100 Things That Make Me Happy

Happiness is letting go of what you think your life is supposed to look like and celebrating it for everything that it is.

Christina Rasmussen

Jan 30, 2017

College of Mount St. Vincent

Larisa Bogomolov

1. A handwritten letter

2. Cats

3. Clean sheets

4. Clothes right out of the dryer

5. Long weekends

6. Finishing a good book

7. Singing with my best friends in the car

8. A sale at your favorite store

9. Spending time with my family

10. A pretty new notebook

11. Anything Audrey Hepburn related

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12. Mint chocolate chip ice cream

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13. Cheesecake

14. Spring

15. Country Music

16. Polaroids

17. Writing

18. Inside jokes

19. Fireworks

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20. God

21. Snapple

22. Messy buns

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23. Netflix

24. The cold side of the pillow

25. Road trips

26. Forehead kisses

27. Snow days

28. Random acts of kindness

29. Cute texts

30. Concerts

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31. Christmas

32. Homemade gifts

33. Hugs

34. Wearing my favorite sweater

35. Being home

36. Discovering new places

37. Going to the movies

38. Cuddling

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39. Home cooked meals

40. Crying (when I need it)

41. Roses

42. Dancing in the rain

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43. Swimming

44. Any Rascal Flatts song

45. Seeing my Yiayia smile

46. The Office

47. Roasting marshmallows

48. Late night drives

49. The Little Mermaid

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50. Making my parents proud

51. Gossip Girl

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52. Times Square

53. Going to bed early

54. Receiving mail

55. Nathan and Haley

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56. Long, hot showers

57. Sweet dreams

58. Starbucks

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59. Poetry

60. Getting a mani/pedi

61. Converse

62. Seeing my best friends happy

63. Snapple "Real Facts"

64. Changing into sweatpants

65. Disney

66. Milkshakes

67. Macaroons

68. Tacos

69. Surprise visits

70. Old pictures

71. Greek food

72. Christmas lights

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73. Old stories about my family

74. Musicals

75. Root beer floats

76. Family dinners

77. Dairy Queen blizzards

78. Venting to my mom

79. New pointe shoes

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80. Traditions

81. Giving a compliment

82. Receiving a compliment

83. Reminiscing

84. Hearing someone say "I love you"

85. Laughing

86. Smiling

87. A flat tutu

88. Lighting a candle

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89. The Bachelor/Bachelorette

90. Drew Chadwick

91. The old Disney Channel

92. Getting a good grade in a hard class

93. Bath bombs

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94. Carving pumpkins

95. Scrapbooking

96. Brandy Melville

97. Family movie night

98. VSCO

99. Watching summer fade to fall

100. Living

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