26 Simple Things That Make Me Happy

Ethan Gunderson

This is a living document of simple things that make me happy. Maybe they'll make you happy too.

  1. Sharpening a knife
  2. Cutting something with a really sharp knife
  3. Oiling cutting boards and wooden spoons
  4. Using handmade plates and bowls
  5. Having a drink outside at sunset
  6. When the windows are open and the morning breeze blows in
  7. Making a morning cup of coffee
  8. Watching my sons develop their logic skills
    • If capes are real then so are super heroes.
    • If cows make methane, and methane causes global warming, why eat less meat? We should eat meat until there are no more cows.
  9. Buying ingredients from the bulk section
  10. Co-ops
  11. Staying up late to finish a book
  12. Making an afternoon cup of coffee
  13. Putting a meal together when we have "nothing to eat" in the house
  14. Cooking for others
  15. Wondering around the grocery store
  16. Listening to a vinyl all the way through and it ends right before a meeting starts
  17. Finding a new album that slaps
  18. Pancakes
  19. Espresso tonics
  20. Making an evening cup of coffee
  21. Walking my kids to school
  22. Driving with the windows down
  23. Buying Blu-ray movies from Goodwill
  24. Freshly washed sheets
  25. That smell right before it rains
  26. A good pen