# Little Things That Brighten Your Day **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 24, 2014, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-that-brighten-your-day/686851 "2014-04-24T08:39:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![delsina363](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@delsina363](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/delsina363)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2014, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-that-brighten-your-day/686851/41 "2014-04-29T14:24:21Z")
My 13 year old brought home her art project for me, she was going to save it for Mothers Day, but was too excited. It was a decollage vase, it was orange and red, and had pictures of weiner dogs on it. Sounds weird, but it is really, really cool. šŸ™‚ This past Saturday I went to a surprise 30th Wedding Anniversary party. The couple were so surprised. When they got up to dance to their wedding song ā€œJust You and Iā€ I almost cried. I honestly could not watch much, because I HATE crying in public. I wish someday to share a love that lasts that long. ā˜¹ ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2014, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-that-brighten-your-day/686851/42 "2014-04-30T01:09:34Z")
> [@Rocketeer](#): > > The other evening I stepped out on my deck and heard the frogs singing. Thousands of tiny voices, all saying, ā€œIā€™m here! Iā€™m here! I exist!ā€ Lovely. Ooooooh, this. My Dearly Belovedā„¢ and I were in Central Mass a few weeks ago, driving down a country road at dusk. The Peepers were peeping !! We heard them and pulled over near a pond that was off in the tall weeds a bit. Just sat. And listened. And enjoyed. Yeah, that is a lovely sound. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2014, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-that-brighten-your-day/686851/43 "2014-04-30T01:52:25Z")
Watching my 20lb cat playfully chase my 100lb dog around the house. ---
**Author:** ![Grrlbrarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrlbrarian/32/4048_2.png) [@Grrlbrarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrlbrarian)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2014, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-that-brighten-your-day/686851/44 "2014-05-01T20:40:59Z")
Public libraries. To me theyā€™ve always smacked of Aladdinā€™s cave: all those dizzying riches for the gathering and enjoyment. It boggles my mind that even in my small town, there are literally THOUSANDS OF THINGS that I could check out and read / view / listen to. I can happily carry them away to my anthill, keep them for a while, then exchange them for OTHER WONDERFUL THINGS later. And the price is right, just a tiny fraction compared to how much I enjoy. And if I canā€™t find anything to suit me right that minute, I can order up nearly anything I like from another library and get it without additional cost. Truly one of my happiest places on earth and good to lift my mood almost anytime. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2014, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-that-brighten-your-day/686851/45 "2014-05-01T22:22:08Z")
We have a tiny sliver of woods behind our house, in which we have lived for 15 years. Weā€™ve been seeing a lot more wildlife in the backyard as development has eaten up habitat. The other morning, I was heading to my car and heard a wood thrush. I know thrushes prefer deep woods, so Iā€™m sorry if our little woods were the best he could come up with. But Iā€™d never heard a thrush in those woods before, and it is such a beautiful, ethereal sound. It made me so happy I almost cried. ---
**Author:** ![Nikki\_Tikki\_Tavi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3da27b/32.png) [@Nikki\_Tikki\_Tavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nikki_Tikki_Tavi)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2014, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-that-brighten-your-day/686851/46 "2014-05-02T00:50:26Z")
I had dinner with my mom tonight, which isnā€™t terribly rare except that I left my phone in my purse and didnā€™t check the time once. We had a few drinks, lingered over our food, and laughed so hard that everyone stared at us. I love making my mom laugh, she has a wonderful, squinched up face, shoulders shaking laugh and she balls her fist up in front of her mouth when she really gets giggling. Easily the best day all week and much needed relief. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2014, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-that-brighten-your-day/686851/47 "2014-05-02T15:08:38Z")
A few months ago I met a guy with the last name ā€œFordā€. Feeling whimsical, I asked if he was related to that coward Robert Ford. He gave me an extreme :dubious: and I dropped it. Today I happened to see him again, and he thanked me. He had never heard of Robert Ford. He researched the name, then watched the movie. He even looked into the genealogy of his family (no relationship detected). ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2014, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-that-brighten-your-day/686851/48 "2014-05-02T15:48:22Z")
I got to turn my calendar page yesterday, a tiny thrill, and the May kitty picture is extremely smile-inducing. I drove my son to the bus stop this morning and asked him to put the satellite radio on a certain station. When he did, it was playing a song that we both love and we both cried ā€œOOO!ā€ at the same time. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Rocketeer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocketeer/32/4437_2.png) [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2014, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-that-brighten-your-day/686851/49 "2014-05-02T17:06:38Z")
> [@jtur88](#): > > Listen carefully to their sound. Record it, if necessary, for future reference. In another month or so, the chorus will be a completely different species, singing something elseā€¦ I hadnā€™t thought of this, but it makes perfect sense. Itā€™s a bit late this year, but next year Iā€™ll pay more attention. ---
**Author:** ![TheFaerie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c57346/32.png) [@TheFaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheFaerie)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2014, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-that-brighten-your-day/686851/50 "2014-05-02T17:10:58Z")
Snuggling with my husband this morning after the alarm clock went off I heard him sniffing my neck. Giggling, I asked him if he was sniffing me. ā€œYep, you smell good.ā€ It was sweet. ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2014, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-that-brighten-your-day/686851/51 "2014-05-02T17:12:53Z")
Having a silly conversation with an imaginative child usually does it. Today, however, I am over the moon to see sunshine. Itā€™s been a week. ---
**Author:** ![Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tastes_of_chocolate/32/3232_2.png) [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2014, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-that-brighten-your-day/686851/52 "2014-05-03T08:16:17Z")
In my cubicle at work, I have a picture of my SO blowing bubbles with my then 3 yr old godson. The grass and trees are bright green, the sun is shining, the bubbles are floating and they are both grinning from ear to ear. I love that picture. ---
**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2014, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-that-brighten-your-day/686851/53 "2014-05-03T09:03:40Z")
Got back into the darkroom for the first time in years, only screwed up developing one photo, and got some good prints, all the old fashioned way. ---
**Author:** ![SurrenderDorothy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/surrenderdorothy/32/1221_2.png) [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2014, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-that-brighten-your-day/686851/54 "2014-05-03T14:01:57Z")
Someone posted [this](http://i3.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/745/815/998.jpg) picture on Thursday and it cracked me up. ---
**Author:** ![Inter\_Alia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@Inter\_Alia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inter_Alia)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2014, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-that-brighten-your-day/686851/55 "2014-05-03T23:33:29Z")
Right now itā€™s the scent of magnolia blossoms permeating the air around my house. ---
**Author:** ![gracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8e7dd6/32.png) [@gracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gracer)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2014, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-that-brighten-your-day/686851/56 "2014-05-03T23:56:51Z")
The wisteria in the pear tree. Itā€™s so pretty and it justā€¦ happened. And another thing: goldfinches the other day taking my cotton lavender for their nest. It was just so sweet, the way they were handing it to each other. And they are so pretty and colourful. And it makes me happy to know that my cotton lavender will help keep the parasites out of their nest. How amazing that little birds know that. Take my cotton lavender little birds! I have plenty! ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2014, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-that-brighten-your-day/686851/57 "2014-05-04T00:16:46Z")
The idea that I am one day closer to death. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-that-brighten-your-day/686851.md?page=2)