Little Things That Make Me Smile (or Laugh)

Today has been a very low key day. I don't know whether it's the cold weather and snow outside, the fact that I had a really bad day yesterday, or just feeling generally blah, but I've had absolutely no motivation to do anything today. In fact, I slept most of the afternoon on the couch, and apparently, I needed it because I was completely out for like 4 hours!

After getting up and making dinner, I decided to check my email, Facebook, and some of the blogs I read regularly. Today, on Single Dad Laughing, he wrote a very poignant post about not being perfect and being mad at himself for some of the things he's done lately. Let me tell you that I can relate, and for many of the reasons he listed I decided to change my life and start this very blog.  So, while I definitely don't seek pleasure in the misery of others, it's nice to know that I'm not the only one who has bad days like this and have others who can relate and commiserate with me.

So all of the yucky feelings aside, I decided to follow yesterday's angry blog with an uplifting one today. It's not a complicated blog and honestly I think that's a perfect fitting for today's mood. Instead of focusing on all of the bad stuff in the world, I thought I would write a list of things that make me smile (or laugh).

Isn't it funny how you can be having a really bad day or just so frustrated with what you are working on, but something happens and it makes you stop and smile, giggle, laugh, etc.?  I find myself running into these moments more often lately so I thought I would share a few:

• Little kitten playing around the tree (which she is not supposed to do), and when I bust her she is rolling all over the ground trying to get the glitter off of her from the tree skirt. As if removing the glitter will somehow convince me she's innocent.
• Buddy and Turkey racing each other to the Yule slide at the Children's Museum.
• Going down the Yule slide with Turkey in my lap. I think I enjoyed it more than her.
• Watching One World, One Sky with Big Bird and Elmo at the Children's Museum. I felt like a kid again.
• Little kitten jumping into my tub not realizing the bath water was still like 3 inches high, scurrying around the tub, and jumping out all wet shaking her paws trying to dry off.
• Watching kids in the neighborhood have a snowball fight and watching one of them biff it and fall flat on his butt while trying to hit his sister with a snowball. Karma...
• Turkey getting crazy excited every time she pulled a new ornament out of the decorations box to put on the tree.
• Buddy telling me how candy canes were effectively "banned" at their house on the tree and learning that he was mistaken.  Then watching him tell the same story to his parents at dinner on Sunday and tell them that he really wants candy canes.
• Watching Turkey get all excited when little kitten curled up next to us and she got to pet her. She giggled and started shaking up and down because she couldn't contain herself. Then the kitten jumped down and she goes "bye bye kitty".
• Walking into the kitchen to put my dishes in the sink and finding one of the kittens laying on the towels that I dry off the dishes with as they are trying to soak up the last ounces of sunlight from the day. I'm so mad they are up there, but it's hard to stay mad because they look so cute.
• Watching a bunch of 6 and 7-year olds bowling at a birthday party. I think that explains itself! :)
• Listening to Buddy commentate on every person's bowling score after their turns. It's hilarious to hear him say you almost got a spare after like every other turn. I had like 3 hours of pure fun and giggles!
• Watching Buddy skip down the basketball court at his game and his bronchos at the end of each playing period. I need a video camera every time I'm around that kid!
• Reading comments from my friends on Facebook. I particularly enjoy comments about the adventures of Danger Baby and his mom, Colleen, Flintstone, Punky, and MacGyver, and the many other miscellaneous status posts.
• Rereading my blogs and being so OCD that I have to go back and correct typos.
• Watching the kittens "fight" over who gets to lay closest to mommy.
• Just watching the kittens and their cuteness as they lay on me. I feel bad when I have to move them to do things like um...go pee, eat, and walk around to get the feeling back in my legs. I feel really bad with little kitten mews when I pick her up to move her, but I still laugh because it's cute.

What little things have made you smile lately? Post a comment below and share your thoughts.

Even if you've not come across anything lately that has made you smile, maybe thinking about some of the ones I've listed above will make you giggle today. :)

Happy Solstice!
XOXO