I’ve plucked another prompt from the Nano Poblano tree: Write a list of at least 50 things that make you feel good.
50 things is a lot, but I shall try. In no particular order except that in which I thought of them:
- My dog.
- My cat.
- Blog comments.
- Friends–when they’re not being shitheads.
- Music, music and more music.
- Books.
- Art.
- Movies. I have a weakness for revenge, kung fu, samurai and war movies.
- A fresh cup of coffee.
- Daisies and night-blooming jasmine. I wish you could smell this picture. Nothing smells better than night-blooming jasmine.
- Laughing until I can’t catch my breath.
- Driving around with the windows down.
- Stars.
- Trees.
- The smell and colors of fall.
- Bodies of water.
- Bubble baths.
- Candles and bubble baths, at the same time, but not together.
- Learning something new and having it click.
- Heartfelt hugs from people I care about.
- Rainy weekend afternoons when I have nowhere I need to be.
- Snow days–not that I’ve had one since I left Boston.
- The sound of the ocean.
- The quiet of early morning.
- Sunrises.
- Sunsets.
- Awesome quotes.
- Discovering a new favorite album/book/artwork/movie.
- Finding out that a band/writer/artist/filmmaker has another album/book/artwork/movie that I haven’t seen yet.
- Creating things like my little animals for sale on Redbubble.
- Selling one of my little animals on Redbubble. Soon, there will be a little girl (or boy) somewhere in the EU wearing a pink unicorn shirt that originated in my brain here in Los Angeles. That’s so rad.
- Not hearing a song in a long time and remembering all the words.
- Naming inanimate objects. My car is named Blue, my iPod is Mae and my iPhone is Beauregard Asstaste (long, not very interesting story).
- Naps.
- Sushi.
- Chocolate.
- Hot chocolate with little marshmallows. Little marshmallows are a must.
- Having a sunroof on my car. I’ve never had one before and I use it all the time unless it’s raining.
- Clean sheets.
- A freshly cleaned house.
- Remembering the answer to an obscure question and having people stare at you like you’re crazy because you knew that.
- Saying something funny that takes a minute to catch and then having people laugh at it a long time.
- Inside jokes.
- Art supplies.
- Finding money in a coat pocket I haven’t worn since last fall.
- Getting packages in the mail even if I know what they are.
- Freshly baked bread, cookies and pie.
- Freshly sharpened pencils.
- Comfortable shoes.
- Finally remembering where that thing is that you were looking for.