The Happy List

September marks the beginning of spring, and brings with it many positive vibes. Just what most of us need to get out of the winter doldrums! It’s been a long winter, and sometimes it’s necessary to help these natural processes out a little, so we’ve put together this list of 51 Things Guaranteed to Make You Happy:

1. It’s almost beach time! Who are we kidding? We’d be hard-pressed to admit that it’s not beach time 90% of the year
2. Yay for SA weather!
3. It’s Heritage Day at the end of the month, so we get to celebrate the culture and diversity of the beliefs and traditions of all South Africans
4. This baby seeing his mom for the first time after getting new glasses
5. Puppies
6. Babies
7. Puppies playing with babies
   
8. Giving puppies and babies back to their owners/parents when they get too much
9. Great smells: wet grass, the ocean, freshly baked bread, freshly ground coffee, popcorn at the movies
10. Your morning coffee
11. Waking up without an alarm clock
12. Just “getting it” at work
13. Smiling at strangers, and having them smile back
14. Helping the elderly
15. Teaching a kid how to kick a soccer ball
16. Climbing to the top of the jungle gym, and singing “I’m the king of the castle, you’re a dirt rascal” to the losers on the ground
17. PB & J sandwiches
18. Sharing a bunny chow with friend
19. Nature hikes
    
20. Watching babies taste things for the first time
21. Great Danes who think they’re lap dog
22. Catching up with old friends over a glass of wine
23. Knowing that sea otters sleep holding hands so that they don’t drift away from each other
24. Singing along to your favourite songs during your daily commute
25. New stationery
26. Solving a brain teaser without googling it
27. That feeling after gym when you know you’ve achieved something you didn’t think you’d survive!
28. Reading bedtime stories to little children
29. Me time
    
30. Watching colourblind people see colour for the first time
31. Freebie
32. That just-showered feeling
33. Laughing fits with friends
    
34. Predicting the twist in a really good movie
35. When your favourite character doesn’t die in Game of Throne
36. Solving a Rubik’s cube for the first time
37. Realising you’ve still got it because you solved a Sudoku puzzle after all these year
38. Somersaulting into a pool
39. … From a highboard
40. ... In front of an audience
41. Convincing the kids in your neighbour that you’re an undercover superhero
42. Well executed high five
43. That sneeze feeling
44. Birds tweeting
45. Dancing unselfconsciously
46. Getting  retweeted by a celebrity
47. Facebook like
48. Impressive selfie
49. Chappies “Did You Know” trivia
50. Getting all green robots on your way home from work
51. Reading Happy List

52. Please feel free to add your own contributions to this list in the comments.