Little Cozy Human Things

I started this list a couple of weeks ago to help keep me positive! Here’s the basic concept – Fitz and I were talking about hard things and how it can be easy to get bogged down in negativity regardless of the number of little blessings in life. The conversation stuck with me and I started paying attention to the things that made me feel even a tiny bit happier. Guess what?

Humans are ridiculous. And kind of cute.

My happy things were so laughably unimportant and small – I kind of love it. Thought you might like it as well. :)

Add your own little human experiences below! I KNOW most of you don’t comment – now’s your chance. ;)

• the feeling of sun and wind on your skin 
• snuggling down in a comfy bed 
• telling yourself stories about places and people as you walk 
• the smell of clean laundry
• putting on pants fresh out of the dryer 
• cold toes and nose after an outside adventure 
• the warm feeling when a family or friend sends a nice text
• having a strong memory surface from a random smell
• warm tea
• wearing just one sock and not knowing how this happened, but kind of liking the feel of wearing just one sock
• taking naps
• buying yourself a treat after doing a hard thing
• the way trees smell
• autumn
• going into that music trance during a really good jam session
• eating completely unhealthy, delicious, fatty food
• that post-workout energy
• when a random stranger in the street genuinely smiles at you
• having your fingernails neatly trimmed and your face washed
• making songs out of absolutely nothing – the clicking of a turn signal, the rumble of a train, traffic noises
• warming your hands up with a cup of tea
• that feeling when the day is over and you can read your book or watch your show in peace, with zero expectations
• the pop of a cherry tomato and subsequent taste of absolute summer
• hearing a street musician around the corner
• getting excited about Christmas lights
• holes for my thumbs in sweatshirts
• seeing another really beautiful human and giving them a compliment
• the smell of dinner
• waking up and remembering your dreams
• kicking a small stone for as many blocks as you can
• nicely organized to-do lists and a tidy inbox
• free samples