Small but weirdly pleasing things.

[Mysterian]

We all love popping the lid on a jar of coffee, hot chocolate or similar thing. And everybody enjoyed the feeling of running a nail down the silvery finger crevice of a Kit Kat. What other things are there that bring small strange joy?

I love driving down a motorway or duel carriageway and having my side of the road go off on it's own away from the other half. "See you later Southbound losers!". It feels slightly adventurous.

When the use by date on your milk is your birthday

😁 I normally turn a bit sideways just before impact

Oh yes I have always felt that about those motorway signs too

I've just put on a very hot wash with white vinegar and baking soda with an empty machine to clean it and feel oddly pleased with myself

The way my puppy looks at me first thing in the morning.
The silence that heavy snowfall brings.
A big mug of tea after a winter walk.
The first page of a new book.
Hearing a raven cronk.

Ooh yes! Just cats purring in general makes me very happy.

Pouring the last bit of the Fairy liquid into a new bottle.

Not the prettiest of visions but squeezing a spot or blackhead and it just pops without any effort!

Oh please share the brand names. I am always on the look out for that elusive pen.

Yes, or when they tuck their noses into your ear while they are purring to give that deep, full body vibration, as if they want you to feel the same ecstasy from purring that they do.

When the recipe calls for 50g of butter or 100g of cheese and you cut it and get the weight exactly right. I want to do a lap of honour around the kitchen when that happens.

Me 😁

Second this. Except I swap your dog for my cat 😃 bliss just sitting in the conservatory all cosy and warm when the rain is pouring down.

Getting in the front door on a cold ,rainy day and being handed a warm towel.

Very weird one but I love when I watch the beginning of the washing cycle. There is just something oddly satisfying seeing the clothes tumbling around all soapy and bubbly. I don't stand and watch the whole cycle honest! 😅

Friday & Sat nights, dh not at work the next day, no nursery, just us as family all together. I love that feeling.

Using a fresh bar of soap in the shower.

Getting fresh pjs ready for my dcs after their bath.

Hoovering crumbs off the floor

Lightning a candle

Putting fresh sheets on the bed

The smell of my face cloth after I’ve washed my face. It’s a lovely clean warm soapy well.

Opening the curtains to see bright morning sun beaming through the windows

1st sip of fresh coffee in the morning

Sitting in the garden - dh pottering around with the plants, kids playing in the sandpit. I just close my eyes and feel so content & grateful.

Having a cup of tea with my mum & dad. I just love the simplicity of sitting in their kitchen & chatting.

Getting twinkly lights when you let someone pull out (especially a bus).

Oh yes love that spoon dive into an unopened coffee or Nutella jar!
I also have this really snuggly plush duvet set I use in winter. Every single night I get under it and say to myself 'like sleeping in a cloud'.

I like looking at my washing on the line outside.

I love doing that! 😂

The sensation is excellent.

Especially when they put their little cheek on your shoulder.

I like the sudsy-pudsy bit, too.

Zebra gel pens 👍

When you put food out for hedgehogs and they take it in turns to come in to the garden to eat.

My little things:

1. Fresh lychees - my fave and they are in season right now. Bonus points if the entire punnet has not one sour fruit
2. freshly laundered sheets on the bed (that you didn’t have to change)
3. Sunday mornings in bed with a pot of coffee, the newspapers and the sound of the woodpeckers outside.
4. The sound of the owls calling just as you are dozing off at night time.
5. When a new season of a fave tv show drops and you have time to watch it