What Makes Me Happy

Another prompt from the book The Right to Write was to write down one hundred things that make me happy. Just making this list made me happy!

1. Autumn leaves
2. Bacon
3. Hugs
4. Harper Dog
5. Laughter through tears
6. Steel Magnolias
7. Running into the sea
8. Blue skies
9. My kids’ laughter
10. Mountains in the summertime
11. The purr of a cat
12. Saying something in unison with someone unplanned
13. Impromptu singalongs
14. Large crowds singing together
15. Acoustic guitar
16. Black nail varnish
17. Getting my hair done
18. Walking through the woods on a sunny day with sunbeams peeking through
19. Spending time with my friends
20. Women lifting each other up
21. Driving through the countryside listening to podcasts
22. Cups of tea
23. Cups of tea in bed
24. Taking off in an aeroplane
25. A dog’s soft ears
26. Reading in a big comfy chair
27. Writing in a tidy office
28. Writing in a coffee shop
29. Cheese.
30. Watching Marvel movies
31. Exploring a new city
32. Making my husband laugh
33. Kissing my husband
34. Rock and alternative music
35. Being on my own
36. Spending time with family
37. Being by the sea
38. Shopping
39. Buying presents
40. Throwing parties
41. Cooking special dinners
42. Hot tubs and gin
43. Champagne
44. New Year countdowns
45. Stationery
46. Blogging and designing new headers
47. Time management tips
48. Avocado and poaching eggs on sourdough toast with orange juice for breakfast
49. Breakfast for dinner
50. Mexican food
51. Watching my kids play together
52. The smell of a baby’s neck
53. Austin’s dirty laugh
54. Evelina’s freckles and her dimple
55. Road trips with music and sunshine
56. Holding my husband’s hand
57. Baseball
58. American stores like Target and Michaels
59. Pearl Jam
60. Friday Night Lights and Buffy and Dawson’s Creek and all the TV shows I love
61. Making lists
62. Coloured pens
63. Making scrapbooks/photobooks
64. Dancing
65. Grocery shopping abroad when on holiday
66. Decorating the house for different holidays and seasons
67. Christmas
68. Roses and freesias
69. Pumpkins
70. Mazes
71. Castles
72. Pizza
73. Steak and Prawn Pil Pil
74. Wine
75. Hanging out with my brother
76. Making music playlists
77. Amber- or sea salt-scented candles
78. Being in bed
79. Sleeping in
80. Rain on the roof of a tent or caravan
81. A roaring fire
82. Chocolate
83. Birdsong
84. Sharing my love of reading and literature
85. Bread with olive oil and balsamic vinegar
86. Making people happy or making them feel loved
87. Helping people
88. Serving my community
89. Learning new things
90. Researching for my novel
91. Writing and bringing characters to life in my head
92. Loving others
93. Random acts of kindness
94. Sunsets
95. Browsing bookshops and libraries
96. Walking the streets of Paris
97. Art galleries
98. The peak district
99. Period dramas
100. Disney World