What Makes Me Happy?

I’m 23, and at this age I’ve found out that it can be hard to make yourself happy at times especially when you can be super hard on yourself like I am. It’s like your early twenties is this time in your life when you are experiencing new things and you don’t quite necessarily know how to handle it. Being an adult comes with so much hardships and responsibility, and I can’t rely on friends and family to guide me through how to get over each struggle. I guess what I’m trying to say is how can we as individuals make our self happy? How do we not depend on others to fulfill our well-being?

So I’m not saying we should distance ourselves from friends and family, but rather focus on how we can be happy on our own without having that dependency on a relationship to satisfy that feeling. However, the question “are you happy?” is so broad because happiness is different for everyone but I have compiled a list of what makes me happy. This list is totally based on what makes me happy during my personal free time. Who knows, maybe my list might be what someone is looking for.

1. Blogging

2. Listening to music. I know. So original, right? *sarcasm*

3. Writing poetry.

4. Cuddling with my dog. So yeah, my dog is family but he literally never leaves my side so of course he’s on my list!

5. Drinking a glass of wine. Maybe a bottle. Depends on the mood I’m in.

6. Playing Sims 4. Especially with the mods!

7. Buying journals and agendas. I get it, it sounds weird but I have this obsession of writing things down because it feels like I have my life together in a way.

8. Taking naps.

9. Baking. I make the best banana bread ever. So good!

10. Essential oils. My mom got me hooked on them, but hey it helps.

11. Mexican food. I don’t care what you say about Mexican food, I love it!

12. Exercising, It’s hard for me to find the motivation to actually go to the gym, but man do I feel good about myself when I leave there.

13. Some good reality TV. It’s so fascinating to me, just watching people’s drama. I know it sounds harsh but it’s just so interesting.

14. Doing a face mask.

15. Shaving. Nothing like a nice pair of smooth, hairless legs.

16. Tanning by the pool. I literally haven’t sun-bathed by the pool in a good year but when I do go it makes me feel great!

17. Reading. I also have a hard time motivating myself to read but I love the satisfaction I get when finishing a good book.

18. Watching funny Youtube videos.

19. Plucking my eyebrows. Clean, plucked eyebrows makes me feel good about myself.

20. Taking my contacts out after a long day. Yeah this one is weird, but it’s just satisfying peeling plastic that’s been on my eyes for over 8 hours.

21. Rain. Not too much thunder or lightening, just some dark clouds and a few hours of constant downpour.

So this list may be short, but if you really think about what makes you happy aside from friends and family and money oriented things, it’s actually so hard. Maybe that’s just me who feels that way. But now I challenge you, whoever may be reading this, to sit down and think what makes you happy.