Whether your boyfriend dumped you or you spilled ketchup on your favorite shirt, these are the things that make life great even when it freaking sucks.
- The smell right after it rains.
- Pizza when you’re drunk.
- Pizza when you’re sober.
- Finding a $20 dollar bill in your pocket.
- Turning the shower water to ice cold after a steaming hot shower and standing there for a split second before you get out.
- Warm sheets right out of the dryer.
- That moment when you're just starting to wake up and you can't quite yet distinguish between your dreams and reality.
- When your favorite song comes on at a party and you embarrassingly dance to it with your best friends.
- The first warm day of the year after a Midwest winter.
- Naps.
- Your favorite band -- the mere existence of them, your favorite song, seeing them live, and all the crap they’ve gotten through.
- The beach -- the sound of waves against the shore, the smell of salt, and the feel of the sun on your bare skin.
- Christmas cookies.
- The first snow.
- When two characters from your favorite TV show finally get together and it feels like all is right in the world.
- Laughter -- the kind where you laugh so hard that you can’t breathe and your stomach feels like it's being ripped in half.
- Hot chocolate with marshmallows and whipped cream.
- Getting an A on something you worked your ass off for.
- Falling asleep to the sound of rain.
- Waking up to the sound of rain.
- Being alone in your own house.
- Driving with the windows down on the highway.
- Root beer floats.
- When the leaves start to change colors.
- Breakfast. Scrambled eggs, biscuits and gravy, bacon, sausage, pancakes, French toast -- honestly, God bless whoever invented the breakfast menu.
- Not setting an alarm.
- Seeing a hot-air balloon.
- Road trips.
- Getting an extra chicken nugget in your 8-piece from Chick-fil-A.
- The smell of freshly-cut grass.
- Having a full tank of gas.
- Fifty cent Sonic corn dogs.
- Watching old movies from your childhood.
- Roller coasters.
- Getting mail.
- Drawing on frosty car windows.
- Being wine drunk.
- Making it to McDonald's just in time for breakfast.
- Roasting marshmallows.
- Puppies.
- Kittens.
- Pretty much all baby animals.
- Seeing old couples holding hands.
- Flirting (only when they flirt back).
- Finishing a good book.
- The smell of books.
- When your favorite movie is on ABC Family.
- Harry Potter marathons.
- Dipping warm cookies in milk.
- Finally getting over that person.
- Winning, whether it’s beer pong or the lottery.
- Hotdogs and lemonade at a baseball game.
- Fuzzy socks and fuzzy blankets; anything fuzzy.
- Bubble baths.
- Buying new music.
- People watching.
- First kisses.
- Kissing.
- Coffee. Good coffee.
- Seeing your best friend for the first time in months.
- Your best friend in general.
- The feeling of success.
- Having a good hair day.
- Home-cooked meals.
- Making someone laugh.
- The sounds of a city at night.
- Traveling to a new place.
- Looking through old photos and reminiscing on the good times.
- Remembering the bad times and realizing you’ve survived them.
- The uncertainty of life and knowing it can go in any direction you choose.
These things make getting dumped or spilling ketchup okay, because a world with bubble baths and roller coasters and 50 cent corn dogs can't ever be that bad. It's still a great life. Remember that.