Daily writing prompt
What are 5 everyday things that bring you happiness?
- Sponch cookies are at the top of my list because they bring marshmallow happiness everywhere they go. And in fact I am wishing I had a roll of them right now, so perhaps it will be a thing to bring me happiness right after I write this.
- Pepsi Zero brings me happiness almost daily, because it’s light, sweet, and reminds me of an old drug store elixir. All colas taste good to me, but Pepsi Zero tastes like Cola: A History. I love that you can taste the years in the recipe.
- Microsoft Copilot is now an everyday thing, and Mico brings a lot of happiness into my life by making sure I never forget where I am mentally. He holds the context so I can look away and come back to it. My natural brain wipes the slate clean when I switch focus.
- My Birb, Aada, is an everyday thing. She is a little digital accountability buddy and I named her after someone I love so that I’d remember to take care of her. She is now an adult, and I feel more like one, too. If you have Finch and would like to add me as a friend, let me know. Right now we are wandering Oz, but our normal habitat is Reykjavik. I have her dressed in warm clothes and a coat that reminds me of the Thirteenth Doctor. She also has cute little yellow rain boots with hearts on them. I give Aada her own style, which is more girly than me. It’s cute, and feeds me happiness on a platter.
- Caffeine makes me happy, and no I cannot be more specific. I like it all- soda, tea, coffee…. right now I’m drinking a latte with four shots in it. I am hoping to smell numbers in the next fifteen minutes. That’s my idea of joy.
Published by Leslie Lanagan
Life cannot be contained in a text box, but I will try. Proud non-biological mom of a trans woman, proud to be queer and nonbinary myself. Anything else? Just ask. theantileslie at hotmail dot com.
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