends, yes Rondi and Sunny, thats means you. Peggy are you out there ???

8. My Cousins and Aunts

9. Bird feeders

10. Roses

11. Kittens

12. The new duckling

13. Lilacs

14. Hollyhocks

15. The green of spring

16. Faith

17. Hope

18. Belief

19. That the world is not a random happening

20. People that reach beyond themselves to help others

21. Fabric

22. Whole Foods Market

23. Hand knit socks in wild colors

24. Starbucks with a friend

25. Swimming

26. snow

27. A field of bluebonnets

28. Hiking with Emery all day

29. Good champagne

30. Dancing in the living room with Emery

31. Phone calls from my children

32. Becoming a grandma

33. That Melanie wants me there when the baby is born

34. The feel and smell of a leather bound book

35. Holding hands with Emery

36. Being married

37. Being able to always be home and not have to work

38. Memories of the homeschool years

39. Brunch at LaMadelines

40. A great bargain

41. Old linens

42. A letter in the mail

43. learning a new story about my ancestors

44. The scent of roses on fresh sheets

45. Wildcrafting herbs

46. Kite flying

47. Blowing bubbles with Emery on a windy day

48. having the house all clean

49. Baking a treat that everyone loves

50. knowing the my days of using dial up are almost over !

51. yes, I know I said 50 but...when the scale says I have lost weight, that always makes me happy !!!!