Name a little thing that brings you joy every day.

[mainegreen]

For me it's fennel toothpaste. I love fennel. Really love fennel. Twice a day I get two minutes of uninterrupted fennel flavor that get my mouth clean. It really makes me very happy, at least twice a day. That may sound silly, but it's amazing how much I miss it when we run out and have to use the awful backup toothpaste.



How about you?

:P

[XemaSab]

1. Mmmmm.... fennel toothpaste!

:9

[driver8]

2. I work evenings and get home early in the a.m. -- my children love

to come in and wake me up.

It's a great way to start the day!!

[LynzM]

3. "monkey hugs" from my daughter....

I'll lift her up and she'll hang on me like a monkey, and give me hugs like that. I love it. :)

[mainegreen]

4. Aww.

I can't wait until my son gets older so we can do that stuff. Right now he's really little so tickle-fest is about all he likes.

[HoneyBee]

Sweet text messages from my BF

For example: I was having a bad day at work and told him so... and his reply was "I don't have bad days anymore now that I have you to love"
:) :loveya:

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

5. These little things:

[Shine]

6. The sound of my kids laughing together.

:D

[MazeRat7]

7. My animals... at least one of the six will do something that makes my heart smile. -nt

[Wapsie B]

8. Breathing works for me.

A peaceful slumber is also beyond compare.

[mainegreen]

9. You must really look forward to the end of every day!

Sleeping has not been so peaceful for me since we had the baby!

[Wapsie B]

16. Yes I sure do!

There's few things better than to have that blissful, mellow feeling of tiredness at the end of the day. I hope you can find some peace during the night.

[Chan790]

10. Tapenade

I put it on everything.

[Magrittes Pipe]

11. My wife is the size of a Yorkshire terrier.

[mainegreen]

13. That is a rather small thing ideed!

Glad to see she brings you joy though!

[Missy Vixen]

12. We bought a really nice bed in July

We suffered with a so-so bed for several years, and I got a very unexpected inheritance last July that helped us buy a "Heavenly Bed".

Just crawling in there at the end of each day is almost more bliss than I can stand.

Julie

[dysfunctional press]

14. my little pills that take away the pain...

[KitchenWitch]

18. methadone?

That is some strong stuff.

[dysfunctional press]

24. i take 5-7 of those little beauties every day. for the past 10 years...

and for as far into the future as i care to see.

with them, i can function fairly normally throughout the day, and you'd never know any better.

without- i'd be curled up in pain.

i started out on OxyRush for about a year, until my insurer found a way to cancel me- so my doc put me on methadone, because it was a lot cheaper(by a couple orders of magnitude, at least). i'm back to being insured-thru my wife's job- but i've stuck with the methadone.

the real aggravation- i have to get a NEW handwritten script from the doctor EVERY month- no refills, no phoning it in to the pharmacy. the law doesn't allow it, and i have no choice but to jump thru each hoop they put in my path.

[femmocrat]

15. My two corgis.

The female wakes me up in the morning with slurpy kisses. They are so sweet, I just love them.

[zanne]

41. My cats.

They're very cute, affectionate and most of the time a real pain in the butt, which takes my mind off other things.

[MissMillie]

54. can't say corgis w/o posting pics

that's just not fair.

[Patiod]

58. I had a Watch Corgi once

had a breakin at my ground-floor apartment, and had to stay there until I was able to move.

A friend lent me her fierce little Corgi, who laid on the floor, facing the window where the burglar came in. Made me feel so much more secure.

[KitchenWitch]

17. My daughter's smiling face.

[amitten]

19. My morning coffee. Love. It. n/t

[regnaD kciN]

20. Heh...heh...heh...

...well, I wouldn't call it "little."

:evilgrin:

(Just seeing if I can get this thread locked.)

[havocmom]

21. Little affectionate head butts from my cat

And hearing the dog snore

[GoddessOfGuinness]

22. Birdies at the feeder...

Makes my heart go pittypat.

And waking up with one cat on my chest and the other curled up next to me.

