Happy List for March—A Living Document

Since starting this habit—a long-running one, personally, but at least visible on the blog itself—I do feel the need to inform you that I have an ongoing obsession with Suki Waterhouse's aura and a slight longing to embody her vibe, and she just actually launched a gratitude app. Kismet!

The practice is not itself groundbreaking (and in fact it's proven that taking the George Bailey effect of imagining yourself having lost everything is more effective in making you appreciate what you have), but I'm very curious about this one because you can make groups to share lists together—like a shared note app, but sweeter.

So, for example, you could make a list with a significant other, a best friend (like my sister, who texts one of her best friends a short gratitude list daily—each sharing three), siblings, others.

Depending on how the app rollout goes and how many people can join a group (is it like a broadcast channel? I have questions), I'm considering creating a Words Like Silver-specific one where readers could add small gratitudes too. But I'll keep this going because I appreciate the time capsule of a blog post, and prefer to have most of what I write on my own platform for posterity.

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March 3

1. Thinking you forgot your phone charger but you didn't.
2. A book passage that perfectly describes a really good feeling.
3. Sparkling water.
4. Pure, complete silence.
5. The contrast of realizing how long it's been since you've been in pure, complete silence.
6. A beanie that fits the right way.
7. Fried rice.
8. Getting a flight credit.
9. The lightness when you get out of skis or skates into regular shoes and you feel like you're walking on air.
10. Building playlists so similar but nuanced that only you know the difference.
11. Listening to someone who really, really loves their job and expertise.
12. Small children speaking French.
13. Fran Lebowitz musing on small children (hilarious.)
14. Crawling in bed after several days awake.

March 11

1. My house is the cleanest it's been since literally move-in and I feel like an entirely new person.
2. A stack of labeled journals.
3. When the sequence of Spotify recommendations actually really hits.
4. The thrill of a hotel event.
5. Sleepytime tea at night from my red kettle.
6. At the perfect temperature at first sip.
7. Shaved legs in fresh sheets.
8. Candlelit shower.
9. Eucalyptus steamer tablet.
10. A clean, scrubbed sink.
11. The soft top layer of an ice cream carton. (Mint chocolate chip, by the way.)
12. A fully-stocked fridge.
13. The neighbors blasting motown.
14. Having your opinion validated.
15. Sleeping as much as you need when you're sick.
16. Watching a movie over a distance with somebody.
17. When a hat fixes a bad hair day.
18. The knockout of a NyQuil when you're ill.
19. Nailing a book review.
20. Tuning a guitar.
21. Dancing while cleaning.
22. Fresh limes in a mocktail.
23. Haleiwa people doing cool projects and gigs!
24. How polished you feel when nails are done.
25. A new contract you're excited about.
26. Roughly—feeling "together" for the first time in a year.
27. Related: an approved revision.

March 28

1. Key lime yogurts.
2. Getting to an errand and getting it done right before the store closes.
3. The giddiness of a dance floor.
4. Girls-being-kind energy when you're out.
5. Hitting a bookstore the day of release to pick up a book you're psyched about.
6. The Ala Moana B&N.
7. Finding a new favorite quote.
8. A perfectly-mixed matcha.
9. Nailing a recipe you haven't tried in a while.
10. Making dinner for friends.
11. The satisfaction of being brave about something you dread doing (after, at least.)
12. Dragging the bistro table inside for a meal when it's raining.
13. Related: when it's raining hard and the screens make everything cozy.
14. Mom & I on the same wavelength with watching a show together.
15. Sheets fresh from the dryer.
16. Anthropomorphizing a Roomba.
17. Demi necklines.
18. A euphoric drive to town.
19. Creamsicle sunsets.
20. Demanding kiddo niece/nephew pictures (and receiving them.)
21. Postcards.
22. Being proud of yourself.
23. Turning in my book and immediately wanting to reread it.
24. Book club-ing it with others.
25. Nostalgic t-shirts from trips that meant something to you.
26. Testing new gadgets.
27. Casual glitter.
28. Hiking.