100 things that make me happy

100 things that make me happy:

1. New socks
2. A freshly washed chalk board
3. A new page of stickers
4. Glasses (the ones you put on your face)
5. Waffle cones
6. Kevin Costner
7. A crowd cheering after the national anthem
8. Hammocks
9. A down comforter
10. Jeep Wrangler Unlimiteds
11. Carhartt
12. An extra cheesy quesadilla with sour cream
13. Snow days
14. Planting flowers
15. Boarding a plane
16. Arriving at a destination
17. My planner
18. Blake Lively
19. Simon called Peter
20. A new year calendar
21. Pearl sprinkles
22. Tan lines
23. Taco bell
24. Remembering dreams
25. Beef stroganoff
26. Bald eagles
27. A classroom lit by lamps
28. Pilly fabric
29. The sound of a tree cracking
30. Someone’s contagious belly laugh
31. Hot chocolate
32. Brushing my teeth after drinking hot chocolate
33. Thinking about the vastness of our universe
34. Greeting someone at an airport
35. Breadsticks
36. A new pack of crayons
37. A new pack of pens
38. A new pack of markers
39. Crayola [obviously]
40. Coniferous trees
41. Fresh cut fingernails
42. Adidas
43. Fireplaces
44. Making s’mores in bulk
45. Playing in the yard
46. When there aren’t mosquitos
47. Camp fire sing-alongs
48. Without mosquitos
49. Julianne Hough
50. Vacuuming
51. Coloring with children
52. Making new friends
53. Bombpops
54. Tenting
55. Playing catch
56. Praise & Worship
57. Grooming eyebrows
58. Dr. Pepper
59. Tubing (snow & water)
60. Euchre
61. Caramel Frappes
62. Taking risks
63. Sleeping like a rock
64. The shack
65. The smell of fresh laundry
66. Being warm
67. Planning adventures
68. Planning anything
69. Love languages
70. A worn in t-shirt
71. TJMaxx
72. Old Navy
73. Carbs
74. People with disabilities
75. Fishing
76. Spotting a shooting star
77. Puppies. Plural.
78. Holding a newborn baby for hours
79. Watches
80. Jumping in a lake for the first time of the summer.
81. Cuddling
82. Bare trees against a clear sky
83. Seeing a bird perched at the top of a tree without leaves.
84. Slip ‘n’ slides
85. Painting
86. High school musicals
87. Good humor
88. Seahorses
89. Good texters
90. Catching up with old friend
91. Stripes
92. 2000’s country
93. Lauren Daigle
94. Seeing the waiter with my food
95. My blankie
96. Staying at a hotel
97. Saucy fingers while eating chicken wings
98. Looking at engagement pictures
99. The detective emoji
100. Having 100 things that make me happy.

there is something special about understanding that happiness is a choice – to know that if you aren’t happy, something needs to change.