So, many people wonder where my super positivity comes from. There’s the short answer and the long answer. This blog certainly isn’t the place for the long answer. The short answer is that I don’t dwell on the negative things in life. I spend my time reminiscing on all the good things, all the things that make me smile, all the things that make me laugh, all the things that make me happy. I started compiling a list of some things that make me super happy. This list is what I came up with. I’m sure I’ll be adding to it in the future! If you’re feeling blue, whip out a piece of paper and start your own list. There is so much in life to be happy about, even if the situation looks impossible.
Things that make me super happy:
1. My Fiancée
2. Talking to my Nee-Nee
3. Listening to “Chrome” by VNV Nation on full volume
4. Dancing like an idiot all by myself to really cheesy pop music
5. Smores by the campfire
6. Playing with Andi
7. Getting hugs from my 3rd graders
8. Waking up to txt messages that say “Hail to the King, Baby”
9. My future in-laws signing their e-mails “Love, Ma and Pa”
10 .Campfire sing-a-longs when George plays guitar
11. Seeing a great band perform live
12. Snowball fights
13. The smell of clean clothes fresh off the line
14. Coming home from a hike and finding that there IS hot water to take a shower with!
15. Laying in the sun, day dreaming
16. Teaching elementary school students
17. The first day of school
20. Making crafty things
21. Chatting with good friends
22. The big fluffy blanket on my bed
23. Seeing new places
24. Reading a good book
25. Watermelon flavored sour patch kids
26. The first day of summer camp
27. Hugs
28. Laughing till I cry
29. Having your best friend from site impersonate Marilyn Monroe singing happy birthday to JKF
30. Inside jokes
31. Singing songs when you don’t know all the words
32. The smell of cookies baking in the oven
33. Doing the “Pinguin Dance”
34. Roller Skating
35. Going on long bike rides
36. My Dad’s cooking
37. Getting non-work related e-mail
38. Visitors
39. Handwritten letters from home
40. Chatting with random strangers on the train
41. The first snowfall of the winter
42. Going on long walks
43. Bubble water
44. My students calling me by my future last name and mispronouncing it (as a joke).
45. Hanging out at my counterpart’s house
46. Playing football with the kids
47. Building snowmen
48. Learning a new song in Romanian
49. Cheesy 90’s pop music
50. Listening to Kiss FM radio station
51. Making a mess
52. Going to the mountains
53. Bella the cat
54. Homemade Romanian food
… to be continued
