But Friday is the easiest of those five days!!! Happy Friday!! Happy Favorite Things Friday!! New readers, it’s always casual Friday here at Adulting – Second Half. We stay in the shallow end on Fridays. I refuse to enter the inner depths of my indoor mind pool, on Friday. On Friday, I typically list three favorite things, websites, products, foods, songs, etc. and I encourage you to list your favorites in my Comments section.
I typically think of a favorite thing during the week, when I am using something, perusing somewhere, or snoozing, in my bed. Then, I write those inspirations on my calendar to remind me to share them with you, my beloved readers. Unfortunately, this is one of those weeks where I got “away from myself” and my normal routine. So, I have nothing to jog my memory to what to share with you. I decided I will write a list of some of my favorite things to do, to inspire you to write your own list of why life can be so satisfying. It really is the small things, sometimes, that add up to a good life.
A Sampling List of Some of My Favorite Things to Do:
Long, rambling, funny meals and conversations with my family and my friends.
Long, rambling walks with my husband and my dogs.
Cuddling with my husband in bed . . . . and other things.
Listening to my kids when they are in “excited, chatter mode” (even my adult kids still get this way, sometimes).
Writing.
Reading.
Getting really lost in a really good book or movie or TV series.
Discussing “what” I got lost in, from a really good book, movie, or TV series.
Watching SNL videos of skits, while doing stretches and planks. (I honestly just really like the SNL skit part)
Kissing my dogs on top of their heads. (I leave lipstick marks on our yellow lab)
Cuddling with my collie. She is such a cuddle bug! (Giant Pomeranian lap dog)
Crossing things off of my to-do list.
Making people laugh and feeling clever about it.
Trying out a new place, restaurant, shop, trail, skill, modality, amusement etc.
Taking the time for putting together a really cool outfit.
Driving aimlessly with the convertible top down, and the music blaring.
Doing and witnessing random acts of kindness.
Really connecting with someone and feeling like you have helped them reach a new insight that they were struggling to reach.
Flipping aimless through magazines and ripping out the pages that move me.
Laughing hard, loud and obnoxiously, from complete hilarity.
These are just a few things that popped right into my head, when I focused on the thought of “some of my favorite things to do.” It took me all of seven minutes to write down. Write your own list. Right now. It’s an uplifting thing to do. You’ll be happy that you did it. (I think that “bossing people around” might be one of my favorite things to do, but I’m not going to own that one. 😉 ) Have a great weekend!!!
