Things That Make Me Happy

For the past few months, I have been stressed beyond belief. Work, school and personal matters have just been piling up and sometimes as much as you want to look at the bright side, it's nearly impossible. I'm what they call a worry wart because I tend to worry about stuff more than others. I'm not kidding when I say I worry ten times as hard as a normal person worries, I was literally having heart palpitations after first semester's exams. I also get to carry a handy dandy puffer for when I have panic attacks, it's the Virgo in me. As much of an optimist I try to be, I can be pretty pessimistic. Paul is going to kill me if he sees that I posted this on my blog (I LOVE YOU) but I found something of his that truly melted my heart when we first started dating. I know you're not supposed to creep someone's journal but it was just open, and there and staring me right in the face begging me to read it. Anyways, it wasn't exactly a diary entry but a list of a hundred things that make him happy, and the list continues to grow. The first thing on his list was new socks, which made me laugh so I made sure to buy him new socks for Christmas. You don't necessarily have to have the things that make you happy, or be doing the things you make you happy, but simply imagining things that make you happy can instantly improve your mood. It's the equivalent of imagining a hot summer beach in the middle of winter can warm you up. I was inspired to write this post after reading this post on Because Shanna Said So. Here is a list of things that make me happy and I would encourage all you bloggers to link up with a list of things that make you happy as well!  

1. Bubble Baths

2. Big Macs 

3. Canoeing in the mountains

4. Sleeping in

5. Cold pillows

6. Cats

7. Sons of Anarchy marathons

8. Bad reality TV

9. TV in general

10. Sunsets

11. Love songs

12. Staying in bed all day with Paul

13. Cuddling with Paul and Duke 

14. Medium rare tenderloin steak

15. Paul's cooking

16. Foot massages

17. Laughing until I cry

18. Dancing like Beyonce 

19. Floating in water

20. Shoe shopping

21. Beer, lots of beer

22. Chicken and waffles

23. Cheap wing nights

24. A good vintage find

25. SALES

26. DISCOUNTS

27. Meditating

28. People with cool names

29. Cleaning my ears

30. Having a good blog idea

31. Shoes

32. Girls night outs

33. Themed parties

34. Children

35. Spiced rum

36. Brand New's Deja Entendu album

37. Snapchat

38. Seeing old people still madly in love

39. Pinterest

40. Winning at Mario Kart