Inspired by this post from Miss Special @SheKindaWrites, I decided to share a list of 30 things that make me happy! (Some of them are copied from my response to her post.) Be warned that a lot of these are really random 😂

1. hearing songs I know on the radio (that’s rare for me because I don’t know 99% of the songs most stations play 😝)
2. my orange cat sleeping with me at night
3. watching a new episode of Combat! (as long as it doesn’t end up being a stupid one 😝)
4. guns (random fact: the Tommy gun is my favorite, and not just because Sgt. Saunders uses it 😆)
5. in a movie, when someone gets shot and they flop over the balcony (to clarify, it’s the flop that makes me happy)
6. homemade Einstein Bros-style sandwiches for breakfast
7. fangirling with friends over some niche fandom we happen to share
8. new posts from the blogs I follow!
9. writing cameo appearances of characters I love (there’s a LOT in WGOT 😉)
10. wearing 1940s-style dresses
11. pearls!
12. inside jokes
13. meeting people who play wargames (detailed historical strategy board games)
14. jet fighters
15. guys in uniform
16. playing violin for our home church on Sunday mornings 😊
17. using my typewriter!
18. FLEA MARKETS!!!!
19. snarkiness
20. Legos
21. making a book cover for the latest plot bunny
22. finding a good deal on vintage stuff 😃
23. quotes
24. KITTENS!!!
25. Sgt. Saunders yelling at people 🤭
26. Pusheen the Cat
27. cinnamon rolls for breakfast at a hotel 🤩
28. pretty aesthetics
29. soft pretzels
30. rereading stories I’ve loved for a long time, and finding things I missed before

How about you all – what makes you happy? I’d love to know!