101 Things That Make Me Happy... Part Five!

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1. Stationary: Oh how I love my stationary! Some times I really wish that I was actually a Uni student so that I had a excuse to buy lots of stationary. There are so many awesome shops out there with lots of stationary goodies! Kikki-K is one of my personal heavens plus a couple of others!
2. Laughter: I love the sound of people laughing and giggling! It always bring a smile to my face when I hear it!
3. Life Experiences: I love listening to the different life experiences that people have, everyone come from a different walk of life, everyone has different but yet the same life trials that they go through and it is always interesting to hear their stories and to also hear their advice too.
4. Long Conversations: I love having long conversations with friends, it is always interesting the different subjects that come up, and the things that you learn from each other.
5. Randomness: Random evenings with friends, it's the spice in ones life, it is always the most fun, full of lots of laughing, so much you end up crying and your cheeks and stomach hurt!
6. Sleep ins: Oh how I love these and so don't get enough of you! I wish I could sleep in everyday!
7. Spring: This month has been the first month of Spring for the year, and I love seeing the new born animals, the bright new plants and flowers, the weather starting to warm up! Oh how perfect spring is!
8. Hot Chocolates: I am always happy with a discover a place that can do a really good hot chocolate, lucky I have found a really nice one just near work, and have been told about another place in town that I have to check out this weekend! I alway LOVE curling up on a cold winters day in front of the fire place with a good book and a hot chocolate in hand!
9. Gossip Girl: Currently catching up on the TV series and would have to say that I am still loving it and can't wait to watch what is going to unfold in the next episode.
10. Day Dreaming: Oh the dreams that get dreamt up when gazing out a window..... hmmm....

101 Things That Make Me Happy... Part Four:

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1. Lip Balms: I am a tad bit addicted to lip products! I never go anywhere without some for of lip balm. I have a number of different varieties, as you can tell from the photo above! There is one or two missing but you get the drift. I am also starting to get into lip sticks and stains.
2. Nail Polish: I love painting my nails, when I get bored of it I can change it in a heart beat. At the moment that happens once a week. I have a nice collection of colours that are slowly growing. I love my bright colours. At the moment they are painted bright pink on one hand, bright blue on the other hand!
3. Pinterest: Over the past week I have fallen in love with Pinterest and now I am addicited. I love all the amazing ideas and photos that they have on their. Give me heaps of inspiration of the things that I can do in the future, I am already working on one project inspired from Pinterest. If your not a member of Pinterest I strongly recommend you come and join! 
4. My Hair: Over the last few years I have come to love my curly hair, more so this year I have treated it better and looked after it. I love playing with my curls and the different hairstyles that I can come up with without much effort at all. I also love that when I feel like a change, a different look, all I have to do is straighten it!
5. Scrabble: I love the game and I love the scrabble art work that is around these days from scrabble canvas to necklaces made from scrabble tiles. I have found lots of cute scrabble things on Pinterest.
6. Fresh Fruit: I love fruit freshly picked from the tree or bush. Some of my favourites are cherries, strawberries, apricots and so many more!
7. People Watching: I love sitting down somewhere to enjoy a hot chocolate and just watching the world around me. Seeing how people act around me, what they are wearing, how they are talking, habits people have.
8. Nice Smells: I love the smell of vanilla, I also love the smell of food cooking, fresh herbs being cooked, the smell of a BBQ on a warm summers day, a house smell so good after something has been cooked. Well that is if you don't burn it!
9. Bright Colours: I think the best way to make your day that bit happier is to have bright colours around you, especially on a cloudy dark yucky weather day! Trust me it will make you smile!
10. Bloggers: I love reading other people blogs! Each and every one of them inspire me to continue blogging. Every time I see that someone has read my blog, or commented or started to follow me, I straight away get a big smile on my face, thank you all, each one of you are making me happy! THANK YOU!

