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In no particular order:
1. My boyfriend
2. My family
3. My friends
3. Chicken nuggets
4. Shemar Moore
5. The Yankees/baseball
6. Serenading people really loudly with music
7. Feeling accomplished, like I’ve done something well
8. Cute puppies
9. Cute babies
10. Love and acts of love
11. Random/genuine acts of kindness
12. When I say the same thing as someone else but it was something ridiculous to begin with
13. Compliments
14. The beauty of nature
15. Unicorns
What 15 things make you smile?
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I was dying at # 4…. My sister loves Shemar Moore. But I heard he is a major player!
I would personally add
. video games – i’m a huge nerd
. sass – its so healing to be sarcastic.
. organizing/cleaning – I seriously like cleaning my apartment. It helps me feel like my life is in order
15 things that make me smile:
1. Church
2. When people go to the alter at my church to pray
3. CATS CATS CATS
4. Mac and cheese
5. People celebrating recovery
6. Hugs
7. Loud laughs
8. Dancing in public
9. Sunrise and sunset
10. The beach
11. My God daughter
12. Babies and children
13. My brother
14. When my mom and I do interpretations
15. When I receive compliments
15 things that make me smile:
1. The look on the groom’s face when his bride is walking down the aisle
2. Worship music and dance
3. When the pets greet me at the door when I get home from work
4. When a DIY project is successfully completed (and looks good!)
5. Receiving letters/cards sent by snail mail
6. Blowing bubbles
7. Arriving at my sister-in-law’s house and the kids run into my arms and give big hugs after stepping out of the car and waving goodbye from the window when I leave
8. When someone holds the door open for me
9. Neatly wrapped gifts
10. Building forts, creating imaginary food, etc. with kids
11. Jumping in puddles of water on a warm summer day
12. Butterfly kisses
13. Artwork / something homemade
14. Paying it forward
15. Baby animals
one more!
16. A delicious home-cooked meal
15 things that make me smile:
1) Tree branches silhouetted against the sky
2) When someone has the courage to try something new
3) Watching children play and have fun
4) The smell of snow
5) Iced coffee
6) Anything mini-sized
7) Watching the crows flying at dawn and dusk
8) The moon in all her stages
9) The colors of the sky during the sunset
10) That first sip of coffee in the morning
11) Lasagna
12) Reading a book that’s incredibly well written
13) Watching someone open a gift
14) Running into an old friend or good acquaintance
15) Rediscovering old music
15 additional things that make me smile are:
1). Eggs
2). Getting things done on time
3). My amazing job
4). Dry jokes
5). Trees
6). Photography
7). Holidays with family
8). Listening to my favorite song and jamming to it when I know all the lyrics
9). Cooking a great meal and having someone else compliment me on it
10). A clean home
11). Having filled up a notebook at work and having to get a new one
12). Getting complimented about my “growth” and tremendous transformation
13). Random gifts
14). Dunkin Donuts’ caramel mocha iced coffee
15). Playing board games and remembering how fun they used to be
15 things that make me smile:
1. my boyfriend and his silliness
2. my friends
3. babies
4. my family get togethers
5. my job
6. the beach
7. pizza
8. water
9. the elderly
10. love
11. people who are passionate
12. frozen yogurt
13. bonding with strangers
14. music
15. hearts
15 things that make me smile:
1. This post
2. Good friendships
3. Good food
4. Getting my license
5. Dreams
6. Love and appreciation
7. Art (Painting)
8. Musc
9. Poetry
10. Progressiveness
11. Teamwork
12. Treating people with dignity
13. Advocacy and activism
14. Traveling
15. The snow