Ten Things That Make Me Smile

Babies blowing bubbles

Sparkles/glitter on clothing

S'mores

100% real maple syrup

Duct tape

Watermelon

The first robin of Spring

Fun underwear

Watching a little girl catch the bouquet at a wedding

80s sitcoms

Ten Things That Make Me Smile

--Coffee shops that stay open til midnight (Wired in Hendersonville)

--Finishing a big project

--Being able to just joke around and be goofy

--Freshly squeezed orange juice

--50% off day at Goodwill

--When my allergies are manageable

--Pandas

--Washing my hands after they're sticky like after putting jam on toast

--Vacations

--Day Dreaming

Ten Things That Make Me Smile

--coco covered almonds

--having a productive weekend

--GIMP software

--having a headache-free day for the first time in three weeks

--remembering to plug my cell phone in at night

--coupons

--cleaning out the lint trap (I have no idea why this makes me smile, but it does)

--the carbonation in pop/soda

--Pebbles and Bam Bam

--four leafed clovers

Ten Things That Make Me Smile

--Having a phone w/ email and Internet access

--The moment a headache has gone away

--The Biggest Loser whem I'm on the treadmill

--Finding focus

--Poker

--Finding a pair of pants that fit without having to be altered

--Seeing newlyweds

--Kids playing in the snow

--When the next book in a series comes out that I've dying to read

--Penguins

Ten Things That Make Me Smile

--Fuzzy PJs

--Potato hash

--Snow days when I can work from home

--Hazelnut coffee on a blistery day

--Pop Rocks

--Homemade caramels

--Care packages

--Cheap ebooks by good authors

--Penguins

--Belugas (The Atlanta aquarium has some)

Ten Things That Make Me Smile

--NaNoWriMo

--Coffee shops

--The Internet. Every once in awhile I watch a movie set a few decades or centuries ago and ponder what it would be like to live without technology.

--Kids in Halloween costumes being safe

--Gummy Bears at the movie theater

--Bambi

--Thumper

--Working my exercise time in

--Fresh herbs

--Every minute of the weekend

Ten Things That Make Me Smile

--Pie

--Pi fanatics

--Snuggling with a warm blanket in the Fall

--Roasting marshmallows

--Nicely steeped tea

--Pandas

--Looking forward to the elections being over

--Early voting

--Remembering hanging chads

--New tights

Ten Things That Make Me Smile

--Underwear that fit properly

--Seeing the end of all the laundry I've done this weekend

--Smooth stones

--Clipping my fingernails after I accidentally tear one and live with the jagged edge for the better part of the day. I don't carry clippers in my purse. I probably should, though

--The feeling of the bubbles in pop (soda) going down my throat. I crave the carbonation as much as the flavor

--The feeling after a good workout

--Handy reference books

--New PJs

--Learning new software

--Hot air ballons

Ten Things That Make Me Smile

--Kids in Halloween costumes

--Insurance copays on medication rather than paying the full, retail price

--Scarecrows

--Cheesy music from previous decades

--Warm fleece on chilly days

--Community wide garage sales

--Grocery shopping when the store isn't busy

--Breath mints

--Crayon sharpeners

--The sound of crunching leaves under my feet

Ten Things That Make Me Smile

--Post season baseball

--Community wide garage sales/yard sales

--Looking forward to NaNoWriMo

--Twitter

--Taking a walk during lunch

--Indian summer

--Promotions

--Classic cars

--FAQs that actually answer my questions

--Trying restaurants

Ten Things That Make Me Smile

--Peanut butter chocolate milkshakes

--Learning new skills

--Writing

--Getting to sleep in

--Finding new coffee shops

--Free wi-fi

--Freebies in general as long as I don't have to get myself put on a distribution/email/mailing list

--Hot soup on a chilly day

--Sourdough English muffins

--Scarecrows

Ten Things That Make Me Smile

--Hot, steamy showers when I am congested

--Promotions

--Scented lotion

--Cheese wedges

--The Chilean miners being rescued

--The moment after supper when I can first relax at the end of the day

--Incense

--Fresh strawberries

--When paper cuts heal

--A good night's sleep

Ten Things That Make Me Smile

--Seeing the light at the end of the tunnel that I'm getting over my cold

--Almonds

--Sleeping in

--Drinking enough water that I feel healthy

--Yard sales

--Breath mints

--Getting engrossed in the series I'm reading. Familiar characters feel like friends

--2 Dollar bills

--Going shopping and finding clothes that fit without having to go to 10 stores to find the right item

--Hot chai tea

10 Things That Make Me Smile

--Finishing a good mystery in under a day

--Free concerts at the public library

--Tables in coffee shops that are the right height for working on my laptop

--Interviews

--The scent of fabric softener sheets

--Good hair days

--Sales

--Trying on clothes and having everything fit properly

--Looking forward to the trees turning colors

--Peanut butter pie

Ten Things That Make Me Smile

--Blueberry muffins

--Blockbuster on Demand app for my Droid (no, I don't receive anything to write this)

--A clean house

--That I know my boss appreciates me

--Frisbee golf

--The farmers' market

--A day w/ less humidity

--Plums

--I dropped some baker's, semi-sweet chocolate into my coffee this morning

Ten Things That Make Me Smile

--Grocery shopping when there isn't a big crowd

--Real butter

--Finding out my bloodwork is ok

--Honey

--Steel cut oats

--Possibilities

--Irish pub music

--Cold water on a hot day

--Looking forward to a few days in the 80s

--Seeing my paycheck show up in my account on payday

Ten Things That Make Me Smile

--Green tea

--Cool weather after extreme heat

--Pop Rocks

--Cod

--Funny tan lines...currently my sockline

--Noise canceling headphones

--Words of appreciation

--Cheddar biscuits

--Eziekiel Bread

--Grapefruit

Ten Things That Make Me Smile

--The clean scent of my husband after a shower and aftershave

--The Bluebird Cafe in Nashville

--The train that goes between Nasville and Watertown

--Picture books

--Comfy bras (as if such a thing actually exists)

--The moment my allergy meds kicks in

--The moment my head hits the pillow when I'm exhausted

--100 Calorie packs

--Diet Lipton Green Tea

Ten Things That Make Me Smile

--Accomplishing a goal

--Setting new goals

--Greek yougurt

--A good phone clip

--Losing enough weight that it's not difficult to take my rings off

--Green tea

--Looking forward to the weekend

--Robinhood, though I haven't seen the latest movie

--Socks that keep my feet from sweating while I work out

--The Muppets

Ten Things That Make Me Smile

--Smartphones

--Nectarines

--Green tea

--Spanish guitar

--Remembering that it won't be Monday tomorrow

--Fitting into clothes I forgot I owned

--Working up a good sweat at the gym

--Getting past the painful stage of a sunburn

--Coupons

--Getting to watch the Cardnials on TV