Simple joys of a very ordinary week

This is what REALLY make me happy

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The idea popped into my head of its own accord when I was washing the dishes (like many of my best ideas do).

I decided I wanted to understand happiness.

Specifically, I wanted to understand happiness in my own life. To learn to pay attention to those moments that make me smile. Whether they are great or small.

The exercise was simple. I decided to write down everything that brought joy in an average week.

I didn’t execute this perfectly as some days I wrote lots and other’s I forgot entirely, but the essence of what I was trying to achieve was captured.

So, in no particular order, these are the simple things that made me happy….

What made me happy in a very ordinary week…

• Digging into a new jar of marmite

• Gloomy days

• A new video from a favourite YouTuber

• Cooking for loved ones

• Rain on a metal roof

• Mist/fog

• Buying books for others

• Changing my desktop background to an autumn theme

• Anything with cinnamon

• Getting a math’s question right

• Kind messages from friends

• Rabbits

• Gothic tales with twisted characters

• Organic hot chocolate

• My partner’s laugh

• Cosy fantasy book covers

• Packing groceries in jute shopping bags

• Sunday morning. Or any morning

• Homemade granola

• Mushrooms of any kind

• Starting a new book on a Monday

• Writing/reading in cafes

• Puppy cuddles (that smell!)

• Flannel shirts

• Scrapbooking on rainy days

• Teapots

• Charity shops

• Checking off my Notion to-do list

• Sad girl autumn playlists

• Rustle of birch leaves

• Bookmarks

• Sitting next to a river

• Planning van trips

• Walks with Skye

• Hanging laundry outside

• Taylor swift lyrics

• Frost

• The smell of toast

• A morning tea/coffee

• Adding the finishing touches to a video

• Chunky socks

• Reading outside with a blanket

• Pigeons

• Nostalgic Hugh Grant films (Notting Hill, Bridget Jones, Four weddings etc…)

• Hot water bottles

• Porridge

• Making the barista smile (by complimenting her nails)

• Muddy trails

• The soft scratch of pencil on paper

• A freshly cleaned car (a rare occurrence)

• Book themed candles

• Autumn sunlight

I recorded 52 moments of joy in total. And I know that’s barely scratched the surface.

As predicted, it is the small, often overlooked, ordinary moments that really make me happy. And it turns out, my life is overflowing with them.

What would your list look like?

Until next week,

Molly xx

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