The Outline of Branches

May 3's 10 Things to Be Happy About

1. Soaking a Bath - I love doing this after being stressed out and trying to relax. My parents have a massage tub that I absolutely love because it makes it so easy to relax when it's massaging your back.

2. Practicing a Mantra - If you want to change something about yourself this is always a good thing to practice. It's also good to make you feel better about yourself.

3. A Tater Tots Casserole - Tater tots on their own are delicious. We cook them on a cooking stone and usually eat them with hamburgers and hot dogs because they go well together. They have them every once in a while in the cafe as well which is always fun and dipping them in lots of ketchup.

4. Tending to Details - If you don't tend to the details, plans can go through and then stuff isn't as fun. The finer the details the better things will run.

5. The Outlines of Branches - These are really cool once the leaves have fallen off of the trees and they make really good artistic photos as silhouettes when the sun is slowly declining down the horizon. I love when there is snow on the branches too. It gives the trees an amazing new look when they are leaveless. It makes it look fresh.

6. The Drone of a Plane Passing Overhead - Considering I do not live in a place where lots of planes go over us, I like going home and hearing them go over our house on a more consistent basis. It just makes me feel more at home.

7. Duke Ellington - He is apparently a jazz legend and I guess I like jazz depending on my mood so this could make me happy or it could annoy me. I love soft jazz in the background when I am doing my work though.

8. Quick Stress Relief - Does this even exist? Actually according to my roommate the first thing to do to destress yourself during exam week is run outside in the rain and go puddle stomping because it's totally worth it. I did it the other day when it was pouring rain because the campus was flooding and there were just so many puddles and it totally helped me to relax.

9. Getting a Reprieve - Who doesn't want one of these. They are really helpful when you are stressed as well.

10. Colored Markers - To make the world a more colorful place!