13 things that make me happy

Former acquisitions editor Jennifer Pooley wrote a post on her blog entitled “13 things that make me happy.” Nothing on her list actually makes me happy (#1 comes the closest, but my creative process is slightly different), so I thought I’d write my own list.

Narrowing it down to just 13 items was impossible, so this by no means an exhaustive list. Just the first 13 things that came to mind.

I’d love to see your list if you’ be so kind as to include it in the comment section.

Bluffing and winning a poker hand
Snow days
Ice cream for dinner
A perfect approach shot
Dancing with my wife
Reading to my children
Almost any Springsteen song
Seeing one of my novels on the shelf of a bookstore
A New England Patriots victory
Telling a story to a live audience
Watching my daughter experience pride from an accomplishment
Breakfast
Making my wife laugh