And the way my 8 year old makes the room light up with his smile, his laughter, and his music. :-)

[mikeytherat]

42. Glad I read your post - I forgot to fill the feeders this morning.

There are a bunch of pissed-off finches and cardinals cheeping at me. Off to feed the birdies.

mikey_the_rat

[GoddessOfGuinness]

79. It's so cold here...

They're eating the seed like there was no tomorrow! :hi:

[grace0418]

23. I love my cat so much it makes my chest hurt when I look at him.

That little guy brings me so much joy. He is the most loving and affectionate being I have ever met in my whole life.

[stuntcat]

26. Cat Joy!

Their happy lives are what I can take care of. I'll listen to depressing news all day or get in a fight or whatever, but then they purr and follow me around. I swear they smile lol

[CaliforniaPeggy]

25. Many little things bring me joy every day!

Probably the best....cuddling with my husband in bed, before sleep....:hug:

[Control-Z]

27. Sleep

My one joy every day is going to sleep at night. I just love the way my sheets feel, soft and crispy cool on my skin, the freshness of my pillow under my face. I love the right to give it all up and to enjoy that drift into unconsciousness.

[Evoman]

28. My girlfriends legs. She has nice legs.

On edit: Oh yeah..and her brains and personality and stuff too...ahem.

[Broken_Hero]

29. usually

a call from my wife....

[Guava Jelly]

30. A pm from a certain friend

Even on my worst days they always makes me smile.

[Auggie]

31. A glass of wine (almost everyday)

[gr8dane_daddy]

32. Haley

[Robeson]

33. My three cats are an endless source of enjoyment for me....

...I love 'em.

[Omphaloskepsis]

34. Bowling...

I go bowling everyday. I fucking love it. The local alley sells cards. 120 games for a 100$. I consider it a monthly expense, like rent.

[mainegreen]

36. Wow. You must be rather good at it by now!

[judaspriestess]

35. every morning my honey

has to tell me how much he loves me and I MUST respond and tell him I love him too or he has a bad day. Its so cute.

[terrya]

37. The love of my partner.

I still am amazed that he's in my life. To have the love of this amazing man...it's more than I could ever have hoped.

Although, on edit...his love is not a "little thing"

SHMILY, honey.

[PVnRT]

38. The screaming idiots inhabiting GD

Better comedy has not been written.

[mainegreen]

39. I agree. If GD were a painting, it would be this:

[Critters2]

76. I just peeked over there.

Mars announces they're pulling that ad, but they're still ranting about it in GD. Sheesh!

[La Lioness Priyanka]

40. morning kiss from lisa. precious few minutes in the morning.

makes the rest of my long ass day bearable.

[raccoon]

43. My cat and hearing birds, mockingbirds, doves, wrens, whatever.

Thanks, Maine, for starting a cheerful thread. We need all the cheer we can get in these (ahem) interesting times.

[mainegreen]

44. That was the thought!

:hi:

[crim son]

45. The first half hour after I see the last child out the door in the morning.

I make myself some coffee, sit down comfortably with my laptop, and review the news of the day. I love it!

[mainegreen]

47. Good morning!

I look forward to the day where it's possible to have time alone at home. However, the little one doesn't permit that now.


In fact, I think he just woke up. Time to do a diaper check!
:bounce:

[crim son]

49. You know what day I looked forward to for years?

The day I could get into my car, buckle myself in and drive away IOW, the day all the kids could handle their own seatbelts and/or childseats. That day is here!

Say hi to the baby boy for me. How old is he now?

[mainegreen]

51. Just about six months on the nose.

He's very large for a six month old and very rambunctious.
This is the little guy:

[crim son]

53. He's so darned cute!

He also looks alarmingly intelligent. He needs to meet Maine-ah's little girl who is a couple months younger; she's lovely too. Thank you for the picture! I love other people's children. :hi:

[QMPMom]

46. My husband brings our daughter with him when he picks me

up from work and I always look forward to the huge grin when she sees me and the big bear hug she give me when I get into the van.

[underpants]

48. You didn't have to call it little

:grr:

[mainegreen]

52. ....

:rofl:

[YDogg]

50. My family & our pets.

[azmouse]

55. Hummingbirds

Sometimes I have so many of them in my backyard and around the feeders that it looks like a swarm of bees. Just to watch them chase each other around and to hear them singing (it's not a pretty song but I enjoy it anyway) can bring a smile to my face.

