101 Reasons to be Happy

Sometimes the world feels like it's giving you 100 reasons to be sad, mad, confused, upset and more times all of the above, all at once. When it feels like that, I think it's important to remember that there are always (at least) 101 reasons to be happy. So I've put some of these together here for you, in one place, for when you need a reminder that life is more beautiful than it feels. 

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1. Hot chocolate (with miniature marshmallows)
2. Dogs wearing booties 
3. Your first coffee in the morning
4. The stars on a clear night
5. People who post pictures of their pets on Instagram
6. People who post pictures of their dodgy Sunday dinner on Instagram
7. Swimming in the sea
8. Pancakes 
9. The smell of a new book
10. Dancing with friends
11. Dancing on your own
12. A takeaway on a week night
13. The episode of Room to Improve with Daniel O'Donnell
14. Flowers 
15. Singing in the car
16. Spiders that stay in one corner of your room and don't threaten to kill you
17. A smile from a stranger
18. Strawberries 
19. Older people using social media
20. A good Spotify playlist
21. A walk in the sun
22. Long drives and 99s 
23. Pizza
24. Days at the beach
25. The smell of the rain on a stormy day 
26. Art
27. Your favourite song
28. Your favourite memory 
29. Ben & Jerry's Caramel Chew Chew ice cream
30. Birds singing 
31. The smell of Christmas trees 
32. Sitting by the fire
33. Ireland's Fittest Family 
34. When someone adds you to their private story 
35. Bob's Burgers
36. Nutella
37. Art Galleries
38. Going for coffee
39. Brunch with your friends
40. Chocolate milkshakes 
41. People who have millions of house plants
42. People who accidentally kill every plant they've ever owned
43. Cinema popcorn 
44. A text from someone you miss
45. Successfully sneaking your own snacks into the cinema
46. The sound of the sea
47. A full moon 
48. Waking up just before your alarm goes off
49. Going to bed without even setting an alarm in the first place
50. The Innocent Apple Juice 
51. Farmers' Markets 
52. Umbrellas on a rainy day
53. Your favourite jumper
54. Group chats with friends
55. Cats wearing apples as hats 
56. Shrek 1 and 2
57. Croissants 
58. Chain messages that older people send around
59. Movie nights
60. That one friend who also sends you the chain message
61. When someone sends you a funny meme because it reminded them of you
62. Buying a new book 
63. Picnics
64. Window shopping 
65. A freshly made bed
66. Meryl Streep 
67. Sunrise
68. A grand ole stretch in the evenings 
69. The Late Late Toy Show
70. Lidl chocolate chip cookies
71. The smell of freshly baked bread 
72. Scones
73. Any movie with Meryl Streep 
74. A new tube of toothpaste
75. Cheese 
76. Spending time with family 
77. Cooking something new
78. Lewis Capaldi interviews 
79. New music from your favourite artist
80. When a friend sends you a song they think you'll like
81. An Post's free postcards during lockdown
82. Sunday mornings 
83. Exciting and unexpected letter in the post 
84. Getting tax back from Revenue at the end of the year
85. Staying up late chatting to friends
86. Summer 
87. Tight hugs
88. Lavender scented candles 
89. Putting on a new pair of pyjamas
90. Soup on a cold day
91. Dipping biscuits into a cup of tea
92. The colour yellow 
93. Christmas decorations 
94. Funny jokes
95. When your favourite song plays on the radio 
96. Birthday cakes 
97. Breakfast in bed 
98. Old photographs
99. When your favourite book gets turned into a TV series or movie 
100. Chocolate milk 
101. Fluffy socks

Chat soon,