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100 Simple Joys In Life, Listed For Your Convenience
Life is beautiful- Here's a list of 100 simple joys to prove it.
20 May 2019
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Sydney Spizzoucco
Recently, I stumbled upon a list I made my senior year of high school bulleting 100 simple joys found in life. As I now enter into my junior year at UConn, I decided to update this list and include some of my current simple joys. Hopefully you agree with some of these simple joys found on this list!
- Laughing uncontrollably with friends [until your sides hurt]
- Making something from scratch
- Finding the last clothing item in your size
- Turning the lights on the Christmas tree for the first time
- Discovering a good song for the first time
- Taking a bite of a crunchy apple
- Stepping on crunchy leaves
- Baking chocolate chip cookies at night
- Picking up extra playbills in after a musical production
- Feeling the sun's warmth hit your back
- Jamming out to an awesome song that comes on the radio [with your friends]
- Finding a ripe piece of fruit to eat
- Sticking your toes in warm sand
- Smelling a nicely scented candle
- Putting in the final piece of a puzzle
- When something works out on the first try
- Mowing the lawn
- Understanding a concept for the first time
- Finding a dollar on the ground
- Animals greeting you at the door
- Someone holding the door for you
- Learning a fun new fact
- Dancing with your significant other
- Les Misérables
- Hearing the click of a Snapple cap
- Spending time with your cast between a matinee and night performance
- Walking barefoot in the grass
- Taking a long hot shower
- Going on impromptu adventures with friends
- Catching your favorite movie when flipping through channels
- Running errands with your besties
- 2 a.m. deep conversations about life
- Lending a hand to others and expecting nothing in return
- Free samples at the grocery store
- French. FRIES.
- Holding hands with someone you love
- Dressing up for a special occasion
- Finding money in your pocket you didn't know you had
- Revisiting old photos and videos
- Late night bonfires
- Crossing something off your "To Do" list
- Cuddling
- Meeting new people you immediately click with
- Playing board games
- Strangers that compliment you
- Staying technology free with friends
- Taking long walks
- Sitting outside and listening to the sounds of nature
- Remembering a dream when you wake up
- Smiling at someone
- Creating an inside joke
- Receiving a handwritten note
- Listening to some "Oldies"
- Seeing a child smile and laugh
- Sitting out in the rain
- Unexpected good news
- Hearing a song you haven't heard play in a while
- Studying outside
- Sleepovers
- Eating ice cream on a hot day
- Creating a tradition with your family
- Smelling something that brings back a memory
- Taking a risk that works out for the better
- Walking through Ikea
- Writing with a rough pen
- Popping bubble wrap
- Licking the spoon after baking cookies
- Drinking cold water on a hot day
- Hiking and Camping
- Getting the answer right in class
- Hearing "Live from New York, It's Saturday Night!"
- When you know you and your friend are thinking the same thing but nothing was said to indicate it
- Listening to a Broadway Musical soundtrack
- Good hair days
- Getting a good grade on a test you thought you did poorly on
- Having a witty comeback
- Knowing all the lyrics to a song
- Taking a beautiful picture
- Bread with Butter
- Bicycling
- Petting an animal
- Turning the clocks back
- Discounts at stores on your favorite foods
- Wearing a fluffy jacket
- Dresses that have pockets
- Filling a cup to the top without it spilling
- Travelling for the fun of it
- Spending time with God
- Doing better in something you thought you'd fail at
- Filming a video with your friends
- Trying something new even though you're scared
- Sledding and snowball fights
- Hearing the sound of an instrumental/orchestra
- Leaving a class feeling like you learned something
- Reading a good poem
- Watching trailers before the movie begins
- Meeting someone new
- Seeing your friends succeed in life
- Hot chocolate on a cold day
- Knowing that each day is a new day to become a better version of yourself!
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