Here I go straight into sharing my list of happiness. No introduction necessary. I am all excited and happy to put in on the blog finally. This helps me know what I need out of my life and to be grateful for things that I am already blessed with.
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- My Parents - Best blessing in my life. For every tiny thing they have done to me; I love and respect them immensely.
- Myself- Quiet naturally, I love being myself in what ever I do.I carry my real face and no drama there.
- My husband - His love and support beyond word and expression. I am super lucky to have a friend like him for a life time.
- My friends - Inseparable from my life. For the word friendship, they do complete justice here
- My dog snoopy - my cute little darling and my baby doll. She is compassionate and so loving. I miss being with her.Sigh!
- Blogging - an outlet to my passion for writing. I made wonderful friends here and they mean a lot to me. Networking and reading their blogs is so much of a learning
- Travel- go places -A travel bug has bit me hard last year. I must say I am spending more time and money on wheels.Thanks to my husband, a travel freak.Cover the earth before it covers you- and I think I have taken this to heart very seriously.
- nail art - a recent talent, love this absolutely.
- Productive days - I yell and crave for them. It makes me feel good and happy.
- Check marks on the To do list- I wish that all of them are striked off end of the day. The ideal case is never
- Swim in ocean- I wait for those days where I can drive into the endless sea and try my swim strokes
- Financial Independence
- Try new recipes - an endless desire to discover and manipulate recipes in my style. Health and taste blend together.
- Know home remedies- this is a mummy's trait passed on to me. I am voracious learner of home remedies for any ailment. I advise people a lot on this.*sounding like a old lady here *wink*
- Ginger tea - a mood upper and energizer to me. Best time is tea time to me and Mr K.
- Shopping - therapy to my frustration at times. Which woman doesn't like shopping tell me?
- Food and nature Photography - I can walk places, climb cliffs, slide on snow, glide in air or do anything to click nature. My recent and favorite addiction I call it.
- Soak in Sunset time - The WOW moment of feast to eyes, watching the magic of sunset and hues in the sky. Nostalgic!
- Day dreaming - A background process ever running besides anything I do.
- Reading self improvement articles - I love to learn and get better each hour.
- Books - not so lengthy ones - Short and crisp stories are my favorite. No patience with the lengthy notes.
- Live for bags and sandals - I have a huge collection of these, still cant stop buying many more
- Stuffed toys collection - I can never act grown up in this case. I want more and more of them.Another reason why little kids in my family stick to me .
- Dance like no tomorrow- any form- I can see why I was sent to a dance school before I got enrolled into my kindergarten
- Endless talk with my man beach side- pouring my heart out beach side. Oh all that is nice and not nice, doesn't matter.
- Romantic moments - Ahem! I crave for them .
- Recalling childhood stories told by my dad - walking the memory lane makes me strong and aware of my roots.Lessons for life
- Fighting with my brother and compromising -tirelessly exhaustive.
- Poetry - a piece of my heart, especially with rhymes
- Listening to my body - paying attention to bio-signals
- Humming my favorite songs - old ones, especially
- Long walks
- Nature trails - amazing experience
- Camping
- Rafting
- Snuggle in my comfy chair - crawling like a cat
- French vanilla coffee - love the caffeine kick!
- Natural ice cream- they are the best and I have tried them all.
- Cycling- oh some workout too!
- Organized home -clean and things in place
- Painting- random paint strokes, landscapes precisely.
- Craft- to decorate my place
- Gardening - makes me self reliant for flowers
- Meditation - silence and looking within.
- State parks - each one of them is a picturesque from heaven
- Barbequeue -chicken and fish marinated in Indian masalas. Drool*
- Road trips- Million memories . I will share more stories in a different post. I promise.
- Making mental dream list( lazy to put it on the paper )
- Observing people - Somehow love to to that. Amazed at how different and unique each one of us are.
- Being positive - my strength
- Organized closet - low tolerance to disorderliness
- Lavender fragrance- in anything is loved
- Red wine- in a fancy glass with my man
- Unlimited hugs in my man's arms
- Head massage freak - can get it daily and never get bored of it
- Collecting antic jewellery
- Small debates on women issues- bi
- Learning new languages- cannot get over this craze. I want to learn the alien language too:P
- Urge to learn or know something new - my daily mantra
- Star gazing - in silence
- Browsing old memories in albums - I often do this
- Praying God - for all that he is blessed me with. A big thank you to him.
- Hiking- based on mood. I am a lazy bum.
- Bollywood moves- I can mimic any step and any move.
- Studying various cultures- Finding the differences and variety.
- Motivating quotes- I read them daily
- A new word each day
- Healthy diet - is a must. Need more discipline towards this
- Some workout- I try to be active most of the time
- TED talks
- Cook-talk with mom - sharing my secret recipes-proud moments.
- Face book buff- it is not bad after all
- iPhone love - cant miss it
- Making new mistakes -after correcting the old ones
- mythological stories -n listen t
- Warm blanket
- Gokarna trip - I can spend all my life there
- Ballet shows - soothing
- Boat house- night times
- Temples
- Saree - On special occasion
- family functions
- Talking to myself- Me-time
- Gossip with mom
- Rain dance
- Gathering interesting facts
- Comfortable clothing
- Array of flip flops
- Tennis
- Casino - occasionally
- Restaurant hoping with Mr K
- sleep- regardless or day/night- love it
- Horror Movies
- Fishing
- Smiling- always
- Cheese Pizzas
- Hyderabad dum biryani-mutton
- Jelly candies
- living life to the fullest
P.S:Trust me it is a little exhaustive to make a huge list but the effort is worth it. Magically, you end up being happy making the happiness list.
Linking this to Friday Reflections, co-hosted by Janine Ripper and Mackenzie Glanville., and #MondayMusings
so many beautiful thins to be happy about :D I would love to see your dog snoopy :D I absolutely adore them :D
ReplyDeleteThanks for dropping by Raj:) oh! you will adore more when you meet snoopy. Sorry for the late response.
DeleteThat's a fabulous list Rashmi. We have a lot in common - ginger tea, travel and a productive day to name a few :)
ReplyDeleteI am sorry I did not recognize you on FB but this one is good to say I know you :)
Hey Parul. I read your travel blogs recently. Looks like you had an amazing trip to Hong Kong. I would love to share my thoughts in the comments section, but since most of the blog reading happens on my mobile it becomes difficult ( or lazy) to publish. We had to pour some ginger tea and sit to chat our travel stories:) Thanks for reading and sorry for the late response though.
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