After yesterday's serious subject matter, I thought I'd write about something a little lighter today.
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In British Glamour I stumbled upon an article called "100 Things to Make You Happy." I enjoyed reading their list so much that I decided to make my own! I think we could all use a little happiness inspiration - especially when there's snow on the ground!
Activities
Play a musical instrument
Draw a picture
Read a book
Take photos
Try a new recipe
Spend Time With
A friend
A family member
A newborn
Some adorable puppies
A kitten with attitude
Songs by Women
Stronger - Kelly Clarkson
We are Never Ever Ever Getting Back Together - Taylor Swift
Anything Could Happen - Ellie Goulding
Shake It Out - Florence & the Machine
Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen
Songs by Men
Uptown Girl - Billy Joel
Together Forever - Rick Astley
Subtraction - Coheed & Cambria
Suitcase - Circa Survive
Gangnam Style - Psy
Movies
Mean Girls
Toy Story
The Cider House Rules
Star Wars
Batman Begins
TV Shows
Breaking Bad
Adventuretime
Community
Doctor Who
The Daily Show
Books
Bossy Pants by Tina Fey
1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
Looking for Alaska by John Green
Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
YouTubers
Blogs of Note
Games
Dungeons and Dragons
Cosmic Encounter
Resistance
Time's Up!
Bang!
PC/Video Games
Minecraft
League of Legends
Journey
Closure
Super Mario
Sweet Foods
Hot chocolate
Ice cream
Chocolate chip cookies
M&Ms
Smoothies
Savory Foods
Pasta with pesto
Pad thai
Mashed potatoes
Fajitas
French bread
Places to Go
Zoo
Park
Beach
Library
Movie theater
Keeping In Touch
Reconnect on Facebook
Send a letter
Make a phone call
Send a text
Skype
Sports
Running
Volleyball
Soccer
Football
Lacrosse
Comics
Bizarro
Calvin and Hobbes
Dilbert
Peanuts
The Family Circus
Magazines
Nylon
Vogue
National Geographic
Wired
Vanity Fair
Try a New Language
French
Spanish
Arabic
German
Italian
Things You Didn't Outgrow
Disney movies and cartoons
Blowing bubbles
Moon bounces
The alphabet game
Taking a catnap (cat optional)
Obviously, a list of one hundred things doesn't even begin to cover the innumerable possibilities.
Please feel free to leave your own ideas and recommendations in the comments.
I hope your day is full of happiness!