101 Things That Make Me Happy... Part Three:

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1. Balloons: Big bunch of bright helium filled balloons, makes me smile every time I see a photo or things about it. I just have always wanted a big bunch for myself!
2. Quotes: As you can most likely tell from my blog I love my quotes. I collect them, I have a little book that I am currently filling up with quotes, and then I have a couple of identical books to fill too. I just love that from one or two sentences you can fit so much emotion and meaning.
3. Family: My life would suck without my family around me. Coming from a family of 6 there is always a lot of people around, as we get older that number has increase and continues to with more additions. I love every single member of my family and I would not be who I am today without them. I love watching my nieces and nephew grow up, learn about live, watching them smile and laugh.
4. Bubble baths: Nice relaxing warm bubble baths, lights turn down, candles lighting up the room, with music softly playing in the background. Just lying back, eyes closed and enjoying the moment. Heaven!
5. Walks: I love a good long walk with a good friend. My favourite place to walk is along a beach at night time. Just walking and chatting. Being able to be silly together and not having to worry about other people seeing you, lol. Had many perfect long evening like this!
6. Fresh feeling: The feeling you get after a long warm shower, after a hair cut, after getting your teeth cleaned at the dentist, putting on clean clothes straight out of the dryer, after taking your make-up off and cleaning your face.
7. Puzzles: I love a good jigsaw puzzle, I love the ones with lots of people in it. I also love doing a sudoku puzzle or a find-a-word.
8. Blogs: I love reading people's blogs, I love reading about their lives, likes and seeing their talents. I love getting to know other bloggers and learning their story.
9. Tamed hair days: hey I have curly hair, it has a mind of it's own and most days it just does what it wants, which most of the time is not what I want, I just deal with it. But I love the days when it curls just right!
10. Moisturiser: I love a good hand and body moisturiser, especially hand as i moisturise frequently. I also love a good lip balm, for the past 4 years since my awesome cousin Lauren introduced me to it I have fallen in love with Paw Paw Ointment. If you don't know what it is, hunt it down and try it!! Trust me you will love it! 

101 Things That Make Me Happy... Part Two:

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1. Adrenaline: Love the feel of my heart beating a thousand miles an hour! I love the high it gives. In the past I have enjoyed skydiving, motorbike rides, abseiling and a number of other things. Addicted to the rush!
2. Fires: Love a cozy warm wood fire place, curling up on a cold winters evening, reading a good book. Also love big bonfires, add good friends and music, always a good evening.
3. Treehouse: Always wanted one when I was young... and still do want one!
4. Live performances: Love live musicals, my favourite is 'Wicked' and 'Phantom of the Opera', never seen 'Phantom of the Opera' live but my mum has and she said it was amazing, and I love the movie so much! I also love comedy performances and plays and also live bands and dancing.
5. Gilmore Girls: I that show! I love Lorelai and Rory, I love their relationship and how they are so close and just how they banter with each other and others.
6. Bargains: Who doesn't like a good bargain! I love when you get to the check out and get the nice surprise that it's cheaper then expected. I love discovering cute little things that are cheap. I just love bargains, plain and simple.
7. Nature: Wow so many things that I love in this one, here are a few... rain, autumn leaves, light and fluffy snow, warm sun shine, fluffy clouds, rays of light through clouds, rainbows, thunder and lighting, spring, trees, pretty flowers, green healthy grass, full moons, shooting stars,  tornadoes. Ok so I know that tornadoes shouldn't make me happy, that they cause a lot of harm and destruction. But they just amaze me, they are so powerful and unpredictable, and wow... i don't really know how to explain it.
8. Warm Clothes: Love the feeling of freshly washed clothes that have been taken out of the clothes dry machine and put stair on. Love it even more on a cold winters day... mmm so warm!
9. Home Cooked Meals: I haven't lived at home for the past 5-6 years, but I still love going home for one of mum's home cooked meals, there is nothings better then a meal made with love by someone else.
10. Movies: I love just chilling out and watching a good movie. I have a pretty impressive collection. It's a good way to zone out and forget for a hour or two what is happening in your life at that moment and relax.

101 Things That Make Me Happy... Part One:

As apart of my 101 in 1001 list, one of my things is to share with you 101 things that make me happy, so here is part one... Enjoy.

1. Bubbles: It is fun to blow them and to pop them, and nothing better then watching kids play with them.
2. Road Trips: Car all packed up,
3. Smiles: A simple smile can turn your day from a yucky day to a great one!
4. Snail mail: Everything from letters to post cards, to parcels. Love the nervous butterflies when your waiting for something is coming, to the pure excitement when you receive it.
5. Music: You can express every type of emotion through music, and it can change your mood in a instant.
6. Sunsets & Sunrises: One of the most beautiful things that nature has to offer.
7. Fresh bunch of flowers: Best thing to cheer people up, to make anyone smile, and to show
8. Journal writing: My favourite way to express myself. I am a very guarded and don't trust easy, so this is a good way that I can just get everything out. It takes my stress levels down, lets me review things in my life and gives me better focus
9. Photography: I particularly black and white photos. Especially the photos that people don't know are being taken, the ones that show raw emotion.
10. Books: Nothing better then curling up and reading a good book. Plus I love the look of a shelf full of books.

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10 Simple Things will be back in a few weeks time- 9th June, just taking some time out to review my blog and redesign it! Hope you like the new look!