Little Things That Brighten Your Day

[AngryofTuebrook 15,939]

As a counter-balance to the other "Little things" thread, what stuff is guaranteed to make you smile or give you a bit of a lift for a few minutes?

 

I'll start with buskers playing unexpected song-choices.  There was a bloke in town last week doing eclectic stuff like Alabama Song and The Man in Me.  What's not to love?

[Mook 15,680]

A girls skirt blowing up in the wind.

[Barzini 287]

When some motorway lane-hopping nobjockey in a flash car cuts in front of you without indicating, then does the same to about 5 other people only for you to sail past them 5 minutes later in the same lane you were in originally.

[Bruce Spanner 1,178]

Her indoors was driving today and got stuck at a cross roads after the lights turned red. She tried reversing and smacked in to somebody's bumper, not badly, just a minor bump. We freaked out thinking the Merc 4x4 driver would be a cunt about it, but no, he gave a double 'Macca' thumbs up and waved us on with a smile, weird! 

 

I'm now sat around with three pretty girls drinking wine and talking periods, life's good!

[G Richards 4,261]

Playing a game with my little lad and enjoying his joy; seeing my daughter smile or laughing at something as a family at the dinner table. Seeing a chipmunk (something about them that makes me smile every time) or spotting a flash of red and watching a Cardinal land in the garden. I love it all.

[lifetime fan 10,052]

First cup of tea of the day.

 

Waking up and expecting to see you have to get out out bed in 10 minutes, only to realise you have another 3 hours before the alarm goes off.

[Lee909 10,586]

Agree on the second one,tea on the other hand has me heaving 

[Josef Svejk 4,448]

First smile of the day from the little lad...

[The Golden Eel 3,701]

A small lamp

[ZonkoVille77 4,990]

My daughter coming to give me a hug totally blanking the missus. Winds the missus up something fierce. Great

[L19red 124]

The excited greeting you get from the dog when you come home.

[banger 19]

Looking over the bridge I'm building , and watching a platypus dive , surface  and generally behave as if we aren't there

[dickie mint 750]

Seeing my kids everyday.

[Champ 4,431]

Waking up and expecting to see you have to get out out bed in 10 minutes, only to realise you have another 3 hours before the alarm goes off.

 

Funny, I hate that because thats another night I havent slept through. So, conversely, my first one would be sleeping right hrough

[Razoray 375]

Fry-up just finished on a Sunday morning listening to the radio drinking good coffee reading the papers. Bliss

[Kevin D 6,853]

Not having children.

[General Dryness 8,494]

A small lamp

I was going to say the flames from the burning bodies of my vanquished foes after I sped them on their way to Valhalla.

 

But a small lamp would do the job.

[AngryofTuebrook 15,939]

This is a mate's 9-week old son.  OK, you might probably think it's a bog-standard baby picture.  But this picture was taken 4 days after he'd had heart surgery.

 

He could even be home early next week.

 

Blows my fucking mind, that does.

[Dr Nowt 22,824]

Great stuff mate, all the very best to him and his parents.

[AngryofTuebrook 15,939]

His mum's just posted this on Facebook.

 

Flowers and chocolates are lovely for
Mothers Day but nothing will ever top the present i just got...... NOAH'S COMING HOME TODAY!!!

 — feeling elated.

[Paul 6,749]

I got an email at work the other day from a kid I taught at my last school basically just saying thanks and letting me know that life was good. I was made up. It was on my birthday too.

 

I also got a boss unexpected pressie off a mate of a night out with food and booze included to see People Under The Stairs at the Kazimir in May. Ace pressie from left field. I was made up.

[Fugitive 2,590]

Having stomach pains then going the bog for a massive shit and the relief it brings. Magical moments like this are what life is all about.

[Dr Nowt 22,824]

The dog won't go to sleep at night until she's had a playfight with me, biting my hands, playing tug-of-war and doing weird mental breakdancing around the place.

 

She's ace.

[Josef Svejk 4,448]

This is a mate's 9-week old son.  OK, you might probably think it's a bog-standard baby picture.  But this picture was taken 4 days after he'd had heart surgery.

 

He could even be home early next week.

 

Blows my fucking mind, that does.

 

Awesome.

[stringvest 12,641]

I rustled up a mushroom sauce for some steak which meant I had to drink the remaining 3/4 bottle of chardonnay.  I'm now nicely sauteed.