Its all about the little things...

    

Sometimes, people just need to focus on the little things... life is tough sometimes, and focusing on the good things in life is what makes it easier. 

       

         Bad days are just a thing that happens... but here are a few things that make the worst of bad days a little bit brighter. 

1.  Unexpectedly finding money in your pocket- its like Christmas
2.    Having the perfect amount of blankets in your bedroll- showing up somewhere unaware of the weather, and managing to be unexpectedly prepared.
3.      Having a hair tie with the perfect amount of stretchiness- when you have a lot of hair to contain like us, this is a simple joy.
4.   The first frost when the flies all die-Summer is awesome, except for the flies. Despite winter looming this event makes the cold mornings a wee bit more bearable.
5.     The smell of earth during the first few drops of rain- Trotting out during the first drops of rain-nothing quite like that smell.  
6.     Cold side of the pillow- enough said.
7.      When your roommate knows how to put out an oven fire- don’t worry…. In the midst of this article we had a little incident… but no worries, salt does the trick.
8.     When your dog listens to you in public – not only makes you look good, but you don’t have to follow an ignored command with a “never mind”
9.     When you flip an egg and you don’t break the yoke- like a boss
10.   Hitting all the green lights- is this how superman feels?
11. Being the first to ride across a pasture after a fresh snow- the crunch of the snow with no tracks on it is pretty blissful.
12.  Finding the “other sock”- dang that sock monster, he’s everywhere!
13.  Backing up the pickup to the trailer perfectly the first time- gosh it feels good to be awesome.
14.  Finding jeans that are long enough- this rarely happens, but who doesn’t like stacks… be better than high-waters.
15. Finding parking on campus- 15,000 and us others like this too.
16. When you get your hat shaped perfectly- this brings out the OCD in all of us.
17.  When saran wrap cooperates perfectly – when it doesn’t stick to everything else in the kitchen and actually sticks to what it’s supposed to.
18. When your horse sticks his butt in the ground-At some level deep deep down you want to expect this every time you ask your horse to stop, but then again when it actually happens, you just want to throw your arms in the air and sing hallelujah.    
19.  When your touchy colt that has bucked the last 30 days when you’ve cinched her up, decides she might not try it today- colt-30 me-1
20.  The first scoop out of a fresh jar of jelly or peanut butter- nothing like being the first in unchartered territory.