a happy list

lately since we've been winding down the semester and doing weeks of work in less the preferable number of weeks, i've been a lot more stressed. so, i've decided not to be that anymore.
....enter happy list. "happiness is the quality of your thoughts" - marcus aurelius

i'm an enthusiast. i have a lot of love for a lot of things. i have a lot of interests that i love. and they make me happy. so i write them down in a little notebook that i carry with me. that makes me happy too. i like to write them down when they come to mind. maybe sometime i'll share them with you. basically it's just a 'happy list' of things that i love. in any order. 

like so: 

newsies, the oboe, legwarmers, sheet music, wearing bows in your hair, being a cat lady, audrey hepburn, my record player, peonies, polaroids, playing a song on repeat, cocoa roast almonds, french vanilla, gray nail polish, "in spite of everything, i still believe that people are really good at heart. -anne frank," sheet music, cursive, the whole chapter of john 14, sea glass, quotes that inspire you, the woodpile kittens in our backyard, the surface of a new jar of peanut butter, rainy days, a five guys hot dog, the smell of fabric softener, english muffins, natural light

and it goes on and on until i need a new notebook. think what you will, but i think in this world it's so much easier to be negative and sad than it is to be happy. and this is just a little book of reminders to be that way.