Your Own Hammock

May 31’s 10 Things to Be Happy About

1. Changing All the Calendars - Who changes calendars in May? Unless you’re just changing the month and you get to see the new picture that is on the top of the next month. I know that with our family calendar, we have all of the family pictures on them so it’s fun to see who showed up doing what on the next month’s page.

2. A Box of Popsicles - I actually bought one of those this weekend when everyone came to hang out at my house. I’m sad that there weren’t more flavors but they were absolutely delicious and I definitely want to eat more! The fact that they change the color of your tongue makes me laugh.

3. Starting Over - I wish that I had that chance many times in my life but I’m pretty happy with the way I’ve turned out. Starting over at a new job will be the next chance that I get to start over and I hope that I can make a good impression on all of my coworkers and bosses in the near future.

4. Ankle-Length Skirts - No thank you! I have never been a big fan of skirts that long because I would probably trip and fall over them as I walked. The only time I wear anything like that is if I was going somewhere formal.

5. Early Beatles’ Music - Beatles’ music in general is absolutely amazing. I love listening to it while I work because I know the words to almost every single song and it makes me happy when I can sing along with different songs. My mom calls me the Broadway Belter.

6. Applause for a Great Orchestra - Applause in general makes me happy because it encourages those who are performing that they are doing a great job. It probably makes them even more happy because they feel that all of their practice has lead up to something amazing.

7. Socializing Games - When I was in Student Council in high school we always played a game at the beginning of each big meeting as an ice breaker so that people could talk to new people. It made it easier for us all to get along as such a big group. I think that in the long run it helped us to meet new people thereby making new friends.

8. Awakening Sleeping Beauty - When I was younger I always thought that it was so magical but now I realize that witches and wizards do not exist and the enchantments that happen in that movie are not real but watching younger kids faces while they watch the magic happen always makes me happy.

9. A Break From the Computer - I’m going to be starting mine when I leave for Alaska and I’m very excited for it because it means that Mom and Granmom won’t have computer access either. When I’m home from school, I don’t really spend that much time on the computer anyway because I’m always busy doing other things. I enjoy going on it every once in a while during the day but I don’t just sit in my room all day playing on it because there are other things going on that I’d rather be doing. Children these days really need to stop spending so much time on the computer or else they aren’t going to be bonding with other students that well.

10. Your Own Hammock - I don’t think that we’ve had our hammock out for a couple of years now but I always enjoy laying in it and reading my book when it’s not too hot outside.