For March 30th, I collected 30 things that make me happy. Each could be a slice. Maybe I should have started with this list!
Inspired by Elisabeth Ellington at The Dirigible Plum and Caitlin, at Love Always, Caitlin
- holding a warm cup of anything when I’m cold
- steel cut oatmeal with raisins
- the color of my kitchen, buttercream
- yunomi, a ceramic cup with no handles
- tea towels
- time to read the Sunday newspaper
- berries, banana and apple smoothies
- bamboo sheets
- reading a hand written letter from a friend
- writing back to that friend
- the way my cat curls on my bed
- lemon ginger tea in the afternoon
- a throw over my legs and feet
- ironing cotton napkins
- good reading light
- notebooks, books, pens, paper
- book stores with comfortable chairs
- anticipating the weekend
- red wine with pasta and pizza
- shopping with my daughter
- finding sea glass
- bouquets in short tumblers
- finding the perfect book for a friend
- exchanging books with a friend
- foreign language television shows
- poetry podcasts with Tracy K. Smith
- listening to my friend’s voice as I walk
- the way melaleuca tree trunks bend with the wind
- the unfurling of leaves of an indoor plant
- finding buds on the fruit tree in the front yard
- my dad’s bird bath in the back yard
read more slices here.
To Read To Write To Be 
I love The Slow Down w/ Tracy K Smith. Her voice is comforting. Your list starts out as utilitarian, but it’s the connections to friends, art, and nature I love most.
We have so many reasons to be happy and many of them are just small and easy every day things. Don’t worry, be Happy!
We have so many things to be happy about. We are lucky.
Feels so good to read this. I smile.
Just so many small happenings that you remind us that can bring pleasure and meaning. A really warm and touching slice.
I notice how many on the list involves a texture. Lists help me to brainstorm and also make connections and then push to drafting. You seem to have LOTS of seeds here. Perhaps you will be showing up on Tuesdays during the year to share more stories. Or tuck this away for 3/1/2022!
Isn’t It great to recall all these details that make us happy. I share so many of yours. Thanks for helping me remember.
Ahh, this post made me smile and nod a lot! As a bonus I have a new podcast to look up!
Your list is uplifting. It feels good to focus on simple pleasures.
When I read that title, I thought, “How did she find 30 things?” What a wonderful list! I’ve recently tried the Poetry Magazine podcast. I think you’d like it.
It’s funny when you start to list things you find so many. I had to remove/combine to keep it to 30!
This list made me smile. I’m with you on the buds on the trees. We just planted seven new trees in the fall so it’s exciting to see them blossom for the first time!
Speaking of tea towels, Betsy Hubbard wrote a whole post about them in late Feb./early March. You should check it out!
Ooo! Thanks for the tea towel post tip. I don’t know why, but I am drawn to tea towels!
Oh the miracle that is Tracy K. Smith’s podcast! And that you love the color of your kitchen, “buttercream.” I love my kitchen color, too: chorizo! Thanks for making me smile and nod today. This is like a familiar song that makes me want to dance.
Please make these slices! I can’t wait to read them all!
What a rich and wonderful slice! Not surprisingly, there are so many things on this list that make me happy too!
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