Things That Make Me Happy
In the past few months, I've been doing a little photo essay project of things that make me happy. If something makes me happy, I go grab my camera and take a picture of it. Here are a few things that make me happy:
My living room wall. One of my neighbors gave me the big shelf when they were moving out of their apartment. Now I finally have the perfect place to put the beautiful oil lamps that my friend Laura gave me. They waited for 2 years in a box in my closet for this moment. My good buddy Amy Storkel (we have to differentiate Amys - it can be a little confusing), gave me the key holder after she moved and didn't need it any longer. The silver pins thing was a gift from my Dad to Johnny. Every couple of weeks we put a new impression up on it. It can be fun to have people guess what the shapes are. The photos were taken by my Mom (a great artist and my first photography mentor). One is cacti from the Getty, and the other is of a boat somewhere around the Outer Banks. This wall used to be so bare, and now it's interesting and beautiful, with thanks to many different friends.
Clean dishes make me happy. I love it when my sink is clean and empty.
Tea! I love tea so much. It brings joy to my day, especially when pared with organic sage honey from the Hollywood Farmer's Market, or Silk Vanilla Creamer.
Lavender soda and Chocolate Almond Breeze. Two more things that I love! These bring a little luxury and variety to my life. Both can be found at Whole Foods. I should take my camera there someday because that's something else that makes me happy!
The "Dan in Real Life" soundtrack. It's quirky, sweet, and melodic. When I listen to it I feel like I have friends with me, even if I am alone.
The gorgeous wood cutting board that Laura brought back from Costa Rica for me (Laura has such good taste and gives great gifts!). It's too pretty to cut on! All of the colors are the natural shades of different types of wood. I love the way it looks against the red wall in my dining room.
Pretty boxes that keep things looking good. The black and white boxes are those cardboard file boxes that you can find at office supply stores. I found some awesome wrapping paper at Ikea (thanks Ikea!), and I covered the boxes with it, and then with clear contact paper. The boxes are stronger, and I smile every time I look at them. This closet is (well, actually all my closets are) a work in progress. I'm still de-cluttering, organizing, and decorating. Hopefully I will have some pictures of my progress to put up sometime in the not-so-distant future. I'm aiming for sometime within the next year.
It also makes me happy to put up a blog of things that make me happy!
My living room wall. One of my neighbors gave me the big shelf when they were moving out of their apartment. Now I finally have the perfect place to put the beautiful oil lamps that my friend Laura gave me. They waited for 2 years in a box in my closet for this moment. My good buddy Amy Storkel (we have to differentiate Amys - it can be a little confusing), gave me the key holder after she moved and didn't need it any longer. The silver pins thing was a gift from my Dad to Johnny. Every couple of weeks we put a new impression up on it. It can be fun to have people guess what the shapes are. The photos were taken by my Mom (a great artist and my first photography mentor). One is cacti from the Getty, and the other is of a boat somewhere around the Outer Banks. This wall used to be so bare, and now it's interesting and beautiful, with thanks to many different friends.
Clean dishes make me happy. I love it when my sink is clean and empty.
Tea! I love tea so much. It brings joy to my day, especially when pared with organic sage honey from the Hollywood Farmer's Market, or Silk Vanilla Creamer.
Lavender soda and Chocolate Almond Breeze. Two more things that I love! These bring a little luxury and variety to my life. Both can be found at Whole Foods. I should take my camera there someday because that's something else that makes me happy!
The "Dan in Real Life" soundtrack. It's quirky, sweet, and melodic. When I listen to it I feel like I have friends with me, even if I am alone.
The gorgeous wood cutting board that Laura brought back from Costa Rica for me (Laura has such good taste and gives great gifts!). It's too pretty to cut on! All of the colors are the natural shades of different types of wood. I love the way it looks against the red wall in my dining room.
Pretty boxes that keep things looking good. The black and white boxes are those cardboard file boxes that you can find at office supply stores. I found some awesome wrapping paper at Ikea (thanks Ikea!), and I covered the boxes with it, and then with clear contact paper. The boxes are stronger, and I smile every time I look at them. This closet is (well, actually all my closets are) a work in progress. I'm still de-cluttering, organizing, and decorating. Hopefully I will have some pictures of my progress to put up sometime in the not-so-distant future. I'm aiming for sometime within the next year.
It also makes me happy to put up a blog of things that make me happy!
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