Two similar tags today — the Tag of Happiness and These are a Few of My Favorite Things Tag. It’s all about happy favorites. ^_^ And LISTS! (Because lists.)
Obviously, this post is by no means an exhaustive list of my favorites/things that make me happy. XD Just whatever I thought of off the top of my head. *nods*
I was tagged by Shantelle @ A Writer’s Heart for These Are a Few of My Favorite Things Tag — thanks Shantelle! ^_^ (Everyone check out her lovely blog, do!)
The rules are: (1) Write down ten of my favorite things, and (2) Tag at least three others.
(These may be all bookish/writerly. Just warning you. *coughcough*)
10 of My Favorite Things (which make me happy)
- That feeling you get when you spot a book at a library sale that you’ve been wanting to read.
- The hushed quiet inner energy of delight and wonder at all the awaiting worlds of books you feel when you step into a bookstore or library.
- Writing the last sentence of a story.
- Reorganizing my bookshelves.
- Starting a new journal or notebook (extra points if it’s with a new pen!).
- NaNoWriMo. (It also makes me despairing and panicky and insane, but happy is probably the dominating factor. Most of the time. So… yeah. A favorite. :))
- Playing with book lists etc. on Goodreads.
- Blogging.
- The little rush of buzzing fuzzy-feeling of happy excitement when someone comments on my blog. ^_^
- Getting book mail in the mail. ❤
Shantelle @ A Writer’s Heart and Abi @ Rambling Writer tagged me for The Tag of Happiness! Thanks very much to both of you! Being tagged made me happy. ^_^
Once again, not an exhaustive list…
Guidelines:
- Take the banner and put it in your post
- List as many things as you want in each category
- Come up with more categories if you wish
- Tag as many people as you want
Songs That Make Me Happy
- Tell Your Heart to Beat Again by Danny Gokey
- Never-Ending Road by Loreena McKennit
- Forbidden Friendship (from How to Train Your Dragon)
- Dreaming of Bag End (The Hobbit soundtrack)
- basically the entire soundtrack of The Return of the King
Books That Make Me Happy
Um. How long do you have? XD …I will restrain myself to a few. *cough*
- Howl’s Moving Castle (Diana Wynne Jones)
- The Lord of the Rings (J. R. R. Tolkien)
- Paper Crowns (Mirriam Neal)
- The Gammage Cup (Carol Kendall)
- The Ordinary Princess (M. M. Kaye)
- The Penderwicks (Jeanne Birdsall)
- Broken Glass and Corroded Thorns (Emma Clifton)
- Illusionarium (Heather Dixon)
- Searching for Dragons (Patricia C. Wrede)
- Prince Valiant (Hal Foster)
Movies That Make Me Happy
- The Lord of the Rings
- Prince of Persia
- How to Train Your Dragon (#1 and #2)
- The Avengers
- Tangled
Short Films That Make Me Happy (category I added)
- La Luna (Pixar short with Brave)
- The Blue Umbrella (Pixar short with Monsters University)
Foods That Make Me Happy
- Fettuccine Alfredo
- Tortellini
- strawberries
- apricots
- Strawberry Haagen-dazs ice-cream
- anything chocolate
- most lemon/mint/orange flavored things
Words That Make Me Happy
- Enigma
- Recalcitrant
- Adamant
- Twilight (or… I used to like it, before it was ruined… *sniffs*)
- Grey
- Paradox
- Resplendent
- Infinity
Scents That Make Me Happy
- vanilla
- peppermint
- fresh-cut grass
- the approach of rain
Random Things That Make Me Happy
- otters
- hummingbirds
- roses
- Scottish accents
- puffins
- Celtic crosses
- fireflies and stars at night
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