Life's Simple Pleasures

I happened to read an article in the Daily Mail regarding life's simple pleasures and thought what a good reminder it is when we get swamped with stress. 

The top 15 listed in the article were:

1. Falling asleep while it's raining outside 

2. Back or head scratches  massages

3. A shower with good water pressure 

4. Lying in your own bed after a long journey
5. Fresh baked bread and good quality butter  Not really for me, so I'm amending this to dunking a cookie into warm milk/hot water.

6. The first sip of a drink when you're thirsty
7. Getting goosebumps from a song
8. Causing someone to laugh that you admire or look up to
9. Taking your bra off at the end of the day
10. Starting a task and finishing it
11. Getting a popcorn kernel  corn pieces out of your teeth
12. Waking up for work, only to realise it's Saturday 

13. Opening a book on the page you need to be on
14. Sitting by a fire
15. Putting on clothes straight out of the dryer  that have been warmed up by the heater/ hair-dryer during winter

For me, most of these are spot on. I would probably add these to the list:

16. Newly laundered sheets

17. Petting a dog
18. Good coffee (this one is for my husband)

19. Finding money you didn't know you had especially when you need a coin for the trolley.

20. The moment after your home is freshly cleaned, decorated and tidied.

21. Getting snail mail from friends or family.

22. Beautiful views.

23. Reminiscing about old times.

24. Talking to people from home.

25. Being able to work from home especially when you don't get enough sleep or are sick.

26. The sun shining on your cold skin.

27. The first bite of a really good cupcake. Especially red velvet ones for me.

28. Puns.

29. Laughing really hard.

30. Last but most definitely not least, Harold's Planet (OF COURSE!) :)