Things That Make Me Happy

By Cody Schmitz

 

The goal for this month’s blog entries are to write about something that hits a little closer to home, something we couldn’t publish in our monthly issues. Sure, I could write another editorial over something I’m outraged with. I could delve into personal philosophies. I could write my opinion over current events both local and worldwide. But the world is already the worst. What’s the point in furthering the struggles of everyday life? Instead, I’ll simply write about the things that make me happy - big and small.

 

 

 

 

Things That Make Me Happy

 

 

 

 

Fresh, clean sheets that smell like Gain or lavender or something.

 

 

 

 

Breakfast foods

 

 

 

 

These include, but are not limited to:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Breakfast Burritos

 

 

 

 

Egg McMuffins

 

 

 

 

Coffee

 

 

 

 

Bacon

 

 

 

 

Omelets

 

 

 

 

While camping: The sound of tent zippers

 

 

 

 

Sitting Down in the Shower (Don’t knock it until you try it.)

 

 

 

 

Meeting new, fun people

 

 

 

 

Those days where it rains nonstop and thunder rumbles in the distance periodically. Mid-Spring or Early Autumn. It’s not warm outside but not too cold to open a window or two. These days should fall solely on Saturdays and Sundays and not a minute of them should be wasted on trivial pursuits like work. A minimum of two movies should be watched - either classic standbys from a personal collection or something that you’ve been needing to see for a while. Keep social contact to a bare minimum.

 

 

 

 

New and fun board and card games

 

 

 

 

Easter Egg Hunts

 

 

 

 

Stumbling upon a fantastic new TV series and watching EVERY episode

 

 

 

 

Creating something

 

 

 

 

Finding a new song that you can’t stop listening to

 

 

 

 

Puppies

 

 

 

 

Bonfires and perfect s’mores (Don’t know what perfect s’mores are? Have a bonfire with me - I’ll show you.)

 

 

 

 

Walking barefoot outside in the middle of a downpour

 

 

 

 

Going to sleep without setting an alarm

 

 

 

 

Stargazing

 

 

 

 

Situations that force you and another person to become closer

 

 

 

 

Examples:

 

 

 

 

Car troubles

 

 

 

 

 

 

Staying together in a cabin/hotel/RV

 

 

 

 

Extremely long car rides

 

 

 

 

Business Trips

 

 

 

 

 

 

Airport layovers

 

 

 

 

Stuck in an elevator

 

 

 

 

Sitting in a basement waiting out a tornado warning (Kansans will understand)

 

 

 

 

Asparagus

 

 

 

 

Clothes straight from the dryer

 

 

 

 

Travel

 

 

 

 

 

There are plenty more things I could put on this list. I believe there are an endless number of things that make me happy and I love that. And remember, happiness isn’t dependent on your situation, it depends on you. Just because it’s not raining doesn’t mean you can’t be happy. And one more thing, happiness really is contagious - try to be the catalyst.