Wednesday, May 4th, 2022
UPDATE: The winner is…Laura!
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I’m generally a very cheerful person. I believe in smiles. I remember reading about a study of depressed people who were told to stand in front of a mirror every day and smile at themselves. And weirdly (or maybe not!) their depression improved. I get that. I smile at myself, too. I tell the kids a smile can be a choice. I love finding reasons to smile.
So, here’s a little list of 10 things that make me smile, listed in no particular order. Finding the emojis to correspond with them was so much fun! See? I’m already smiling.
- ☕ First morning coffee with my dd.
- 🧜🏼♀️ Floating in my pool.
- 🍅 Making a Greek salad with tomatoes, cucumbers, and onions.
- 🤝 Holding the little one’s hand.
- 👩🎨 Painting flowers.
- 🏃♀️ Writing an action scene.
- 🌅 Watching the sun set on the ocean.
- 🌸 Fresh flowers in a vase.
- 🍫 A small square of dark chocolate after dinner.
- 📖 Reading a good book with a kitty on my lap.
You know what’s coming next! 😈
For a chance to win your choice of a download of any of my backlist of books, tell me five things that make you smile!
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Things that make me smile
1. Getting books in the mail
2. Finding a book in paperback I’ve been looking for
3. Authors announcing new books will be published in paperback.
4. My dogs
5. Sunshine.
6. Waking up after a good nights sleep.
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Nice list. I love that the top three involve books. 🙂
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Watching my son race cars.
Watching my grandson race motorcycles.
Reading
Listening to music
Hanging out with my family
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My pets
My nephew
Reading
Seeing the birds visit my yard
My favorite Anime show
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Making someone else smile.
Reading a good book.
Working on my latest craft project.
Giving it away to someone in need.
Hearing from a friend.
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sunset
flowers
sunny weather
buying books
reading books
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Walking with my Grandchildren, holding onto their hands
Hugs, kisses & smiles from my Grandchildren
Sunshine…sitting on my deck to enjoy it
Good cheesecake
Chicken barbecues with family & friends
Reading a new book from any of my favorite authors
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My grandsons
Dragons
Nesting Dolls
Books
Family Time
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Things that make me smile:
1. being with my family
2. hearing from a friend unexpectedly
3. my dog
4. babies (I mean, they are so darn cute)
5. a good joke
6. learning something I’ve been studying
7. teaching someone something
8. beautiful clouds
9. when I read a good book (and I dance a little, too)
10. sharing kindness with others
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In no particular order:
Reading a book.
Listening to a book.
Weekly date with family and friends to see a movie and have dinner.
Crusing
Remembering my fur baby, Buttons (bittersweet smiles)
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I LOVED your lists! Thanks so much for sharing! I also loved seeing “reading” among them! 🙂
The winner of her choice of a download of one of my backlist books is…Laura!
Congrats, Laura! Email me at delilah@delilahdevlin.com to let me know which title you want!