10 Simple Things That Make Me So Happy

Being happy is a choice and anyone can choose to be happy with a little help from seemingly average things. I am easily satisfied, I think, and here are the few things that make me really happy even during a particularly off day.

1. Eating my favorite food

I have a lot of favorite foods. I never tried to make a list before but if I did I think it would be about four to five pages long. Just thinking about buying a snack I wanted all day after work makes me so happy that I actually smile while I walk all the way to the mall. And who doesn’t love food, right? Food actually takes up most of my monthly budget and I don’t regret that at all.

2. Seeing cute and cuddly things on the Internet

Yes, I watch lots of cat videos, but no I am not confined to only watching cat videos. I actually watch anything cute and cuddly like pandas and foxes. I find that watching cute and cuddly things on the web makes me appreciate being alive even more. And if you haven’t seen anything cute and cuddly on the web, then your poor soul is definitely starving and needs to watch some cute animal videos right now.

3. Browsing through funny meme’s and gif’s

Funny meme’s and gif’s are the reason I can work productively and efficiently. Whenever I feel actually worn out and bored at work, I would browse through a few meme’s and gif’s. I would have a few restrained laughs in my office cubicle and I am good to go.  I love a good laugh and I thank the heavens for whoever created meme’s and gif’s.

4. Having new stuff and unboxing them

When I buy new stuff, which is not too often mind you, I basically can’t wait to go home to reap the packaging off and check or use my new stuff. I specially feel like this when I bought new make up. Even though I actually tried it on before I bought it, I would still feel the urge to immediately go home and wear it. Even if I would just be at home watching random Buzzfeed videos, I still want to wear it.

5. Being at the beach or pool

The truth is, I don’t know how to swim, but that doesn’t stop me from enjoying the water. Wading and just floating on a body of water is such a delight for me that even if I cannot swim, I find that I can stay hours in the water. I do plan to take swimming lessons someday, but right now I think I’ll just keep myself busy with floaters when I’m in the water.

6. Drinking my morning coffee

Mornings are typically hard for me. I am usually lethargic and out of it and cannot function well early in the morning. That’s why I need coffee. Coffee is my perk me up drink and I usually am not myself until I have had my morning coffee. It is one of the few things that I think I can never skip on because most of the time my mood depends on it. Thanks to coffee, I am able to function everyday properly.

7. Going to a destination/place I haven’t been

Going somewhere is always a welcome idea for me, specially if it’s somewhere I haven’t been before. I love seeing things I haven’t seen before and I love the feeling of discovering something new and experiencing them for myself. Even if the place I am going to is just around the corner, as long as I haven’t been there before, I will get excited.

8. Watching cartoons in the morning

As a kid, I often eat breakfast in front of the TV with the cartoons on before I go to school. As an adult, I still do that, but now it's watching cartoons before going to work. Why? Because it gives me a sense of nostalgia and helps me start the day with a few quick laughs. Oftentimes, I would just go to YouTube, search my favorite cartoon and I will start getting ready for work as it plays. It’s the perfect day starter for me.

9. Listening to my current favorite song

I could just close my eyes and fly away whenever I listen to my current favorite song. And I say current because I usually love a song for a certain period of time and then I look for others. I oftentimes would rather not see someone I know while I am on my way home because I would rather have my earphones stuck in my ear until I get home rather than try to strike up a conversation with a person I forgot what I was in common with.

10. Finding extra cash in my pocket/wallet

Do I need to explain this one? This is basically everybody’s favorite thing. My eyes become wide and almost teary eyed whenever I find extra cash in my jeans pocket, wallet or bag pockets. It’s the most amazing feeling. That feeling when you thought you have just a couple of bucks left and then extra money shows up. It’s like an orchestra strikes up in the background and I want to go down on my knees and thank the heavens for the wonderful surprise.