A while back, I read Dale’s blog about 50 Happy Things. It’s a blog hop thingy hosted by Tales From the Motherland. The idea is to take just fifteen minutes and quickly jot down fifty things that make you happy. I really wanted to do it and I started a list but I lost it when the boys came to stay for awhile and ended up watching TV on my bed. That’s where the list was, in long hand. Oops! Then I started a list in my Memo app on my smartphone but the phone rang and I exited the app so I could pick up the phone because I’m strange that way. Well, when I went back to the list, it wasn’t there. I forgot to click on SAVE before exiting! Oops!
So here I am, two weeks after they were supposed to be posted and at the end of the first month of the year and no list of fifty things! So I decided to give it a try after I read Ra’s list. Only I’m realistic. It’s after ten at night. I’m exhausted and can barely keep my eyes open and my mind is zapped. So I am going to give it a try but I will be happy if I can get to eighteen happy things because it goes with the year 2018! So I’m crossing my fingers (not really or I can’t write/type) and jumping in.
- Spencer who keeps me company most days these days.
- Anderson who says he wants to live with me forever.
- Maya who is turning one in a week and loves me so much she practically jumps on top of me when I go over there!
- Mati, even though I rarely get to see him. He makes me smile every time I go into the living room because I have a photo frame with lots of his pictures and it comes to life with motion and his pictures start streaming (it’s a cloud based photo album).
- Tony because he is the perfect son. No explanation needed.
- Tina because she is a thoughtful daughter, sometimes only to others but more and more so to my needs.
- Susie because she makes me smile and gives me hope! She is the daughter I had for me and names for me.
- My house. Even though it is always messier than messy, it’s mine and I can come here and just be. Even if that is by myself.
- TV because it fills the silence when I need it to.
- Technology because it makes our lives richer, mostly.
- Streaming capabilities because I can watch a lot of things without having to buy them!
- The West Wing because, well because it’s the perfect show. Then. Now. Tomorrow.
- Heaters. Because it was awfully cold in here when the heat went out. I ended up buying room heaters and now I can have any room as cozy as I need to.
- My Samsung Galaxy s7 because it is constantly with me and I do everything on it. Everything. Hhm. Maybe I should give it a name.
- Lularoe clothing because after gaining 100 pounds, it is the only thing that fits!
- Coffee because it keeps me going when I have to keep going.
- Chocolate. Well because…CHOCOLATE!
- My car because it gets me places when I have to go, even when I don’t want to but have to.
Okay, I got to 18. I owe another 32!
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