Happy List for August

My happy list habit endures, y'all. I love having years and months of these stored—plus random lists in my phone notes or journals—which means that they do get repetitive. But hey, at least I'm consistent. The list grows and we're only a few days into August, so keep an eye on it:

August

1. Aggressively jamming to a song while home alone
2. Being at the bottom of a jam jar and going to try those berry lattes people love to do
3. The rush of a chapter starting to come together in writing a new book
4. Lemony-fresh scent of clean countertops
5. A marathon reading day where you just crank out a ton
6. Sleeping with a weighted blanket
7. The mug that keeps my tea warm while I'm working
8. Writing sideways in the margins
9. Scrapbooking
10. Testing new paints
11. Childrens' drawings on the fridge
12. The tabbed edges they put on pillowcases that make the pillows stay
13. A hat fixing a bad hair day
14. When you think you've forgotten a charger somewhere but you actually have it
15. Night swimming
16. Listening to music in a dark car long after you've parked
17. Having sunscreen rubbed into your back
18. Gangly puppies
19. Sleeves that have thumb holes
20. Angsty country playlists
21. Smell of gasoline
22. Seeing bright stars for the first time in a while
23. Pops of sparks at a bonfire
24. Storms against tin roofs
25. The water pressure of the gym shower
26. The peace after a grocery run of having your next meals planned out
27. Being at a domesticity point at which you can plan actual varied meals (lol)
28. Will Patton narrating audiobooks
29. Being extremely good about drinking water (you feel so physically great and morally superior)
30. Seeing a job/contract opportunity that actually really excites you (but ugh, desire is awful)
31. I have a sunroof now
32. Putting on sweatpants after a post-workout shower
33. Salt & vinegar chips
34. Being done with [redacted book process]
35. Camp counselor reunion up ahead!
36. College reunion up ahead!
37. When you’re so fixated on a specific song on repeat that cardio flies by
38. When you see that glowy, euphoric smile people have that’s really rare and you feel very lucky to have glimpsed it
39. Kind drivers in traffic