Little Things Which Make Me Smile
In a world where I don’t even want to read the news because another tragedy might have happened, and in a time where jobs are tough to get, houses are hard to afford and life is generally hard it can be the little things which get us through. Sometimes it doesn’t take a lot to change my solemn/ anxious/ sad mood to one of smiles and happiness; it might be a single YouTube video or a conversation with a friend. Here are some of the things which are almost certainly guaranteed to put a smile on my face and remind me that life can be pretty great.
Cats
Literally anything to do with cats is likely to make me smile from watching a cute video on YouTube to popping round a friends and having one not look like it wants to kill me. Unfortunately, as I’m in a second floor flat and am never in I can’t have a cat of my own but with a computer full of cat photos I just need to browse through to get that warm fuzzy feeling.
Having a Lush filled bath
I rarely stop and actually relax. I might be watching a movie but I’ll be replying to e-mails as well, but when I have a bath it’s complete relaxation and there’s very little else I can do. I go out all out when I have relaxing baths by lighting some candles and popping in a lush bath bomb so I can watch the bath water change to something pretty.
Finding out something I want is on sale
I don’t tend to buy things on impulse that often (unless I’m on holiday). I’m the person who will research various sites for prices, read reviews on products and look around for discount codes, so nothing makes me happier than finally thinking I’ll place my order/ make a purchase and finding out that it’s on sale. Some things are just meant to be.
A friend asking to meet up
I am usually the organizer with pretty much all the friends I have and I am the one who plans things, invites people and generally sorts out awesome things to do. So when a friend plans something and invites me or suggests we do something it makes me so happy because it means they’ve actually thought of me and not waited for me to organize something. Little things but guaranteed to make me smile.
Booking something
This can be anything from cinema/ theatre tickets to flights or a hotel to go away. I get this massive buzz when I book something as it means plans are coming together, and being a bit of a control freak I like to organize and plan everything to a T. Knowing I have a day/ evening/ weekend planned just eases any anxiety I might have that plans won’t happen.
Ticking off things from my achievement lists
Being a complete sucker for lists (and wanting to put as much in my bullet journal as possible) I have achievement lists; things I want to achieve each year. It makes me so happy when I achieve one of them as they’re not simple things like I have on my to-do lists they’re more life goals and aspirations.
Other things which make me smile include:
- Winning items on Ebay I really want
- The first time I use a new lipstick and finding out the colour suits me perfectly
- Face masks
- Getting post which isn’t a bill
- Waking up and not instantly wanting to go back to sleep
- Smiling at strangers on the street
- Sleeping in fresh sheets
- Walking along a beach
- Writing in a notebook for the first time
What things make you smile?
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Nail Mail *always* makes me smile. And giving a compliment to a stranger is really uplifting too 🙂
Think I agree with everything you’ve mentioned above, especially Lash bath bombs and booking something – aah therapeutic 🙂
Finding out something I want is in the sale makes me happy too. I avoid the news at all costs these days. It’s soul destroying most of the time.
I absolutely LOVE booking something, especially holidays because they really keep me going and give me something to look forward to and work towards xxx
I love getting post that isn’t a bill. Fab post.
Booking something and having it to look forward to is an amazing feeling x
Aww I agree with everything! Especially the fresh shits and going back to sleep! Sleep is everything for me ! 🙂
I agree with everything on your list especially the friends organising stuff! 🙂 xx
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Cats make me smile too! I love watching cat videos!
This list has made me smile reading the little things you enjoy are the same things I do…though I may prefer French Bulldog videos to cats 😉 I agree, the world seems to be full of so much horror atm, so it has really made me enjoy the little things, no matter how small.
Thanks for sharing!
Leigh at Fashion Du Jour LDN x
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I love this little list! I agree with all these points apart from I can’t use Lush products!! Noooo!! They hate my skin 🙁 I love getting post that isnt a bill too! Makes my day!
Such a good post! I love cats too, I have two cats one at my boyfriends and one at my mums 🙂 They are always so cuddly and nice company. I agree with you on everything, but the ting that makes me smile the most is definetely when I book for hotel or a nice holiday with a friend or my boyfriend!
Booking things is great, it is always something to look forward to x
These things all make me smile too. The funny things my kids do make me smile, measuring out the right amount of ingredients on the first go does too – like 50 grams of butter, exactly. A bit like peeling long strips of wallpaper or getting the fuel right on the .00 🙂
If I am feeling down the two or rather things that are most likely to make me smile is cats, black pugs and comedy. Its true the world can be a sad place but there are still many encounters with happiness to find xx
Cats! Love them! Love everything about them. Never fail to make me smile.
I love Lush products! I like having small things that make me happy around, I can relate with some of your picks.
I found a dress I had been looking at was in a sale this week, always a nice surprise!
Oh cats and booking something for me too! I love how hilarious cats are – they seriously cheer me up! Kaz x
Little things can make all the difference, I recently got my dad a book he’d been searching for for ages from Amazon, his face was just perfect, totally made his day.x
Face masks make me happy too. I woke up today, had coffee and treated myself to a clay mask – so well needed! :))
These two make me smile a lot! That’s a great list 🙂
I love positive posts like this! Cats make me smile big time too, i have two and it doesn’t matter how down i am, i can guarantee they will be able to put a smile on my face 🙂
I certainly can agree that a lush bath is the best, I espeically love intergalactic 🙂 sorry for the late comment x