Over the past three months, I have been jotting down whenever something good happens in the Notes app on my iPhone. Most of the things I have experienced first-hand myself, but I also watched many of them happen from a distance. The point of this little experiment was to acknowledge things that deserve more attention, things that we often don't think twice about after they happen. The following list is a compilation of small moments that I am eternally grateful for.

1. Taking the first sip of coffee in the morning.

2. Receiving the "class is cancelled" email.

3. Anticipating being late to something and actually making it on time.

4. Driving for miles and miles while watching the sun go down.

5. Finishing a good workout.

6. Exploring a new city and immediately wanting to move there.

7. Getting tickets to something you really want to go to right before it sells out.

8. When something that used to bother you in the past doesn't bother you anymore.

9. Doing things for yourself and no one else.

10. Meeting someone you look up to, your idol.

11. Getting off of work early.

12. A full tank of gas.

13. Looking through old pictures and noticing random photo-bombs.

14. Sitting with someone and being perfectly comfortable with the silence.

15. Having someone tell you, "You just made my day."

16. Finally letting go of toxic people.

17. Watching things finally fall into place after watching them fall apart for so long.

18. Late night conversations in the dark.

19. Getting a stamp in your passport.

20. Finding a piece of home in an unfamiliar/unexpected place.

21. Stepping out of the car after a long drive.

22. Coming home.

23. Having people appreciate your help.

24. Finding something you thought you lost a long time ago.

25. When Netflix adds the next season of your favorite show.

26. Or you all-time favorite movie.

27. Seeing someone you love do something he/she loves.

28. Memorizing the look on his face right before he gets the punch line of a joke.

29. Meeting up with old friends and picking up right where you left off, as if nothing has changed.

30. Licking the leftover icing from the mixing bowl.

31. Closing all the tabs on your computer after submitting an assignment.

32. Standing at a concert and yelling the lyrics back perfectly in sync right after the singer stops singing.

33. Watching the singer smile at the crowd.

34. Hitting all green lights the whole way home.

35. Getting a good stretch.

36. Changing into dry clothes after getting soaked in the pouring rain.

37. Jumping in the pool after walking on hot concrete.

38. Watching your cat do something really stupid and taking a video of it.

39. Taking your bra off after a long day.

40. Watching a Polaroid picture develop.

41. Shaking the whipped cream can, turning it upside down and getting a mouthful of goodness.

42. Getting told you have a beautiful name.

43. Finishing finals.

44. The first bite of a meal when you're starving.

45. The look of relief on a stranger's face when you hand them back their keys/wallet that they dropped accidentally as they were walking in front of you.

46. Finishing your makeup effortlessly.

47. Finding an item you've been eyeing on sale.

48. Or even better: getting something for free.

49. Blasting music with the windows/top down.

50. Feeling the sunshine on your face.

51. Sleeping in on a rainy Sunday.

52. Four day weekends.

53. Cooking a new recipe and having it actually taste good.

54. Giving yourself a social media detox.

55. Cashing in your very first pay-check.

56. Doing yoga at sunset (or sunrise).

57. Realizing you have got nothing to lose so why not go for it.

58. Crossing paths with someone special you never thought you'd get to see again.

59. Kissing someone for the first time when you've really wanted to kiss them for a long time.

60. Balling your eyes out after watching a sad rom-com with your mom.

61. Having a song in the car end perfectly on time as soon as you've arrived at your destination.

62. Hugging your grandma.

63. Getting extra gnocchi in your soup at Olive Garden.

64. Meeting someone with the same weird obsession as you.

65. Seeing how much money you're getting back after filing your taxes.

66. Passing a difficult class.

67. Having a family member from a different state/country come visit you.

68. Buying that one thing you have been saving up for what seems like an eternity.

69. Doing something for the first time and realizing it wasn't as bad as you had anticipated.

70. People remembering the smallest details you brought up in a conversation months ago.

71. Hearing a song you haven't heard in years for the first time.

72. Waking up and realizing you can sleep for another hour.

73. Not having to pay for your Starbucks because the person in front of you in the drive-thru already did.

74. Seeing your food arrive to your table at a restaurant.

75. Sitting in a movie theater the moment right after the credits start rolling at the end of a good movie.

76. Laughing with someone and realizing halfway through how much you enjoy them and their existence.

77. Walking underneath a waterfall.

78. Buying new underwear.

79. Finding different covers to a song you thought you didn't like and realizing you actually like the song because you can understand the lyrics.

80. Getting complimented on an outfit you didn't think you could pull off.

81. Doing something kind and leaving someone absolutely speechless.

82. The ability to sit down with another person and talk for hours, about anything and everything.

83. Donating to a good cause.

84. All-you-can-eat sushi.

85. Waking up, making some tea, writing down your thoughts for an hour and then checking your phone.

86. Being able to carry on a conversation in a language that is not your native one.

87. Developing pictures from a disposable camera and suddenly it feels like it's 2001 all over again.

88. Visiting places from your parents' childhood.

89. Giving your room a make-over.

90. Discovering your old iPod buried in the depths of your closet and scrolling through all the embarrassing music you listened to five years ago.

91. When the quiet kid in the back cracks a hilarious joke in class.

92. Getting recognized by your boss.

93. Watching a friend open a present you got them that you know they will absolutely love.

94. Receiving packages in the mail.

95. Checking your bank account and having more money than you thought.

96. Getting off the airplane.

97. Crawling into bed after just washing your sheets.

98. Finding a starfish or other rare species by the ocean.

99. Enjoying a cone of Kinder Bueno ice cream as the sun sets over the Adriatic Sea.

100. Realizing it's not the end, but only the beginning.