Every year as we approach the end of December and the beginning of January, people tweet and write articles on and write Facebook posts to say that the ending year has really not been their year. People sometimes have bad years but not everybody has a bad year every single year. Instead of looking back on the year with pessimism and bitterness, let's look back at all the great things that happened this year and remember that it's the little things that count.

1. That shopping spree where you got great deals on everything.

2. When you got a better grade than expected on that huge research paper.

3. Every single time you laughed.

4. When spring came and made the world outside warm again.

5. When your brother actually responded to your snap chats.

6. Because you and your besties had tons of fun together.

7. That time that cute guy/girl actually smiled at you and your face looks like this:

8. Every single notification you got from your group messages. Because even though group texts are annoying, we can all be thankful to have friends like those.

9. When your mom randomly bought you coffee and some of your groceries and dropped them off at your dorm.

10. Because 2016 was full of great memories.