little things that have made me happy lately

One of the biggest changes I've implemented in this last year is practicing constant gratitude in the moment. Wherever we may be, theoretically or physically, I try to notice things to be grateful for. Some days it's easier than others but even on the tougher days it helps to find little ray of sunshine. I wanted to write down some things that brought me joy last week:

• John Coltrane on a cool, rainy morning with the windows open
• The smell of apple hand pies bubbling in the oven
• Teddy's warm little hand on my chest first thing in the morning
• A good heart to heart with a friend I haven't seen all summer
• Seeing Birdie's face light up when she spots me in her classroom through the glass door
• Watching the first leaves make their graceful descent to the ground
• The first taste of a warm and cozy pumpkin spice latte
• Washing all the woolen things in preparation for the cooler days
• Thumbing through some old, old books and imagining the lives of their past owners
• Applying a perfect burgundy color, labeled "library," to my nails 
• Pulling little drawings out of Birdie's backpack at the end of the day
• Bringing home our first tiny little pumpkin
• The smell of Mrs. Meyer's apple cider counter top spray in the kitchen
• Watching all the fall things come into the stores, including cinnamon brooms
• A box of my favorite macarons courtesy of a thoughtful husband 
• Diffusing orange essential oil throughout the house
• Crawling into clean sheets after a long bubble bath
• The mist hovering over the cornfields in the mornings 

What about you? What's something that made your really happy today?