40 happinesses

I was all set to come here and vent about the crap that happened this weekend. And I do know that this is my space to say what I want, post what I want, and I can come & go as I please. To answer some of you who were wondering why I care at all about responses to what I’ve posted, the answer is this -

Blogging makes me feel less alone. I thrive in communion with others. So when no one responds, it’s hard to remember that I’m not. That’s it.

Anyway, moving on… Hubman has a list of 40 things that are making him happy right now. I like the idea of having that many happy things to think about so here’s my own list:

1. I had plenty of coffee this morning.
2. Despite not washing my hair, it looks decent. Normally I can’t pull off 2-day hair.
3. I had my first haircut in over a year last Friday.
4. It looks so much better.
5. I got a scalp & neck massage before my haircut.
6. I’m pretty sure the hairdresser’s hands had sex with my head during it.
7. The weather was slightly cooler this weekend.
8. So we opened our windows and turned the a/c off.
9. I roasted a chicken yesterday and it came out perfectly done.
10. I wore a new dress yesterday.
11. People said I looked like I walked off the set of Mad Men, which I assume was a compliment?
12. It’s a size smaller than the last dress I bought.
13. I sang really well this weekend.
14. My son got an award for being the most accomplished reader in his entire school, K-5th. He’s in 2nd.
15. My daughter is picking up sign-language at warp speed.
16. Locally grown summer vegetables are in the stores.
17. Almost every day I get an hour in the yard in the sun.
18. I spend that hour studying.
19. My study materials are fascinating to me.
20. I’m going to the beach on Friday.
21. I started watching LOST from the beginning last night. Again.
22. Sayid Jarrah. UNG, he’s gorgeous.
23. Desmond Hume.  GAH, I love him.
24. Baseball!
25. 3 game sweep to start the season!
26. My baseball player boyfriend hitting a grand slam in the first inning of the first game!
27. Winning bets on baseball games is awesome.
28. Jimmy Fallon. No particular reason, he makes me happy just by existing.
29. Fresh local strawberries, fresh biscuits, and real fresh whipped cream, moving from a bowl into my mouth.
30. How M & I seized the moment Saturday morning.
31. A Twitter friend from London sent me chocolates in the mail.
32. It’s better than stupid American chocolate.
33. I also can get wine gums at my local grocery store.
34. Going to the gym is still going well.
35. Because I can still eat candy sometimes and not look like a cow.
36. My oldest friend (and senior prom date!) still make each other laugh.
37. Today marks the 6th anniversary of my cousin’s death and instead of waking up sad, I woke up laughing at a dream I’d had about him. It was nice.
38. I don’t have to cook dinner tonight or tomorrow.
39. Which means I don’t have to do dinner dishes tonight or tomorrow.
40. For all the above things having to do with food, it makes me really happy that in my new jeans my ass looks like this:

What’s making you happy today?