The Simplest Things

It's quite funny how the simplest things can make us happy. The thought of snow days, scissors cutting through construction paper, the flicker of a burning candle, the smell of fresh italian goodness cooking in the oven. The simple stuff, the stuff we take for granted often is the things we appreciate the least, so here is my thank you to all of that happy simple goodness that happens at least once or twice a year.

-To the Mini Marshmallows in the hot chocolate, a pleasant surprise when you pour in the mix without looking at what you grabbed out of the cupboard.
-To the peaceful sound of falling rain for giving a nice background music to my dreams.
-To my dog who is a belly rub whore, you take my stress away
-To the cold glass of water on a hot summer day
-to the flip flops that don't care that summer was months ago.
-To the tv being on the channel you want it when it first turns on
-To the money found in the pocket of a pair of pants or a coat you have not worn in a while.
-To the warm blanket fresh out of the dryer, whose soft fabric I cuddle with almost immeadiately,
-To the book you can't put down, no matter if its the thousandth time you read it.
-To the comfort food, whether it be lasagna, fried chicken, mashed potatoes, or even hot dogs muxed with mac & cheese.
-To the sunshine that glints off the snow on the cold winters day, or the sand on the beach in warmer weather.
-To the hot showers and bubble baths meant solely for relaxation. Who cares about being clean when you have bubbles?
-To the lemon scented pine sol, making you want to clean.
-Well, to anything lemon scented.
-To the warm spot left in your bed when someone you were cuddling decides to get out, and you decide to get in. It's better than a heated blanket.
-To mens deoderant and all the yummy smelling scents it comes in.\
-To the tiny little creeks with little diamonds of sunlight glinting off the water.
- To free samples with purchase of something you actually needed.
-To the days when the universe gives you what you need.
-To the amazing thing we all know as warm cookies and cold milk...

Those are only some of the things we overlook in our lives, and you know, with things as awesome as those, who needs the rest of what life throws at us? We have our own things to get us by, if only we look and listen to the falling snow, or smell some fresh baked cookies.