[ironflange]

70. We had hummers at our old house

We were near a natural area, and the little old lady down the way did up her garden to attract them. We hung two feeders in the spring, and it was great fun to watch the crazy little guys buzz around. We got three different kinds: Rufous, Ruby-throated, and Calliope. We lived right on the edge of each one's range. Those Rufous ones could be pretty fierce.

[azmouse]

72. We get a lot of Anna's hummers

They sing the most of any hummer and boy oh boy! do they ever protect 'their' feeders.
We've also planted bushes and trees that flower to attract more hummingbirds. They're here all year round.
I often get the feeling they're as interested in us as we are in them.
The craziest thing I've ever seen is a hummingbird chasing a hawk. Those little birds are fearless.

[LibertyLover]

56. My daughter telling me she loves me when I put her to bed

and my senior whippet giving me a hug when I come home from work.

[ileus]

57. My home

[Patiod]

59. Not every day, but the professional sax player at the train station

He's really talented, and just does it to pick up some extra cash (his sax case is always full of dollar bills and quarters, where I never see ANYONE giving anything to the annoying electric guitar player at the other end of the station)

He always plays something appropriate to the season, with a little extra swing. He even made that excerable "Fly Eagles Fly" song sound good last month.

One morning in March, I came around the corner (I was wearing green), and he broke into "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling". Makes slogging into the city for work bearable.

I always give him a dollar, even if it means not buying my V8 that morning.

[mainegreen]

65. That is nice. Things like that just add such a nice touch to ones day.

Very cool.

[Deja Q]

60. Well, since it is not little, I'll just have say my music brings me joy.

3 minutes isn't long, but it sure does bring joy.

And I kept this message clean too! :woohoo:

[fizzgig]

61. that first cup of coffee and the first smoke of the day

a smile from a certain guy in my office, my music

[ceile]

62. Being greeted at the door by my cats when I get home.

Yes, my kitties greet me at the door. And when my dogs are visiting (my ex has them because I have no yard at the moment) I get double the greetings!

[undeterred]

63. Harry dog.

Always so happy to see me when I come home.

[Shell Beau]

64. My husband kissing me goodbye every morning when

I am still in bed asleep!

[redqueen]

66. Kissin and huggin on my kids!

Little physical embodiments of hope, they are!

Nice thread. :hi:

[MonkeyFunk]

67. I'm not allowed to say...

but who told you it was little?!?!?

[Seabiscuit]

68. My 2 year old son's still a "little thing" that brings me joy every minute.

[DixieBlue]

69. Kissing my baby girl goodbye at preschool.

It's such a bittersweet little moment. But I love seeing her run, happily, to play with her friends.

[sakabatou]

71. Just being able to be and talk here

[hunter]

73. We have an SPCA dog rescued from an abusive situation.

Every day she learns to trust us a little more, and when she does she is radiant with joy. Toss her a bit of food, let her sleep in the house, take her for a walk, and she is the happiest creature in the world. You can't be unhappy when she's like that.

[mainegreen]

82. That's great!

You're doing a wonderful thing showing that dog how great life can be!

[RubyDuby in GA]

74. This little thing brings me the greatest joy in the world

[Critters2]

75. Two words: the beagle. nt

[Roon]

77. Seeing my 22-year-old cat living to see another day

[raccoon]

78. Must be one for Guiness! How old is that in people years? nt

[bicentennial_baby]

80. Rubbing noses with Sniffa after I kiss him

:)

[Hell Hath No Fury]

81. Waking up in...

very warm, very soft flannel sheets. :loveya:

I have them on my bed around 95% of the year and they are just so damn wonderful, I can hardly stand it. Most days there are only two things that will get me out of their delicious embrace: work or a full bladder. :P

[MissMillie]

83. wow... thanks. Now I'm really depressed

because the answer is "nothing"

[mainegreen]

85. Aww, I'm sorry.

:hug:

Not even threads filled with this makes you happy?

[MissMillie]

86. that, indeed brings me joy

maybe we need to designate someone to make a kitten thread every day.

[lojasmo]

84. The prog's voice. I love to hear him. EOM