thread of stupid little things that are actually really beautiful and perhaps worth staying on this planet for
• getting home after being caught in the rain and putting fluffy pyjamas on
• your pet snuggling up with you at night because you make them feel safe
• the smell of the earth after a hot day
• baking a cake and people enjoying it
• singing an old song in the car
• secondhand bookshops
• strangers smiling at you
• smelling and feeling nice after using new shampoo/soap in the bath/shower
• fluffy socks after a long day of walking
• when the lights go out at the cinema before the movie starts
• birds singing
• getting a delivery you’ve been waiting for
• new candles
• looking through old photographs
• the feel of carpet beneath your hands/feet
• changing seasons
• the sound of a train leaving a station
• a breeze on a hot day
• lazy days in oversized sweaters
• 12am silence
• making someone laugh without having to try
• going to the zoo
• the smell of hot donuts
• video calls with people you miss
• finishing a book
• the way your ears ring after a concert
• the sea curling around your feet
• stars on a clear night
• sipping a hot drink
• watching snow fall
• watching strangers pass by
• waking up before your alarm
• your fav song coming on shuffle
• handwritten letters and postcards
• glitter
• sunsets and sunrises
• water lapping against rocks
• when your lips taste salty after being near the sea
• the smell of sun cream
• building sandcastles
• talking about memories with old friends/family
• arcades
• buskers on the street
• being in the city at night
• hugs
• reflections in puddles
• flowing streams
• farm animals in fields
• flowers
• autumn colours
• bonfires
• sparklers
• the feeling of your heart lifting on new years
• the smoky smell of autumn and winter
• fog
• leaves on the floor
• blowing dandelions
• the relief after getting something you were nervous about out of the way
• echoey places
• nostalgia
• colouring books
• cartoons
• going into a friends home for the first time
• acting stupid with a friend in public
• bookmarks
• “this reminded me of you”
• singing in the shower
• statues
• the smell of food markets
• hearing music playing as you walk past a bar
• planes going overhead
• hanging up your clothes in your wardrobe
• new stationary
• dessert
• having something different than your usual breakfast
• “I made this for you”
• wrapping presents and writing out cards
• sunlight dancing on water
• walking through the woods
• perfume reminding you of someone/something
• building sandcastles
• making children laugh
• whispering in a library
• new places and new faces
• positive quotes
• cross-stitching and knitting
• bath bombs/bubble baths
• smoke billowing from a chimney in winter
• reading horoscopes
• wrapping yourself in a scarf
• watching artists perform/create
• new clothes and underwear that makes you feel cute
• street art
• watching movies from childhood and still feeling the magic
• opening the curtains in the morning to blue skies
• lady birds and butterflies
• the coolness of the fridge aisle in supermarkets
• support acts at concerts who end up being your new favourite band
• live music
• cinnamon
• the smell of rain
• thunder
• when the heatwave finally breaks
• waking up from a good dream
• cathedrals, churches, and stained glass windows
• cobbled roads
• parks, swings, roundabouts, laughter
• bluebells in the woods
• the sound of a tram passing by
• hotel rooms
• peeling an orange
• standing somewhere high and looking down at the view
• crescent moons
• when your breath is visible in winter
• frost on the rooftops
• carving pumpkins
• kids knocking on your door to trick or treat
• keys jingling in your hand when you’re almost home
• silence and sleepiness on the way home after a fun day
• swimming
• braiding your hair
• ferris wheels and candy floss
• marching bands/orchestras and choir singers
• sundays
• birthday and holiday cards
• the smell of coffee
• hot chocolate and marshmallows
• footprints in the sand
• reading outside in summer, wind blowing the pages
• your fav playlist
• someone calling you “baby,” “my love,” “angel”
• chewy cookies
• flipping pancakes
• ticking of a clock
• dressing gowns
• “what would I do without you?”
• evergreen trees
• hanging your washing outside on a warm day
• then running to get it when it rains
• duck ponds
• wandering the homeware sections of stores with your friends
• poetry
• paintings
• museums
• hearing people speak different languages
• garlic bread
• water fountains
• throwing your pennies into wishing wells
• airports
• long conversations
• straw hats
• long, flowy dresses
• musical instruments
• rainbows
• rolling hills
• collecting seashells and pebbles
• seaweed
• starfish
• rock pools and waterfalls
• palm trees
• colourful houses
• the sound of seagulls outside
• cottages and villages
• notepads, journals, diaries, planners, sketch pads
• sharpening pencils until their pointy
• the biscuit tin filled with buttons
• ancient myths and history lessons, folklore, fairytales
• castles and bagpipes
• dungarees
• wrapping yourself in a towel after a shower
• falling in love with a song the first time you hear it, listening to it on repeat until you know every word
• mixing paint colours
• melted cheese
• hide and seek
• tree roots peeking from the ground
• ice skating
• walking down empty corridors
• train stations
• curling up on soft couches and armchairs
• grandparents
• cats you stop to stroke in the street
• robins
• the sound of crickets
• conkers and pine cones
• rope and tyre swings
• coconut scents
• packing a suitcase
• movies you know all the words to
• canal boats
• windmills
• buttercups and four leaf clovers
• yellow
• a cyclist ringing their bell as they pass
• licking cake batter off the spoon
• keepsakes and souvenirs
• ice cream parlours
• squirrels
• jane austen novels
• eyes changing colour in the sun
• caravans and motor homes
• having somebody to say good morning and goodnight to
• foxes and wolves
• hedgehogs
• dancing
• passports
• sunbathing
• picnics and bandstands
• handstands and cartwheels
• libraries
• haircuts and hair clips
• theme parks
• babies and their lickle clothes and fingernails they are so brand new
• bumble bees
• old maps
• tractors rolling past
• fresh fruit and veg
• arts and craft stores
• letters posted through the door
• ships and boats and yachts and canoes
• tattoos
• kite flying
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