Ordinary things that make me happy

Lillith made a list of ordinary things that makes her happy, based on a column that is published each week.  I totally agree that happiness comes from the ability to enjoy ordinary daily things, so it can be worthwhile to list some of these.  

• Listening to Kabouter's drinking on my chest, cosy on our bed in the semi-dark, just before he goes to sleep  (or when waking up).  
• Coming home and finding a parking spot right in front of our house 
• A tickle fight with Kabouter or Jan,  sitting together,  those 30 seconds of drowsy cheek-to-cheek when I carry him downstairs in the morning, ...or simply watching his adorable grin.
• Realising that the book I just started to read is a page-thriller that will keep me going. 
• Waking up and realizing I slept in
• A beautiful orange ball rising up at the at the horizon in the morning when I drive to work...or some sunbeams falling through the forest on the golden leaves in the fall. 
• Discovering a robin in the garden
• Tortilla chips with salsa as appetizer
• A good mojito in the summer
• Waking up in winter time, consciously feeling the warm little nest that my bed has become and turning around once more for a snooze (or two or three)
• Cooking a meal and being really proud of the result  
• A summer evening late outside on the terrace, reading, talking , having a drink or smoking a water pipe while darkness falls, bats start flying by 
• The purring of a cat on your lap
• Dozing off on a sunbed...and allowing it to happen
• Coming home on the day that the cleaning lady has come
• Making a long walk in beautiful nature
• Going under when scuba diving and hearing the bubbles of my breathing
• A hug
• Confusing/Amusing some Dutch colleagues/friends  with a Flemish phrase
• Having my bangs cut finally after they had been annoyingly long for a few weeks 
• Feeling the floor heating on my bare feet
• A vase of tulips in Spring
• Singing loudly along with the music in the car together with Jan  (while Kabouter in the back is clearly amused by his crazy parents)
• A warm towel that has rested on the heating radiator after my shower
• Unintended saying something silly and watching Jan start to laugh
• Someone who passes you by on the bike, who is humming/singing along with his/her music
• Reading the humoristic/sarcastic/creative tweets for a specific hash tag on twitter when something is getting mocked with reason in social media 
• A toilet when I really need to go
• A back or shoulder massage
• The moment that you can slip into dry comfy & soft jogging suit after been out in the rain and cold
• Your nose that pops open all of a sudden after having been clogged for hours
• Spaghetti bolognaise or macaroni cheese or fries as comfort food after exhausting difficult day
• Smelling my baby fresh out of bath

Do you wanna read what other people listed (in Dutch) ? Lillith listed the other blog posts.