Squandrous

What makes you happy?

Been thinking a lot about happiness these days, so when I saw this idea come up on out of habit’s blog, I thought it might be a good exercise for me to do.

There are a lot of things that make me happy. So many things. In fact, most things in life make me happy — there’s just so much beauty in the world to marvel at every single moment of every single day.

That being said, if I had to think of five simple things that are making me happy, right now, today, here’s the first four that pop into my head:

1. Rides in hot air balloons, staring down at the broccoli-like trees, with the bestest of friends.
2. Buying pretty paper and envelopes (and using this amazing stamp) to write letters to people I love.
3. Sipping tea in front of my fireplace, wrapped in a blanket, while reading the recent issue of the New Yorker.
4. Putting pink post-it notes on my wall with countdowns. (11 days!)
5. Getting and giving hugs. Been a real shortage of that in my life recently.

Those are just the first five that popped into my head. There are many more. What makes you happy?