Life's full of grouches that just don't do justice to how great the world is. My Mum used to say 'Small things amuse small minds', but I beg to differ, as the simplest pleasures in life are the best. To get you into the feel good mood, here are 70 of my instant pleasures.
I like:
Stepping onto moving escalators
The smell of candles that have just been blown out
Being outside really early in the morning
Pushing down filter coffee
Walking on sand barefoot
The noise fish make when they eat
Being woken up by the sunshine
Buying flowers for someone else
Writing postcards
Getting sent nice, long emails
The smell of coffee and the sounds of pouring cereal
Lying in a field with the dog
Grass that's so tall you can only see it and the sky when you lie down
The smell of hay bales
Saying something simultaneously with someone else*
Washing properly for the first time in a week after camping
Rustling brown paper bags
Popping bubble wrap
Wrapping up presents
The smile on someone's face when they open a present from you
Kisses on the cheek*
Busker music on the underground
Putting up a collage of posters
Glow in the dark stars when you turn off the light and remember they are there
Sharing a bed*
Seeing a friend for the first time in ages
Lying on trampolines
Coming out of the cinema when it's dark
Brushing my teeth!
Looking at old photos, especially with someone who can tell you their stories
Giving new music to someone and them falling in love with it
Sitting down to eat when you are really starving
Falling asleep outside
Watching Youtube late at night
The beach in the dark
Meeting a stranger, having a great time then never seeing them again
Talking about life and existence and everything under the stars
Holding a tiny baby and it not crying
Slurping the bottom of a smoothie
Wading through rivers
Tacking up horses
Talking to the same person on MSN and the phone at the same time*
Silence that's not awkward
Changing into your PJs in the afternoon
Driving my car!
Buying books from Charity Shops
Ordering a black double expresso and the person you're with being impressed
Shocking people, especially about stuff that I consider really insignificant
Blowing bubbles
Someone else initiating holding hands*
The other person saying 'I love you' first*
When you remember you had the hiccups but now they've gone
Reading a series of books one after the other
Standing on a table
Watching people sleep
Sharing ipod headphones
Being out with a group friends and everyone else looking at you like they're jealous
Coming up at the top of the search when you Google yourself
Reading an email someone's sent themselves and put x's at the bottom
Staying in bed/out drinking an hour longer when the clocks go back
Someone leaving alcohol at your house and never claiming it
Breaking the rules in a water fight and using a bucket
Moving out
Being so temporarily cross you can't keep a straight face
Dancing to whatever is on the intercom while you do the shopping
Watching dogs swim
Putting on a new pair of socks
Getting into a freshly made bed
The sound of running water outside, like a stream or something
Making someone else laugh
Who said being alive was dull?
* With someone you like, could be quite bad with someone nasty
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