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Weird things that make you feel good.

101 replies

Chickencuddle · 11/02/2026 23:16

I was thinking today about how much i love drinking cold water straight from the tap. No glass. Either cup hands and drink from them or put my mouth down to catch the water. Love it.
What are some weird things you love

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Chickencuddle · 12/02/2026 00:00

Maybe its just me 🤣

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Mama2many73 · 12/02/2026 00:04

After I clean my teeth (only on a night though?!) I love to use my hand to scoop and drink the freezing cold tap water.
If I have a cheese scone I cut it in half (you know like a normal person) but then i butter the top of each part, not the 2 middles.

comeondover · 12/02/2026 00:07

Fallen leaves, especially when there's a thick layer of them and they're recent so still intact. Something about the quantity of them, all different but similar in both shape and colour... the richness of the colours... delightful 😊

worstnotholiday · 12/02/2026 00:24

Op drinking cold water mouth to tap is a primal joy imo. The removal of bra at the end of the day is a similar relief. Scratching the sock lines after removing socks that you didn’t know were slightly too tight. Catching something first go. Even better- hitting the bin when throwing from a distance and being the only one there to witness your sportsmanship.

whatawalley · 12/02/2026 00:25

The feeling you get when you cut your toenails that had been left to grow way too long.

SettingSunStillness · 12/02/2026 00:30

Cleaning your ears.

PumpkinsAndCoconuts · 12/02/2026 06:23

Nooo. I love that as well, OP! It’s just so refreshing.

also:

I occasionally enjoy drinking incredibly carbonated water (I add too much carbonation on purpose). It zings on the tongue, feels brilliant and quenches thirst so much better than flat water.

Walking through fallen leaves.

I used to occasionally nap on a pile of fresh laundry as a teenager 😅

Tilting my face upwards to catch the first real snowfall of the year…

Enjoying a car’s seat heater when you don’t have to drive yourself and it’s cold and dark. I like to turn it up full blast. it’s just so cosy and warm😂

TheMasterplan23 · 12/02/2026 06:29

Getting in to bed when the sheets are fresh on and you’ve just showered and shaved your legs.
I lay there for a good 10 mins just embracing the freshness and smoothness 😁

I always go up before DH on those days….so he doesn’t ruin the moment!

GenechandlerHeyMrBigshotNsoul · 12/02/2026 06:46

The last page of a good book.

DecafSoyaLatteExtraShotPlease · 12/02/2026 06:52

I like the feeling of when the water that has been sloshing around in your ear all day after swimming randomly trickles out

Peclet · 12/02/2026 06:56

Peeling the paper off a brand new tub or lurpack.

sitting down on a freshly plumped up sofa and sinking down.

rubbing my tubing mascara off with my fingers. Very very satisfying.

hugging freshly laundered clothes out of told the tumble dryer

Farkinhell · 12/02/2026 06:57

When you're bunged up with a cold and you get the bit of phlegm out that's been haunting you all day (especially if it's green!)

Pulling a head hair out from between your bum crack.

Pulling the lid off a yoghurt and the bubble/film of yoghurt across the top of the pot is there and you can pop it. Glorious.

OneOliveScroller · 12/02/2026 07:03

Wearing a new pair of socks for the first time
Plucking my recurring chin hair with my fingernails and no mirror because I know EXACTLY where the fucker is
Reaching inbox zero
The perfect bath temperature where it almost hurts but crucially doesn’t

Pricelessadvice · 12/02/2026 07:14

SettingSunStillness · 12/02/2026 00:30

Cleaning your ears.

I love a good eargasm 😂

ToriMounj · 12/02/2026 07:16

Driving through a deep puddle on side of road and it goes whooooooosh against the side of the car

RinielUrban · 12/02/2026 07:18

Cleaning my ears with a cotton bud, it’s almost sexual 🫣🤪

PollyBell · 12/02/2026 07:18

Getting my hair washed at hairdresser's

Chickencuddle · 12/02/2026 07:19

GenechandlerHeyMrBigshotNsoul · 12/02/2026 06:46

The last page of a good book.

Ahh this is so bittersweet

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Cel77 · 12/02/2026 07:20

I discovered that I love "racing" my pocket rocket of a cockapoo when we are on a big field. It's exhilarating and makes me feel like a child. I'm 48.

Speckly · 12/02/2026 07:20

GenechandlerHeyMrBigshotNsoul · 12/02/2026 06:46

The last page of a good book.

Nooooo! I finished a really good book last week and actually felt physically sad for a good hour or two, that there was no more left to read - ‘Circle of Days’ by Ken Follett if anyone is interested.

Definitely agree with fresh clean sheets though!😍 If I won the lottery, I think I’d have someone change my sheets every day!

*Throwing out that one liner that EVERYONE laughs at!

*Eating fresh produce that I grew myself and the joy of sharing it with family and friends.

*Someone commenting on your perfume/saying you smell nice.

*When you wake up to a really sunny day in the depths of Winter.

Cel77 · 12/02/2026 07:21

ToriMounj · 12/02/2026 07:16

Driving through a deep puddle on side of road and it goes whooooooosh against the side of the car

Oh, I love that too. I'm usually the only car going right in when everyone swerves around...

Queenage · 12/02/2026 07:24

Taking the wrapping off a new pack of post it notes and smelling them - smells of Christmas

Idstillratherbepaddleboarding · 12/02/2026 07:31

Stomping on fresh mole hills when walking the dog on the fields.

PuppyMonkey · 12/02/2026 07:35

DP introduced me to quite a good one - the smell of a new hand drill.

Grin
Nicecatneighbour · 12/02/2026 07:45

Opening a new bag of ground coffee and taking a big sniff.