I’ll admit, I’m not quick to happiness these days. To any emotion really. While we head toward summer, I’m grappling with big happenings and giant feelings…. and I’m struggling to express them. It’s all a cluster of tangled yarn in my brain. And it makes, well, everything a bit of a struggle.
So here I am, in search of little happy things. Things that lift my heart a touch. Things that soothe the tangle just a bit. Things like:
A gallon of homemade chai and a fluffy dog. Two of my very favorite things.
Bunnies. They are everywhere. They are living in the wall of my garage. And damn it, I just love them. I mean, those ears!!! Those noses!
My first summer gardening. A raised bed on the back porch, and I’m now a plant mom to four kale, two tomato, two jalapeño, and two basil plants. And they’re growing so fast!
Weird art. Being in this new home has been a treat. I have wall space for the first time, and I’m determined to deck it out with weird and wonderful art, including but not limited to: a Kodak film canister clock, a tiny framed iridescent sticker of a naked cowgirl and a chicken, van Gogh inspired Louise Belcher, and a 3D felt bust of an anteater.
Taking the train. To dinner, into the city, and even to the doctor. I feel adventurous and masterful and whimsical on the train. It’s a wonderful thing.
Time with friends and family. That takes the number one spot for holding me in joy. Friends I haven’t seen in months and years, dear ones I talk to every week for hours on end, planning travel and visits with my people. I’m lucky and I am grateful to have them.
Little things, sure. But each has a huge impact. Each gives me a boost. Pulls me toward happy. And I am grateful. Eternally, unceasingly grateful.
Thats all for today. May you find some little happy things in your life. And may they give you a reason to smile each day.
The Noshers Nest 
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