# Little Simple Things That Make You Feel Awesome **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 7, 2016, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-simple-things-that-make-you-feel-awesome/754137 "2016-05-07T03:13:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![amaguri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2016, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-simple-things-that-make-you-feel-awesome/754137/41 "2016-05-09T16:16:45Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > The other part of that joy is that my husband just accepts my weird. I texted him the link and was like, ‘‘I bought this. It’s going on our wall. Non-negotiable.’’ > > And he was just like, ‘‘Yep, that’s weird all right. You’re a squid.’’ > > He’s taken to calling me Octopus Contessa ever since. For some reason I find your husband’s response incredibly charming 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2016, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-simple-things-that-make-you-feel-awesome/754137/42 "2016-05-09T17:46:50Z")
Halfway through a beer, flipping meat on a hot, smoky grill. The beer buzz, the compelling aroma from the grill, the shade at the end of a productive day, the greenery all around, the sense of accomplishment at preparing really good food, and the anticipation of eating it in the near future. ---
**Author:** ![Soylent\_Juicy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2016, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-simple-things-that-make-you-feel-awesome/754137/43 "2016-05-09T20:29:12Z")
When my dog walks beside me on a slack leash. She’s a hound so you can imagine the pulling normally. When the pee 'n vinegar is all out and we’re just walking together all is right in the world. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2016, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-simple-things-that-make-you-feel-awesome/754137/44 "2016-05-09T20:42:53Z")
1. When my 1 year old grandson reaches both arms out to me 2. Taking the T-tops off my old sports car, rolling down the windows, putting on my shades and driving down the road ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2016, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-simple-things-that-make-you-feel-awesome/754137/45 "2016-05-09T21:22:41Z")
> [@beowulff](#): > > For many years, hummingbirds have built a nest in the same spot - the light in our entryway. Sometime it will get destroyed, and then there will be no nest for a year or so, but they always come back. I went out the other day, and I noticed that it was being rebuilt. That always makes my day! > > (As an aside - I wonder if these are the babies coming back to where they were born, since Hummers don’t live more that a handful of years. That would be really amazing.) I went out today and used my iPhone to look in the nest, and there were two eggs! That made my day! Hummingbird babys soon!!! ---
**Author:** ![brujaja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2016, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-simple-things-that-make-you-feel-awesome/754137/46 "2016-05-09T21:57:26Z")
Wow, I am blown away! What wonderful answers! **xizor:** Can’t top that one. **Snooooopy:** The courtesy wave! I never learned to drive, so I ride a bike mostly. I always do the wave because I’m grateful when people let me go. (many people don’t) \*\* Rachellelogram:\*\* Do you live in the Bay Area? Because it’s been exactly the same way here. Sort of a drag, for May. **Spice Weasel:** Because that is a painting of awesome. Ha ha, when I was in the hospital having my son, my mom called to say she was on her way, and asked me what kind of stuffed animal to bring the baby. I said, “An octopus.” Poor lady, she finally had to bring an octopus squeaky toy cos that’s all she could find. **Machine Elf:** That is indeed a potent good feeling. Except I kinda suck at barbecuing myself. **Nava:** It’s nice to be fully three-dimensional to people you care about. I believe a similar process is happening with my own brothers. **beowulff:** I love hummingbirds too. Have you ever noticed that little song they sing, usually midmorning and late afternoon? **MissTake:** It feels really good knowing you can fix stuff yourself. I remember the first time I took the back off a toilet tank that wouldn’t stop running, and saw the parts involved, and realized how to fix it. Must have been in my early 20s. Seems like such a simple thing, but I didn’t know. Ha ha, once you do the first thing, it makes the next things easier, right? And yes, I agree, creatures and little ones are an endless source of joy. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2016, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-simple-things-that-make-you-feel-awesome/754137/47 "2016-05-09T22:09:36Z")
Taking pictures. Finding these random snapshots in life, a dandelion here, an abandoned building there, are the coolest things in the world to me. Just little nuggets of happiness waiting for me to document their existence. ---
