My 100 happy things
- my family
- my friends
- music
- baking oatmeal and raisin cookies
- my cameras
- my wonderful dog, Tojan: now deceased.
- my(almost, but not there yet)cat, Trassel
- creativity
- getting mail
- learning a new craft
- knowing someone reads my blog
- the FLICKR PRO account! (woo-hoo)
- jag kan svenska lite bättre
- my mother in law is kinda a shit stirrer upper, but I have managed to avoid conflict with her
by avoiding her,LOL! (update: this changed when she made a snide comment in front of my kids about my being “late”. Having worked in aviation management in several different positions, I am the LAST person to be late for anything… - my collections of “stuff”
- a great fynd at the loppis ( swedish flea market)
- warm bacon on my salad
- a new CHLOe Paddington bag
- a package from the swap group
- my morning coffee at 5am with Bill O’Reilly( which is no longer shown in Sweden?)
- no facial blemishes
- my scrapbooks and scrapping
- finding new songs for my Ipod
- free flowers and plants
- my new Caran d’Ache watercolor crayons
- that I can still call my mom and ask for advice
- having my t´weens learn that Mom can get on their nerves, too!
- the almost 24hour daylight in the summer
- buying books at the book rea and forgetting them!
- seeing my hubs suit up in his black and ride his motorcycle
- having rap and heavy metal on my Ipod with out sharing with my kids!
- knitting
- surfing the internet
- wishing I had a pastrami on rye with mustard and extra pickles from the Carnagie Deli in New York
- riding my bike
- the color purple
- that my husband is a great cook
- watching Oprah while talking to a friend who is also watching
- my 12 x 12 scrapbook paper collection EBAY
- teaching my sons to crochet
- purple ink pens
- roses
- great blog sites like Ilbloggo, Posy and One good bumblebee
- learning how to burn my own cd’s
- watching the look of surprise on my kids faces when they ask ” how do you know THAT”!
- hello kitty items…
- swapping vintage emphemera on Flickr
- our Ozz Franca prints
- flowers
- learning to crochet
- A glass of red wine (or two…)
- my cell phone
- getting long distance phone calls
- CARE packages from friends
- discovering Gesso
- Cloth Paper Scissors magazine
- the group hugs my kids do ( teen boys are embarrassed to hug one on one..)
- Bob James’ music
- using ribbons in scrapbooking
- my husband and his sense of humor
- all of my cyber friends and aquaintances
- 300 count sheets direct from the cedar chest
- Ray Ban sunglasses
- finding something I don’t need at the flea market
- scented candles
- the early darkness in the winter
- finishing all of the laundry
- Bridget Jones’ Diary
- flying first class
- my friends for life: Denise and Michelle back in America
- a cup of hot chocolate with the kids while we play Yatzee
- pecans for chocolate chip cookies
- getting a swap of ephemera supplies
- My bestis kompis: Jeanette
- having my own creative space to work and play
- watching my son build his own bicycle and saving the money for parts.
- Robin Thicke (sigh)
- being able to visit home and family once or twice a year
- Country Roads sung by John Denver (the únofficial second school song of WVU! LET’S GO MOUNTAINEERS!)
- Receiving and sending RAK’s
- Discovering altered art and the fantastic people that have encouraged me to try it.
- All of the FANtastic people I have met blogging that have touched my life and that of my family.
- My button collection which serves no purpose, but to look good.
- My Mom who is still kicking ass and taking names.
- My Sister, Steph: who reels me in from my selfish side and makes me look ” on the bright side of life”
Hi girl, tanks fore being a freind….. It´s making me so glad to knowing you.
Number 75: Jeanette’s friendship and artistic talent!
Thank you for working so hard to be a happy person. We need more people like you who are willing to be happy at all costs in the world.Your list makes me wanna sing . . .