I had the best blog post going in my head while I drove to and from the post office a short while ago. Of course now that I'm sitting here typing it, it won't be nearly as well-written, witty, or thought-provoking. Then again, I don't think either of the latter two descriptors would really apply to the topic at hand.

While driving, I kept smelling my old favorite fabric softener. It was really weird, because it's been discontinued and I haven't been able to use it for months now. How could I be smelling it? Was I imagining it? I was thoroughly perplexed until I got home, bent over to pick up something up that I'd dropped on the floor while sitting at my desk, and realized that the corduroys I'm wearing today, which have been folded up in my closet since winter time, still smelled strongly of the fabric softener. I'm not sure how they retained the scent so long, but the smell of it is making me supremely happy.

It was liquid fabric softener from Arm & Hammer, fresh scent. I just loved it. The scent is just beautiful, and people would smell it on my clothes and tell me I smelled good! Earlier this year, A&H discontinued all of their liquid fabric softeners (I was so sad and the $10 coupon they sent me for asking didn't make up for the loss in my mind), so I hadn't smelled this smell in months and months.

It made me think about things that make me really happy. Things that make me feel good... things like:

smells I like (my discontinued fabric softener, freshly-mown grass, autumn morning air, pine trees, the ocean, the smell of my grandparents' house, the way my nephews' heads smelled when they were babies, Mike, Savannah Garden scent from Crabtree & Evelyn [also, sadly, discontinued, I believe], cinnamon, baking cookies, etc.)

music I like (sometimes it's hearing an old favorite song, listening to a new favorite over and over, discovering a wonderful lyrical twist of phrase in a song I've heard a million times, or the live concert experience for bands I really love... you've heard me talk about them and this topic a lot, so I won't list them here)

books I like (sometimes the book is so good, you simply want to jump into it, a la Jasper Fforde, or you just want it to keep going and going and going... Pride & Prejudice, anything by Bill Bryson or David Sedaris or the aforementioned Jasper Fforde, the Tolkein books, Alice In Wonderland, and so many more than I could ever list)

TV shows I like (I get almost giddy when my favorite shows are going to be on and I love discussing them afterwards with other people who watch them... The Office, 30 Rock, Flight of the Conchords, and It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia all have made me giddy in recent months)

movies I like (there are some I have watched more times than I can count but I never, ever get tired of them... Bridget Jones' Diary, Clueless, When Harry Met Sally, Dirty Dancing, Spinal Tap, the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Pride & Prejudice, Singin' In The Rain, The Sound of Music, The Princess Bride, etc.)

people I like and love (friends, family... there is nothing better than spending time with people who are special to me)

places I like (my house; Scotland; Niagara Falls; my parents' and grandparents' houses; Athens, GA; Mount Rainier; Toronto)

things I like to do (reading, sleeping, designing, digi scrapping, photography, travel)

food I like (chocolate, roasted red peppers, pizza, a really good salad, etc.)

Think about the things you like... and this brings me to today's question for you: What is at the top of your list right now and why? And why not do or experience one today... to make yourself happy... like I am... smelling my fabric softener and wishing they still made it!