One evening, after assuring him that I was very content, I went to bed 💤 thinking about it. If you get to spend life mostly doing what makes you happy, then the question is: "What makes you happy?"
And, it made me ponder, "What does make me content when I get time to do them?
And, so I started making a list...📝
👈 This is where I wrote my Happy List!
👈 Doesn't the cover even make you
happy???
And, so I started making a list...📝
👈 This is where I wrote my Happy List!
👈 Doesn't the cover even make you
happy???
What makes me happy?
- Being with Family
- Being with Friends
- Reading
- Genealogy
- Writing
- Photography
- Scrapbooking
- Libraries
- Learning New Things
- Travel ~ Near and Far
- Meeting New People
- Peaceful Country Life
- Walking on our Property
- Watching the Deer/Wildlife in General
- Fishing
- Learning to identify plants, animals, etc.
- Helping to make house & property take shape
My hubby is now working a different shift, and we don't get to spend as much time together. So, we cherish the time that we both have off work.
Even though the hubby is still asleep💤, this photo showcases how a recent day started. Hubby and CallieCat snuggled up to me, sleeping in late, and then reading a good book.
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| Snuggled under the covers with Hubby, CallieCat and Grandma Gatewood |
In beautiful weather, I just love spending time outdoors at our place. I love walking around our property, looking out for the wildlife. 🌳🌻🐾🐰🐸🍁🌼🍃
But, sometimes I don't need to go hunting for it. These two beauties flew in front of me, and then landed literally at my feet on our driveway!
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| Aren't these Eastern Tiger Swallowtails gorgeous? |
Do you ever feel like someone is watching you? 👀 I looked up one night recently, and I caught Bob 🐸 watching me!
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| Bob, the Tree Frog, Checking Up on Me! |
Now, one of the last things on that list above is 👉 Learning to identify plants, animals, etc.
So, I am off to crack open the books (or websites) to discover if I am correct in my identification attempts for this post. 📚🔍📒
And remember to fit whatever makes you happy into the little and big moments! 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
Make your own Happy List 💞📋💞, and Live It Everyday!!
Love this post .. love you both
ReplyDeleteThank you, Pam! Love you, too!
DeleteI think that you neglected to mention one thing about yourself. As I have followed your blog and spent time with you, I have noticed that you look for the happy or bright side of things. As long as you continue to do that your list will grow.
ReplyDeleteAs for me, I am working on a "wish list" and a "happy list". The "stress list" is much too long and needs to be extracted from my life.
I am for the most part an optimist, so my lists are really not hard to make. I'm also an overthinker, so I have to think them over and over before deciding if what I want to include belongs or not.
Thanks, Eileen! I think that you are right about me. If you spend more time focusing on the Happy List, it makes a real dent into the stress list, I can tell you that. Actually, there is no overthinking on this. Just what do you like spending your time doing: small pockets of time here and there, or whole days, etc.? My guess for you would be photography, travel, reading, and time with grandkids. Am I right?
ReplyDeleteYes, indeed!!
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