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My Favorite Things

Yesterday was a bad day.  For no particular reason or every possible reason.  But I was in a very, very, dark, not good place, emotionally. 
Thanks to a R.A.O.K. a coworker I came out of it a little.  This time of year is always bad for me.  So, I'm sure this year, it will be even harder to make it through until January 1st.

In order to make myself smile, I'm going to share with you some things that make me happy:
  • Funky Socks.  I love fun, bright, crazy socks.  Even when I'm all dressed up at work, in my serious, business attire, I can wear something not so business like on my feet, and nobody knows.  
  • Freshly Bathed Babies.  I can sit and smell a baby's head for hours.  Kissing their squishy cheeks.  Babies rock!
  • Beverly Hills 90210 reruns.  Did you know, on Saturday and Sunday you can watch  Brandon, Brenda, Dylan and the gang all day long on Soap Net?  I get sucked in quite often.  
  • Sleeping Children.  Even after a day when they have pushed every button possible, if I watch my boys sleep, they take my breath away, and I fall in love with their angelic innocence all over again.
  • Christmas Cards.  Especially the ones with the corny newsletter and pictures.  Those are the best.  
  • Laundry Detergent.  My favorite aisle in the grocery store is the laundry aisle.  I love the way it smells.  And when I'm running and get a whiff of someones dryer sheets floating through the crisp night air, I get a little spring in my step.  
  • Pumpkin.  Pie, coffee, muffins, ravioli, candles.  In any form really. 
  • Fresh Snow.  When the front yard is perfectly smooth with a newly fallen blanket of snow.  It's beautiful to me.  
  • Horses.  I used to ride horses, until I discovered boys.  I keep promising myself that some day, I will ride again.
  • New Shoes.  It used to be dress shoes, but now I am equally excited about sneakers.  
  • Comments.  need I say more ;-)
What pulls you out of a bad mood?  What guarantees that you will cheer up?  
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