Hi! This is Julie today. I have to share something I found a couple days ago while looking for something. A few years ago, some of the kids and I each made lists of 100 things that we liked/disliked. When I read down my list, I just laughed. I wonder if any would be on your 100 like/dislike list. Glynne thinks I should list them all, so here goes.
1. Waiting rooms that have good magazines
2. Good reading chairs
3. Smells from cleaning supplies
4. Freshly mown lawns
5. Healthy flowers
6. When a candy wrapper seems empty, but there's one more bite left
7. Shoes that look cute on my feet
8. Smell of gasoline
9. Dislodging a big piece of food from my teeth (Glynne says, "Ew. That's so gross, Mom.")
10. Clothes I want to wear are clean
11. Folding warm laundry
12. Freshly mopped kitchen floors
13. Coffee made just right
14. Cake batter for a snack
15. A great sale rack
16. A row of model homes
17. Those "Aha!" moments of teaching
-18. Frayed shoelaces
19. A good hair day
20. Strawberry shortcake
21. Taking a nap while camping
22. Volleyball games with good rallying
23. Watching my kids play sports
24. New school supplies
25. Sharp pencils
26. Finding something I've lost
27. Looking at house plans on the computer
-28. Waiting for anything
29. Dressing up my kids in really cute clothes
30. Bathing suits that fit well
31. Boys dressed in church clothes
32. Sister trips
33. Staying in hotels almost by myself
34. Clean refrigerators
-35. Hair in bathtubs
36. Cute socks
37. Draped cart outside delivery room
38. Snacking on cold coke and candy bars while doing a project
39. Being home alone
-40. Coming up with dinner ideas
41. Art projects with the kids
42. Looking at photo albums
43. Getting an email from a friend
44. Painted toenails
-45. Smudges on mirrors
46. Good fitting jeans
-47. Awkward silences in conversation
48. Walking around Walls (An outlet in Stillwater, OK) without a time limit
-49. Bad smells
-50. Crying babies in cars
51. Favorite song comes on the radio
52. Clean bedrooms
53. Paying off big chunks on the credit card
54. Drawing house plans with Bryan
55. Waffles with REAL butter
-56. Clutter
57. Garage sales
58. Spotless storage rooms
59. Making schedules
60. Looking at paint swatches
61. Watching TLC, HGTV, and Discovery Health at the clinic
62. Going to Wichita on errands by myself
63. Reading the newspaper at the library
-64. Hunting for lost library books
65. Watching a bride walk down the aisle
-66. The craziness of the Christmas season
-67. Being really, really cold
68. Being with Bryan on a date
69. When the Pottery Barn catalog comes in the mail
70. Sonic drinks
-71. Baby wipe tub is empty
72. Overalls on baby boys
73. Clean camper with a candle burning
74. Pulling weeds when kids are happy
75. Doing projects with Bryan
76. Watching Bryan do projects
-77. When you have to stop working to get people drinks - like iced tea
-78. Forgetting something at home
79. Complimentary candy at offices
80. Bryan orders me a coke at a restaurant
81. Brand new socks
82. Tennis shoes that make my feet look small
83. Shopping for Easter dresses with the girls
84. When Ally makes tea
-85. Filling in the wall calendar
86. Getting a new schedule worked out at the beginning of the school year
87. Watching the dress rehearsal for Dance Camp
-88. Riding on motorcycles
-89. Going somewhere on an airplane
90. White bead-board
91. Shoes matched in their cubbies
-92. Hiding Easter eggs
93. Really moist meat
94. Bathtime for babies
95. When a kid does something that's my job without me asking
96. Back rubs from anyone but Bryan
97. When the toilet paper isn't on the holder
-98. When people wear clothing that's too tight
-99. Cleaning up after parties
100. Reading good books written by moms with lots of kids
I think this proves the fact that little things, do indeed, make us happy and that small things, over time, can drive us crazy (if we let them). I love it that I don't need huge, awesome things happening frequently to make me happy. I just need to occasionally dislodge a piece of food from my teeth. :)
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