50 Pleasures of Life Simple Girls Appreciate ...

Life today is complicated. Choices are difficult to settle on. Decisions are hard to make. Stressors are everywhere. Everything moves at mad speeds. You're crazy busy, all, ALL the time. But, if we stop and take a breath, we realize there are many simple, even tiny things, that bring us pleasure.

1 Going to Bed in a Wonderfully Freshly Made Bed; so Relaxing!

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2 When Strangers Actually Have the Manners to Say Thank You when You do Them a Kindness

3 The Natural Feeling of the Warm Sun Beating on Your Face

4 Having Some Time in the Day, Even Just a Few Moments, Where You Can Enjoy Some Alone Time

5 When You Look in a Pair of Jeans You Haven’t Worn for Weeks and Find a Ten-dollar Note in the Pocket!

6 When You Can Finish the Day and Snuggle down on the Couch with the Person That You Love

7 When You Laugh so Hard and for so Long That It Actually Starts to Cause You Pain!

8 Doing Something for Another Person with No Expectation of Receiving Something in Return

9 The Amazing Smell of Freshly Baked Bread

10 When Your Favorite Song Comes on the Radio Unexpectedly Rather than You Choosing It on Your IPod

11 That Feeling of Being Squeaky-clean Right after You Have Stepped out of the Shower

12 Being Able to Listen to the Drama of Thunderstorms from the Comfort of Your Couch and a Blanket

13 Finding an Amazing Bargain Product in a Sale

14 The Thrill of Achievement and Self-confidence That You Get when You Complete a Hard Task

15 The Smell and Feel of a Freshly Brewed Pot of Tea or Coffee

16 The Luxurious Sensation of Submerging Yourself in to a Hot Bubble Bath

17 The Addictive Smell That Enters Your Nostrils from Being near Freshly Cut Grass

18 Waking up to Look out of the Window to See a Fresh Covering of White Snow on the Ground

19 The Endorphin Boost You Get from Doing Something Active like Riding a Bike or Playing a Sport

20 The Sweet, Sticky Sensation of Delicious Chocolate Melting in Your Mouth

21 The Act of Playing with Your Pet and Having a Fully One-sided Conversation with Them!

22 If You Are Meat Eater, Nothing Can Beat the Smell of Frying Bacon in the Morning

23 The Exciting Friday Feeling You Start to Get at Work Once Lunchtime Has Passed

24 The Complete and Utter Relaxation That You Feel when Having a Full Body Massage

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Nothing compares to the sensation of every muscle unclenching as skilled hands work their magic, gliding over oiled skin. It's a silent symphony of peace, melting the week's stress away. Serenity seeps into your bones while you drift into a nearly meditative state, where the world's demands can't reach you. Just pure bliss, and for that moment, there's nowhere else you'd rather be. This indulgence is a form of self-love, reminding us how nurturing the body is vital for our well-being.

25 Waking up at 1am and Realizing That You Have 5 More Hours to Sleep before Your Alarm Goes off!

26 One Again for Meat Eaters: the Satisfaction That You Feel when Presented with a Perfectly Cooked Steak

27 Looking up at the Sky and Seeing a Vivid, Beautiful Rainbow

28 The Sense of Self-worth and Wellbeing You Feel from Having a Good Workout

29 Following a Recipe to the Tee and Producing a Perfect Cake or Savory Dish

30 Remembering the Name of a Show or Song from Your Childhood That You Thought You Had Forgotten Forever

31 The Addictive Feeling of Popping the Bubble Wrap That Arrived with Your Amazon Package

32 The Sound and Feel of Stepping over Crunchy Leaves when Fall Comes around

33 Spotting a Cloud Shaped like a ... (insert Shape Here)

34 The Feeling of Freedom That You Get when Swimming in Open Water like the Ocean

35 The Smell of Books, Especially Antique Books

36 When You Have the Opportunity to Dance like Nobody is Watching!

37 The Satisfying Feeling of Putting on a Brand New Pair of Socks and No Hole to Be Seen!

38 When You Are Going on Vacation and Set Your Work Email up to Send out of Office Replies!

39 The Hypnotic Aroma of an Expensive Glass of Wine

40 The Buzz of Finding a Free Parking Space on the Busiest Day at the Mall

41 Watching Your Breath Float Away when You Are outside in the Winter

42 The Triumphant Feeling of Getting a Seat on Public Transport during Rush Hour

43 The Utter Freedom That is Singing as Loud as You Want to in the Shower

44 The Satisfying Undoing of Your Belt Buckle when You Have Eaten to Much Food at Dinner

45 The Luck of Choosing an Orange from the Pile That is Super Easy to Peel

46 Seeing the First Spring Blossom

47 The Clear Sounding ‘pop’ when You Open a New Jar of Something

48 The Sense of Achievement when You Actually Commit to Giving Your Bathroom a Full Clean

49 The Warm Envelopment of an Unexpected Hug

50 The Childlike Excitement You Have on Christmas Morning, Even Though You're a Fully Grown Adult!

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