5 everyday things that bring you happiness?
I have been thinking about that a lot. I have a tendency to worry. Like many, I am always oscillating in between overthinking what is passed, and fearing what is to come. So I have made an effort to concentrate on the present time, and express gratitude I guess, towards the little things that bring me joy.
1. Animals aka chans
Animals make me so happy. My dog Indiana of course, but any dog I meet really. When the dolphins come t say hi when surfing, it’s always amazing, I even saw a whale once just meters away. And I of course have folders of animals saved on both Instagram and Pinterest, which I look at when I feel down, or share it with Daiki when he needs it.
2. Making and drinking tea
Daiki often says “we’re so lucky we’re not coffee people”, because of the common dependense coffee drinkers express on the regular. But I think I do have ab emotional addiction to tea-time. Alone in the morning, with friends and treats in the afternoon (my favorite) and of course after dinner tea time, in bed, while watching a movie, cuddling.
3. Watching political debates
My guilty pleasure, which Daiki enjoys as well, is to listen to political debates. I have always loved it, and I must say, I still prefer the french media when it comes to that. But yes, while working, cooking or folding the laundry, that’s what I do. And I make sure to listen to different perspectives, and debates on medias from all sides of the landscape, even when it’s hard.
4. Making a fire
I can spend hours by the fire, just feeling the heat and watching the flames danse. Fortunately I married a man who LOVES to build fire and cut wood. So the fireplace is our favorite thing in Winter, and we pride ourselves to never spend a dime on wood, as we pick up drifted wood on the beach each time. And in Summer, we enjoy bbq and pizza oven fires since cooking on fire is the best.
5. Hugs and cuddles
I said it before, we are big cuddlers. Every morning starts with a cuddle of at least 30 minutes, then there are the many cuddles each time one of us is stressed or when one of us look cute, which happens quite often with Indiana, we hug and cuddle, and of course, there is no better way to end the day than cuddling in bed watching a good show or a movie, Indiana sleeps the best cuddling on the bed.
Leave a Reply