It's The Small Things

By Digger - Her blog is Digging Deeper. You can read about her here. You can see all posts by Digger here.

Part of my new "Non-Depressed Me" Plan is to find everyday things that just make
me happy. Things that no matter what I'm doing just happen and I need to
focus on those things more. So here's a small list of what I'm talking
about so you get the idea:

• Finding money you didn’t even know you lost (ie, a $5 bill in a pair of old pants)
• Picking up a "q" and a "u" at the same time in Scrabble
• Catching some unsuspecting driver picking their nose
• Putting the toppings on a hot dog bun before the hot dog
• A random high-five from Bruiser
• Sleeping in new bed sheets
• Strategic trick-or-treating (obviously this is just once a year)
• Using Rock-Paper-Scissors to settle everything with Bruiser
• The smell of rain on a hot sidewalk
• The first scoop out of a jar of peanut butter or just butter really
• Wearing sandals when you shouldn’t be wearing sandals
• Watching ‘The Price Is Right’ when you’re at home sick (or on your anniversary in Vegas.)
• Old windows where the glass has settled and vintaged
• The sound of scissors cutting construction paper
• Using all the different shampoos and soaps in someone else’s shower
• Roasting the perfect marshmallow
• Playing old-school video games
• Getting something with actual handwriting on it in the mail
• Taking your shoes and socks off after a really long day
• Finding out Parking is free
• The smell and sound of a campfire
• Taking your bra off after wearing it for hours
• Facial hair experiments (not mine of course! lol but some people really get creative!)
• The Five Second Rule
• Finding out your birthday is on a Friday or Saturday next year
• When you get the milk to cereal ratio just right
• Playing with a baby and not having to change its diaper
• The other side of the pillow
• Crying (don't you just feel better after a good long cry)
• When your microwave pops microwave popcorn perfectly
• Curling up with a good book, even if just for a few minutes
• Old folks who sit on their porch and wave at you when you walk by

Life is hard. Sometimes the storms seem to last forever, but there are a few little things that happen every day that make the winds calm and the skies clear, even if just for a few minutes. :) What happened for you today? What made you smile?