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200 Things To Love About Life

Every day may not be great, but there is something great in every day.

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200 Things To Love About Life
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Wow there is a lot going on in this world. Maybe it is the upcoming presidential election, climate change, the effect of Hurricane Matthew, ongoing violence, the economy, the continuance of discrimination, racism and sexism, “rape culture”, the rise in poverty, scary clowns or even midterms: there is always something to worry about. In this year, 2016, sometimes it’s hard to remember what to be happy for or why you should love life.

Personally, I love those articles that list many different reasons to be happy, so I thought I would create my own: a list that not only mentions the general things to be happy about, but also those specific to students at GW and to college students. So here are 200 things that I remind myself or experience or think about on a daily basis. These are only a few of the things that make me happy, brighten my day and help me smile. Maybe we share some of the same things. What makes you happy?

It’s the little things in life that counts.

General Happy Things:

  1. You exist in this world
  2. Family
  3. Your puppy
  4. Your partner
  5. Your roommate
  6. Your best friends
  7. Candles
  8. A lazy night in with Netflix and Food
  9. Animals. The cute, the cuddly and even the scary.
  10. Compliments
  11. Meeting new people
  12. Listening to people sing
  13. Laughing so much you cryHaving fun with friends
  14. Airports
  15. Having nothing to do
  16. Carving Pumpkins
  17. Fresh fruit
  18. Picking fruit
  19. Pumpkin Patches
  20. Making Halloween Plans
  21. Scary movies
  22. Marvels; especially Captain America and the Hulk
  23. Movie Marathons
  24. Holidays
  25. Vacations
  26. Traveling to exotic places
  27. Traveling in general
  28. Road Trips
  29. 3 day weekends
  30. Nice warm showers
  31. Free Food
  32. Free things
  33. Freedom
  34. Legalization of same-sex marriage
  35. Foodgasms
  36. Food Porn
  37. EATING.
  38. Having a kickass snapchat story
  39. The smell of pancakes in the morning
  40. Funny memes
  41. Playgrounds
  42. Accidently running into someone you love
  43. When someone showcases confidence
  44. Buying new clothes
  45. The smell of a new car
  46. Service
  47. Helping others
  48. Seeing other people smile and laugh.
  49. When it is bright and sunny outside
  50. Those body confident/happiness posts that people post on Instagram and Facebook
  51. Making a notebookof compliments for a special person in your life
  52. Planets & the Universe
  53. Being extra on a friend’s birthday
  54. Scavenger hunts
  55. Rewatching your favorite childhood TV show
  56. Babies. Cute babies.
  57. Building a giant fort
  58. Baking sweets
  59. Hot coffee or tea in the morning
  60. When restratunts have a vegan menu
  61. Hitting a piñata
  62. Rollercoasters
  63. Popping bubble wrap
  64. The view from rooftops
  65. When your favorite song comes on the radio
  66. When a really old song comes on the radio and you have a JAM session
  67. Driving around and blasting music on the highway
  68. BIG HUGS
  69. When someone tells you they love you
  70. Scaring someone
  71. Pranks
  72. Christmas sweaters
  73. Simplicity
  74. Unexpectedly getting upgraded to first class on the plane
  75. A clean room
  76. The smell of Clorox
  77. Getting a hand-written note in the mail
  78. Nature// Trees, Earth, Lakes
  79. Facetiming your friend who lives miles away
  80. Going to the beach with friends
  81. Getting likes on a groupme message
  82. Adrenaline rush after a nice workout/run
  83. Happiness after meeting with friends
  84. Watching a good Broadway show
  85. Knowing all the lyrics to Hamilton songs
  86. Being in a play and bonding with your castPerforming in front of people
  87. Complaining about having to do school and theater practice even though you enjoy it
  88. Throwing surprise parties
  89. Nerdy Puns
  90. Having a friend you can snapchat a million times in a row and knowing they will still like you the next day
  91. Crying because you saw something nice
  92. Losing your filter and saying the first thing that pops in your mind
  93. Science
  94. Sharing clothes with friends
  95. Thrift stores
  96. Finding money in your clothes
  97. Favorite pair of pants (we all have one)
  98. Feeling like you look good
  99. Not having to wait in line
  100. Making lists
  101. Crossing things off the list
  102. Being artistic
  103. Jumping in a pile of leaves
  104. Fall food/ fall events/ fall in general
  105. Birthdays
  106. Fireworks
  107. Reading
  108. Knitting
  109. A comfortable silence
  110. Showing how grateful you are for something
  111. Thanksgiving & Black Friday
  112. The Winter Holiday/New Year season
  113. SNOWWWFALLLL
  114. Taking pictures
  115. The smell of popcorn
  116. Fitting into jeans from a few years ago
  117. Sustainability
  118. Coming up with genius comebacks

GW Happy Things:

  1. The National Mall
  2. Watching the sunrise (at the monuments)
  3. All of the Free Museums
  4. The distance from GW to the White House
  5. Captain Cookie
  6. Crepeaway Dance Parties
  7. Midnight walks to the monuments
  8. Taking a picture with your home state at the World War II Memorial
  9. President’s Car
  10. Runs through downtown
  11. Smoothies at the HellWell gym
  12. Our neighbor: Obama
  13. Activism
  14. Cherry Blossoms
  15. Student Run organizationsGW Theater
  16. When there is no line at Gelbucks
  17. Not having to wait for the vex
  18. CVS is open 24 hours
  19. The smell of captain cookie at anytime of the day
  20. The pronunciation of "Appalachian"
  21. Gelman is open 24 hours
  22. Elliot school rooftop
  23. Freshmen 15 isn’t a thing because you walk everywhere
  24. People- watching
  25. Whole foods
  26. FOOD TRUCKS
  27. George Washington: Our Hero
  28. Getting a library card for the Library of Congress
  29. The Beautiful Vern
  30. Taking the Metro
  31. #1 Politically Active Campus
  32. Nightlife

Happy College Things:Being close to your floor mates

  1. Getting an A
  2. Every night is basically a big sleepover
  3. Meeting new people
  4. Saturday Nights
  5. Intoxicated nights where you can talk to everyone
  6. When Class is canceled
  7. When the professor doesn’t show up to class
  8. When a due date gets postponed
  9. Understanding what your math teacher is talking about
  10. Nights where you can sleep without an alarm
  11. Dorm shopping
  12. Finding people who are basically your parents
  13. Baking for others
  14. Ramen
  15. Realizing a B in a college class is actually good
  16. Having your four years already planned out within the 2nd week
  17. Realizing eating time is never over
  18. Syllabus week
  19. Only having to take the same class for one semester
  20. NOT BEING IN IBDP (or AP) anymore
  21. Independence
  22. Lazy Saturday/Sundays
  23. When hanging out is doing laundry together

Home Happy Things:Mom’s home cooked food

  1. Looking at old pictures
  2. Smell of your house
  3. Big hugs
  4. Cuddling with your dog (or cat)
  5. Reading a good book in bed
  6. Being home alone
  7. Reuniting with family
  8. Reuniting with your high school friends
  9. Visiting Home
  10. Family vacations
  11. Visiting your old school
  12. A comforting hug from your mom
  13. Sleeping in your own bed
  14. Sitting in bed to watch Netflix while eating food
  15. Spending time alone
  16. Drinking tap water at home
  17. Reuniting with your puppy
  18. Playing with your younger sibling
  19. Listening to your sister sing
  20. Driving your car
  21. Going back to favorite restaurants


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