#30

that moment when  you realize you've woken up an hour early and can go back to sleep.

#29

giving someone a gift they genuinely love.

#28

hot rice bags in your bed on chilly winter nights.

#27

when you tell a joke in class and everyone erupts into laughter.

#26

when you splatter a t-shirt with paint and you don't get any on yourself.

#25

the moment you finish a homework assignment.

#24

a good time with good food and good people.

#23

reading a well-loved book.

#22

when it snows and you just happen to be wearing boots that day.

#21

squeaky clean romantic comedies. (even if you hate how cheesy they are, you can still make fun of them).

#20

when you experiment with food and it actually tastes good.

#19

when you've told someone exactly what they needed to hear, and they tell you so.

#18

when someone you don't know smiles at you. (and they are not a creep).

#17

talking to an old friend you haven't seen in years.

#16

getting an answer to a prayer.

#15

finishing a checklist.

#14

realizing you actually do have a piece of gum left.

#13

old, atrocious, but fabulous Christmas sweaters.

#12

when you wake up late, you already have the max amount of tardies in your first period, and you know your car is going to be covered with frost, then realizing that your brother already started it up and scraped the windshield for you.

#11

watching old movies with your fam.

#10

dancing around the kitchen while cooking, singing at the top of your lungs.

#9

when you've just brushed your teeth.

#8

late-night conversations with your older brother.

#7

freshly baked bread.

#6

waking up to fresh snow.

#5

when you get to class and find out you're just watching a movie that day.

#4

when you eat a homemade brownie.

#3

bike rides.

#2

when you just got a haircut and you can't stop shaking it around.

#1

when your pencil is right where you left it.

Intro

Well, howdy! If you want a daily reminder of the simple pleasures in life, this is the blog to follow. No poems, no soapboxes, no life commentary - just a few words each day to make us all smile.
The idea for this blog came from my personal philosophy of sorts.
The way I see it, happiness isn't based on what happens to us. Happiness is based on our reactions to what happens. Whether or not we feel like our life is going okay depends on where our focus is. We could focus on the bad things we have: temporary setbacks and permanent disadvantages. We could focus on all the good things we don't have: as much money as someone else, the skills or looks of someone else. But that makes a grand total of zero people feel better about life. So instead of devoting time and energy to bringing ourselves down over those things, why don't we just take a minute each day to remember the good things we have?
Something wonderful happens each day. It could be winning the lottery, yes, but it could be just waking up in a warm bed in a stable house. It could be just having a family around. It could be making a friend or trying something new . . .
But hey, don't take my word for it. Feel free to read my ideas of what a small personal triumph may be. But in the end, we all have the ability to say:

"Hey, you know what's good about life?"