Advice.

This is a small collection of little things that make me happy.

Red fingernails.
Counting down the days until monumental events (72 days til I see Fall Out Boy live)
Broccoli and Cheddar soup from Panera
Organizing my closet
Jelly beans
When things cost $7.47
Listening to show tunes in the car
Watching Jennifer Aniston movies
Wearing bows in my hair
Arriving on time
Setting small reachable goals while working out and achieving them
Going to Asheville with no plans and just hanging out
Hiking
Being in front of large (Ill settle for any size really) crowds of people
Scavenger hunts
Zoos
Bonfires
Big Brother
Shopping
Executing my daily skin care routine
Holidays
Decorating

I could seriously go on and on. These things are important. They give me a reason to smile even when things aren't going all that well in the grand scheme of life. I believe it is extremely unhealthy and ultimately unsatisfying to look to another person for happiness. I never ever ever ever want to have the burden of being responsible for someone's entire happiness. That's intense. That's unrealistic.

If I were in any type of position where I was supposed to give kids younger than myself any advice I would tell them this: Make sure you have a list. You don't have to write it down, but take joy from the little things in your life. That way when someone bad happens those little things can remind you of what being happy feels like, and you'll be glad.