Today I wanted to make a post about all the things that make me happy. I find that when you grow up and date people, or become involved with family drama, you forget what exactly makes you and only you happy. Not what makes "us" happy. So I figured I would compile a list of those things. For myself. For no one else.


Here I go.


-Days that are bright and sunny with big puffy clouds in the sky. It is such a beautiful backdrop for a blessed day.


-Starbucks Pike Place Coffee. I love it because of many reasons. It tastes heavenly, but I love how it makes me feel. Not the caffine but how grown up it makes me feel.


-Driving with the windows down with the music blaring. Makes me feel free.


-Working around kids. It always makes me feel so happy. If I am having a bad day, just the love you get from the kids definitely can put a smile on your face. No matter what.


-When people play with my hair. It is calming and just feels so good.


-Music that makes you think. It can be from any genre but if it has some sort of meaning I am just hooked.


-My family. A lot of times I take them for granted but in the end, they are who I love and who have always been besides me.


-Animals. Specifically dogs and cats. I find they know exactly what I am feeling no matter what and no how to respond. They are truly magical creatures.


-Anything artistic. Whether that be me singing at the top of my lungs in the car or tapping my foot to a beat of a good song in a public place. I always have that creativeness running through me. Writing songs or stories that may mean nothing to anyone but me but they mean something.


-Thinking of stories or alternatives to what has actually happened or what may happen in my head. It makes me feel good. It makes me feel in control. It makes me feel more confident than I actually am.


-Those small realizations you come across every once in a while that plaster a smile on your face that probably looks crazy but makes perfect sense to you.


-Wind. Not the crazy, scary winds, but the gentle breezes that whip your hair around your face and make your shirt or dress fly a little wildly. I a lot of people hate those, but I find them a reminder of how in control God is. It always brings a pleasant smell.


-Laughing. I don't do it nearly as often as I would like, but I do love it. It is very freeing. I feel like it kicks out all those harmful toxins of life right out of your body.