**Author:** ![Why\_Child](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b782af/32.png) [@Why\_Child](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Why_Child)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2016, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-simple-things-that-make-you-feel-awesome/754137/48 "2016-05-09T22:16:34Z")
🙂 I actually don’t care where it comes from, (better if it’s someone or something I love,) but the first _ **really** _ good laugh of the day is a great feeling! > [@spamforbrains](#): > > probably trying to decide if you’re ready to eat yet. Oh, I know it! It always makes me give out a healthy shout. Not because I’m startled or anything…just to let him know I’m healthy. :rolleyes: > [@Machine\_Elf](#): > > Halfway through a beer, flipping meat on a hot, smoky grill. The beer buzz, the compelling aroma from the grill, the shade at the end of a productive day, the greenery all around, the sense of accomplishment at preparing really good food, and the anticipation of eating it in the near future. That would be awesome! First time I used the grill, I had the beer buzz…I just never knew that pork chops could catch FIRE!!! Yep, 8 inch flames, billowing black smoke, the works. :smack: (Thankfully, we got rid of the propane grill. I can handle charcoal, but always with a little fear…) ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2016, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-simple-things-that-make-you-feel-awesome/754137/49 "2016-05-10T14:19:24Z")
While walking my dogs along the trail to my house, I occasionally see rabbits. A rabbit sighting makes me giddy, for some reason. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2016, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-simple-things-that-make-you-feel-awesome/754137/50 "2016-05-10T16:59:43Z")
My girl friend came from Japan as a child, and hasn’t been back in these 50 years. This spring, she game me a lock of her hair to travel with, and I left it next to a path in a forest in Japan. She was so pleased that a part of her has gone back home. Then yesterday, reflecting on Mother’s Day, she cried and held my hand and told me how much it meant to her that in her hair, a piece of her Japanese mother had gone back home, too. ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2016, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-simple-things-that-make-you-feel-awesome/754137/51 "2016-05-10T17:15:46Z")
> [@Moriarty](#): > > While walking my dogs along the trail to my house, I occasionally see rabbits. A rabbit sighting makes me giddy, for some reason. I like seeing rabbits in my yard. It feels like a compliment: “your yard is a safe and delicious place, and I am happy to be here.” ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2016, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-simple-things-that-make-you-feel-awesome/754137/52 "2016-05-10T18:10:21Z")
When I hear wild parakeets downtown. When I finish half of a toasted bagel with cream cheese and see the 2nd half still to go. When an abandoned property has been overgrown for so long that it starts to look awesome again. Crossing the bridge to Gasparilla Island. It means seeing Osprey in their nests and the color of the water at the Boca Grande Causeway. ---
**Author:** ![TheFaerie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c57346/32.png) [@TheFaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheFaerie)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2016, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-simple-things-that-make-you-feel-awesome/754137/53 "2016-05-10T19:29:04Z")
When my doggie boyfriend comes over, runs into the house and jumps on me to give me hugs and I get to kiss his wiry little face. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2016, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-simple-things-that-make-you-feel-awesome/754137/54 "2016-05-10T23:53:45Z")
> [@TheFaerie](#): > > When my doggie boyfriend comes over, runs into the house and jumps on me to give me hugs and I get to kiss his wiry little face. I want a doggie boyfriend! ---
**Author:** ![Napier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2016, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-simple-things-that-make-you-feel-awesome/754137/55 "2016-05-13T02:38:15Z")
1. You can’t get much littler or simpler than zero. It’s the new balance on my home equity loan, as of tonight. I just got online to check it, and then ambled over here. Money isn’t that important. But there’s something so… oppressive… about the money you owe somebody else. So, yeah, for tonight, that’s awesome! ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2016, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-simple-things-that-make-you-feel-awesome/754137/56 "2016-05-13T03:08:03Z")
> [@brujaja](#): > > My 20-some year old son had to go someplace right after dinner tonight. I could tell he had a date 'cause he was dressed up and looking all handsome. 🙂 > > What small things infuse you with joy these days? On the topic of young sons… My 16 year old son who was feeling like nobody cared for him (Mom and Dad don’t count), and he was ugly and horrible, and a pile of yuk… Went for a walk this afternoon with a lovely young lady who came to our place afterwards and stayed for dinner. He’s very happy (for the moment!) ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2016, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-simple-things-that-make-you-feel-awesome/754137/57 "2016-05-13T03:51:39Z")
> [@faithfool](#): > > I want a doggie boyfriend! I read that wrong… 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-simple-things-that-make-you-feel-awesome/754137.md?page=2)