THE LITTLE THINGS.

I have a dear friend, young, passionate, talented, beautiful.

She reminds me to have fun in life and to sometimes relax and enjoy the small things.  She has such a grateful heart and teaches me to see, appreciate and notice the lovely things in life. 

Life has given her a fair share of mountains, but wow, how she has conquered them.  You are such an inspiration.

She is a Libra, which means October is her month and it’s almost her birthday.  We had a chat about my blog and because my 39th birthday is so close by she asked me to write about the 39 things in life that make me tick, my ecstasy.  The 39 things I love and enjoy, the things that make me happy.

So, I decided to dedicate this post to you Char, because it’s your birthday, and because you are beautiful and only good. 

And because you made me aware of how easy we tend to verbalise the things we don’t like, and we miss the things that makes us happy.  It is really in the little things….

I hope you enjoy my beautiful friend, and happy birthday sunshine.

1.I enjoy early mornings and to feel the sun on my skin.

2.I get excited about any flower, but especially the ones that grow in the wild.

3.I love early morning walks.

4.Children, they make me happy.  I enjoy spending time with them and just playing.  It takes all my worries about adult life away.

5.I love to study.  Yes, I know!!!  But I love it, and I can do it for hours.

6.I will always stop for any pastry/cake, anything freshly baked just makes me excited.

7.Mia and Kai, our two GSP’s.  You completely changed my life, oh what a joy you are.

8.I love stones/rocks.  I have collected enough over the years to probably build a house.  No kidding!!  From all over the world…

9.Clothes, I know it’s a female thing, but listen I LOVE clothes and will spend all my money on it.

10.I adore bunnies/ rabbits.  Whether it’s an ornament or one in real life - I just love them.

11.The sun and some sun tanning.  Just 15 min is enough to keep a girl going.

12.I love good food, Mexican, Indian and Mediterranean.  Anything I can eat with my hands.

13.I love animals, they are so pure and true.  What you see is what you get.

14.Pink milkshake, always pink milkshake.  Just by saying it, it makes me smile.

15.Jiu Jitsu. Shit, you challenge me, but you also teach, fulfill and empower like nothing I’ve ever done before.

16.Cheesecake, oh my cake!  My kryptonite.  Baked cheesecake.

17.Water, any form of water.  I can spend hours in any mass of water.  From a warm bath, a swimming pool or a day on the beach. I just love it.

18.Ice cream.  Any form, any amount, any flavour.  I will never say no to ice cream.

19.An old bookstore, just the smell when walking through one, ecstasy.

20.Cheese, I can live on cheese for the rest of my life.

21.I love perfume.  Flowery undertones, especially ‘rose’.  It takes me back to every big experience, memory and/or event.

22.A 5km run.  Nothing helps you to clear your thoughts like an early morning jog.

23.I appreciate a pure heart and a soft but feisty spirit.

24.I love red, on my nails, on my lips I just love it.

25.Salt and vinegar puffs, on any day!

26.Fruit above meat, really an easy choice. 

27.Kind- and good-hearted humans, it just makes me happy to see how much good can come from us, if we put our hearts to it.

28.Second chances, I firmly believe in giving them.  And I believe I will be given the same.

29.I enjoy travelling and seeing the world, it just widens one’s perspective.  From camping to staying in a hotel, it just makes me happy.

30.A pint of Guinness – the best black liquid I’ve ever tasted.

31.  Butterflies, you don’t see them that often anymore but when I see one, I see it as a sign.  A sign that something good is about to happen.

32.A cup of tea, good old Five Roses.  It makes everything better.

33.I love to dance and listen to music; country music just speaks to the heart like nothing else can.

34.I love the rain and thunderstorms; it cleans the soul.

35.Positive individuals, but don’t we all. Life is way too short to surround yourself with negative and “sour” people.

36.Notebooks, even if I don’t write in them. I will buy them just because of how they look. 

37.Writing, I’ve done it since I can remember.  It helps me to deal with life and put things in perspective.

38.A grateful human, there is nothing quite as beautiful as an individual that appreciates life.  An individual that is grateful and humble about the things life has given them.

39.Fast cars - especially a white Porch 911 Carrera GTS, now that makes me tick.

And so, I challenge you, make a list of the things that makes you happy in life, the little and big things that makes you tick and that you enjoy. Learn how to see and appreciate them more cause it’s like Kurt Vonnegut Jr said: “Enjoy the little things in life because one day you'll look back and realise they were the big things.”

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHAR.