It's the little things...

my apartment!

Sometimes when you're having a rough week, you just have to focus on the little things that make you happy. I used to post these random lists of what's been keeping me sane (or busy) and I kinda wanted to do that again today.

• Walking into my apartment after a long day at work and seeing how clean it is. When my personal space is a mess, I feel like a mess. Also - isn't my chevron chair cute?
• The Something Strange and Deadly Celebration with Alexa. It's fun to come up with other ways to show much you love a book (aside from the usual reviews). Plus I don't think I'll ever get tired of getting (re)tweets from authors, especially ones that I adore like Susan Dennard. 
• Dinners with friends. Even when I'm tired and a bit cranky, a good conversation + lots of laughs are the surest way to cure my mood. 
• Cooking! I know, who would've guessed after needing lessons from my cousin when I first moved out and a couple disastrous meals. But I'm much, much better now! I made this black bean, corn, and edamame salad with cilantro and lime dressing last night that I loved. 
• Pedicures with one of my best friends. I used to be that girl who got pedicures every couple of weeks. But this summer? I only went once and it was this past weekend. I forgot how nice it is to be pampered. 
• Staying in and watching a movie (or two or three). I've been out almost every single weekend for the last couple of months and this weekend I got to spend hours of my day sitting on my couch watching TV or watching a movie in bed. WHY DON'T I DO THIS MORE OFTEN? 
• Celebrated my mom's birthday. When I think of summer, I think of birthdays cause half the people in my family were born in June-August (myself included). 

Anyway, new Monday, new week. Keeping my fingers crossed that it'll be a good one. 

What little things have made you happy lately?