99 things that make me happy #HappinessList

Here I go straight into sharing my list of happiness. No introduction necessary. I am all excited and happy to put in on the blog finally. This helps me know what I need out of my life and to be grateful for things that I am already blessed with.

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1. My Parents - Best blessing in my life. For every tiny thing they have done to me; I love and respect them immensely.
2. Myself- Quiet naturally, I love being myself in what ever I do.I carry my real face and no drama there.
3. My husband - His love and support beyond word and expression. I am super lucky to have a friend like him for a life time.
4. My friends - Inseparable from my life. For the word friendship, they do complete justice here
5. My dog snoopy - my cute little darling and my baby doll. She is compassionate and so loving. I miss being with her.Sigh!
6. Blogging - an outlet to my passion for writing. I made wonderful friends here and they mean a lot to me. Networking and reading their blogs is so much of a learning 
7. Travel- go places -A travel bug has bit me hard last year. I must say I am spending more time and money on wheels.Thanks to my husband, a travel freak.Cover the earth before it covers you- and I think I have taken this to heart very seriously.
8. nail art - a recent talent, love this absolutely.
9. Productive days - I yell and crave for them. It makes me feel good and happy.
10. Check marks on the To do list- I wish that all of them are striked off end of the day. The ideal case is never 
11. Swim in ocean- I wait for those days where I can drive into the endless sea and try my swim strokes
12. Financial Independence
13. Try new recipes - an endless desire to discover and manipulate recipes in my style. Health and taste blend together.
14. Know home remedies- this is a mummy's trait passed on to me. I am voracious learner of home remedies for any ailment. I advise people a lot on this.*sounding like a old lady here *wink*
15. Ginger tea - a mood upper and energizer to me. Best time is tea time to me and Mr K.
16. Shopping  - therapy to my frustration at times. Which woman doesn't like shopping tell me?
17. Food and nature Photography - I can walk places, climb cliffs, slide on snow, glide in air or do  anything to click nature. My recent and favorite addiction I call it.
18. Soak in Sunset time - The WOW moment of feast to eyes, watching the magic of sunset and hues in the sky. Nostalgic!
19. Day dreaming - A background process ever running besides anything I do.
20. Reading self improvement articles - I love to learn and get better each hour.
21. Books - not so lengthy ones - Short and crisp stories are my favorite. No patience with the lengthy notes.
22. Live for bags and sandals - I have a huge collection of these, still cant stop buying many more
23. Stuffed toys collection - I can never act grown up in this case. I want more and more of them.Another reason why little kids in my family stick to me .
24. Dance like no tomorrow- any form- I can see why I was sent to a dance school before I got enrolled into my kindergarten
25. Endless talk with my man beach side- pouring my heart out beach side. Oh all that is nice and not nice, doesn't matter.
26. Romantic moments - Ahem! I crave for them .
27. Recalling childhood stories told by my dad - walking the memory lane makes me strong and aware of my roots.Lessons for life
28. Fighting with my brother and compromising -tirelessly exhaustive.
29. Poetry - a piece of my heart, especially with rhymes
30. Listening to my body - paying attention to bio-signals
31. Humming my favorite songs  - old ones, especially
32. Long walks 
33. Nature trails - amazing experience
34. Camping
35. Rafting
36. Snuggle in my comfy chair - crawling like a cat 
37. French vanilla coffee - love the caffeine kick!
38. Natural ice cream- they are the best and I have tried them all.
39. Cycling- oh some workout too!
40. Organized home -clean and things in place
41. Painting- random paint strokes, landscapes precisely.
42. Craft- to decorate my place
43. Gardening - makes me self reliant for flowers 
44. Meditation - silence and looking within.
45. State parks - each one of them is a picturesque from heaven
46. Barbequeue -chicken and fish marinated in Indian masalas. Drool*
47. Road trips- Million memories . I will share more stories in a different post. I promise.
48. Making mental dream list( lazy to put it on the paper )
49. Observing people - Somehow love to to that. Amazed at how different and unique each one of us are.
50. Being positive - my strength
51. Organized closet - low tolerance to disorderliness
52. Lavender fragrance- in anything is loved
53. Red wine- in a fancy glass with my man
54. Unlimited hugs in my man's arms
55. Head massage freak - can get it daily and never get bored of it
56. Collecting antic jewellery
57. Small debates on women issues- bi
58. Learning new languages- cannot get over this craze. I want to learn the alien language too:P
59. Urge to learn or know something new - my daily mantra
60. Star gazing - in silence
61. Browsing old memories in albums - I often do this
62. Praying God - for all that he is blessed me with. A big thank you to him.
63. Hiking- based on mood. I am a lazy bum.
64. Bollywood moves- I can mimic any step and any move.
65. Studying various cultures- Finding the differences and variety.
66. Motivating quotes- I read them daily
67. A new word each day
68. Healthy diet - is a must. Need more discipline towards this
69. Some workout- I try to be active most of the time
70. TED talks
71. Cook-talk with mom - sharing my secret recipes-proud moments.
72. Face book buff- it is not bad after all
73. iPhone love - cant miss it
74. Making new mistakes -after correcting the old ones
75. mythological stories -n listen t
76. Warm blanket
77. Gokarna trip - I can spend all my life there
78. Ballet shows - soothing
79. Boat house- night times
80. Temples
81. Saree - On special occasion
82.  family functions
83. Talking to myself- Me-time
84. Gossip with  mom
85. Rain dance
86. Gathering interesting facts 
87. Comfortable clothing
88. Array of flip flops
89. Tennis 
90. Casino - occasionally 
91. Restaurant hoping with Mr K
92. sleep- regardless or day/night- love it
93. Horror Movies
94. Fishing
95. Smiling- always
96. Cheese Pizzas
97. Hyderabad dum biryani-mutton
98. Jelly candies
99. living life  to the fullest 

P.S:Trust me it is a little exhaustive to make a huge list but the  effort  is worth it.  Magically, you end up being happy making the happiness list.

Linking this to Friday Reflections, co-hosted by Janine Ripper and Mackenzie Glanville., and #MondayMusings