Finding Sunshine On A Cloudy Day

When the temperatures are cold and the sky is gray and and it is as if life is being shot in black and white, it can be easy to feel gray inside. While sitting by the fire with a cup of hot cocoa may be warm and cozy, it can quickly loose it's charm when the cold days drag on and on. Today the sun came out and I looked up and smiled at it and it smiled back and made me feel warm fuzzies inside. This made me think of all the small and simple things that bring me joy and make me feel like a little kid again. In fact it's mostly the small things that make me feel so joyful inside. While for some of you it may be bright sunny and warm(er) we all feel seasons of winter in our hearts. So as silly as it may seem, here is my list. What's yours?

1. Reading Nancy Drew books
2. Sipping hot cocoa
3. Putting on a sweater right from the dryer
4. The colors turquoise/aquamarine, red, and yellow
5. Window shopping at Anthropologie
6. Chilling in a coffee shop
7. Working on art projects
8. Peonies and poppies
9. Audrey Hepburn movies
10. Looking at pretty papers
11. Pedicures
12. Afternoon tea
13. Eating antipasti
14. Friday nights with Chris
15. Movie marathons
16. Learning French words
17. Getting a massage
18. Sherlock Holmes or Edgar Allen Poe
19. Watching Scooby Doo (the original cartoon)
20. New journal
21. Looking at art
22. New lip gloss
23. Saturday mornings out and about
24. Breakfast
25. Playing the piano
26. Singing
27. Bookstores
28. Warm smells like fig, nutmeg, etc.
29. Sitting outside on a blanket or swing on a sunny afternoon reading
30. Finding a unique treasure in an obscure place
31. Eating pasta, butter, and parmesan
32. Gorgonzola and Brie
33. Red Velvet Cake
34. Ella Fitzgerald
35. Gypsy Jazz
36. Syncopated rhythms