Simple Pleasures

It doesn’t take much to make me happy. A long nap, a good book, the ocean. Simple things bring me pleasure, and I find I’m happiest when living simply.

• Alone time

• A night of restful sleep

• Swings

• A phenomenal playlist (preferably listened at a loud volume while driving with the windows down)

• Warm days with a cool breeze

• Unsolicited hugs from the little ones in your life

• Summer thunderstorms

• Swimming (in the ocean preferably, but any body of water will do)

• Having someone to call who will always answer the phone

• Coffee at the perfect temperature

• The natural high that comes after a good run

• A smell/taste/music that brings back fond memories

• Nature… just like all of it

• Listening to the birds sing in the morning

• Finding a book that feels like a friend

• Having the time (and money) to cook a really nice meal to share with the people you love

• The smell of a fire (fireplace, wood stove, camping… I’ll take any and all options)

• Holding a sleeping baby

• A clear night for stargazing

• Making someone laugh

• The sound of waves crashing on the beach

• A hot shower after an extended camping trip

• A good hair day

These are a few of my favorite things.