My Happy Place!

I haven't blogged for a while because of some adjustment issues. So instead of focusing on this dark, sinister cumulonimbus cloud that seems intent on following me everywhere, I choose today to remind myself of the things that make me happy. So here they are in no particular order:

Laughter.

 I'd somehow forgotten how happy giving one of my brash, red-light district belly laughs makes me. I had one this morning and it felt positively therapeutic.

Ocean smells

This is a scene from my home city, Cape Town where two oceans meet.

Sadly I'm not sure if I'll be able to get to the ocean while in Nigeria. I hope its a possibility.

Gifts:

My birthday's coming up in about a month and a half **hint hint** _ December 4th to be exact. I'm hoping for barrel loads this year. Oh and yes, I love the wrapping as much as the present.

Music:

Instant cure for most blue conditions.

Flowers:

Very few things give me a dose of happy hormones as much as getting a bunch of these babies. I'm looking for roses to putter around with in the garden in my new home right now. They are hardy little things so i figure they'll survive until i figure out what thrives here.

Cocktails and wine.

No better ending to a perfect summer's day. This and a litte platter of cheeses and fruit. ***I'm salivating***
Looking forward to sorting out the patio. Yummy!

Books

Old, new, digital, hardprint, whatever i love it. A visit to a good bookstore always does wonders for my mood.

Shopping

Sandton City....I really miss home :(

I'm worried that I may have taken this for granted when i was back home. I should have done more. I will descend on Johannesburg like the wrath of God when I fly down in February. That's a promise I aim to keep.

So what's your happy pill outside the bottle?