Mile Marker #29: Just 10 Little Things That Make Me Happy
Too many moving pieces to narrow them down today, so instead I thought I’d do a little thought/gratitude exercise :)
With less than two months between me and Alaska, I’ve been thinking a lot about my family and trying to say “see you later” to Maryland.
It’s a complicated feeling! I know I’m coming back eventually, but I am committing to three full years across the country. (Across two countries, really.)
I don’t want to think about Big Stuff today, so instead, here are 10 small things that make me happy.
In no particular order:
Blasting music in the car and pulling into a parking spot right as a song ends.
The little snuffle/croak noise my dog makes when I’ve woken her up from deep sleep.
The smell of cleaning spray and fresh laundry after finishing house chores. (Bonus point: Sliding into clean sheets post-shower after being sweaty all day from cleaning.)
Making an excruciatingly dumb joke in my writing servers and earning the elusive “Several people are typing…”
The dry, stinging feeling in my eyeballs when I’m up too late because I hit a solid writing stride and didn’t want to give it up.
When the windows are open and a perfect cross breeze slides through the house, and the trees behind my apartment let out that perfect Shhhhhh…
The fact that the people who change the oil in my car always vacuum the floors and seats for no extra charge. (Seriously, it’s lovely.)
Stickers.
My handwriting, but specifically when it hits that “flow state” where I feel like I’m printing out an elementary school penmanship booklet. Or I’m a calligraphy artist on Instagram.
Stretching in exactly the right way to make my shoulders go crunch and pop and -unintelligible dubstep sounds-.
Wishing you all ten lovely little happy things tonight :)
Til next time,
Mags