Identify 100 things that make me happy (besides money)

I’ve done something similar before, but I’ll repeat myself so that it gets done in my list of 43 things…. this was tough..but I decided to do it in one shot…

1. a cheery email, phone call or sms from my family and/or friends
2. weekends
3. working on something I love
4. thoughtful people
5. shopping
6. reading a good book
7. old photographs
8. knowing that some people love me unconditionally, it's ok that most of them are my family
9. old songs
10. loving people who are worth it
11. old friends
12. reading up on things I’m interested in
13. going through old entries in my blog
14. hear my favorite song playing
15. reading old cards and letters
16. going through my old storybooks
17. the flight back home
18. positive people
19. genuine people
20. making my parents proud
21. hugs & kisses
22. dancing
23. “dressing” up
24. hearing good news about friends
25. walking
26. rainy days
27. people remembering my birthday
28. The Garden Collection Fragrances by Victoria’s Secret
29. Bookstores and libraries …
30. The Eagles …I can’t tell you why….again!!
31. finding inspiring quotes…
32. the fact that I’ve been teaching for 4 years now
33. sweet imaginings
34. peaches and plums
35. a good movie
36. just the “right amount of friendly” staff in restaurants and other places
37. memories
38. getting back in touch with old friends .
39. living life on the edge LOL!! Yea right
40. having no regrets
41. my friends
42. reading through greeting cards in the store
43. the cosmetics section
44. people who make me laugh
45. ready smiles
46. poster sales
47. posters
48. Snoopy/Charlie Brown/The peanuts
49. Ziggy
50. interesting small stores
51. clear skies ,where you can see the stars at night
52. things that money can’t buy
53. sometimes visiting some remote part of India where forests and hills still exist
54. English text books from school
55. reading Ruskin Bond
56. Indian story books I used to read when I was younger
57. even if I don’t read them now , knowing that my enchanted wood , wishing chair, chimney corner stories etc etc are still there with me
58. the smell of fresh laundry
59. mom made food
60. ...a warm smile from a stranger
61. people calling me sweety!!!
62. long drives, windows open and not too bumpy a road, then I just get sick!!!
63. a tax return
64. going through old slam books and autograph books, from school and college
65. a secluded beach
66. ... random acts of kindness
67. listening to a song, and thinking that the lyrics were meant for me
68. Chaat
69. strawberry milkshakes
70. Christmas/new year greeting cards
71. displaying my received greeting cards for the year as wall decoration or just putting them on top of a table at home
72. diversity
73. earrings
74. skirts
75. Elmo
76. Dancing for the sake of it.
77. summer days, summer nights
78. five star hotels
79. pictures of European castles
80. photographs of nature at its best
81. cherishing the simple pleasures in life
82. the TV show FRIENDS
83. soft toys that some one I loved bought for me , or ones that I bought for myself
84. Traveling
85. chicken soup for the soul books
86. Serendipity
87. Roller coasters
88. unexpected treats/gifts
89. having conversations/rendezvous’ that you don’t want to end
90. meeting kindred spirits
91. people calling me using a nick name/pet name something other than my given name, lately people have been calling me tashasays : ) !!!
92. people just dropping in to say hi
93. completing long lists
94. people who are just soooo ‘lovable”
95. knowing that people care
96. an unextected windfall, or magically finding an unexpected 20$ tucked in my purse or piggy bank
97. payday
98. gmail ,gtalk, firefox, you tube….
99. puppies , baby kittens…
100. reading letters in my friends handwriting , parents handwriting