A long list of random things that make me very happy as an adult gyal

Hello there,

Welcome to another week. I am so tired I can't wait for the euphoria of December to carry me. This has been a terribly long year for me with no rest in sight. However every weekend I do things with my friends and myself so I have been coping.

I often say, “Another weekend to collect memories,” but it struck me last weekend that I collect memories every day on my job, on tiktok streaks with friend, on the long-ass conversations where I cry, laugh, vex, and be mushy again.

It is a wonder how one human being can just bring out parts you did not know existed. Anywho, the point is I collect memories often so today I am just making a list of things that make me very happy as a grown gyal in no particular order oh.

1. Headphones with good basses. One of the reasons I can't wait to be rich is to have a soundproof home where I can blast music that makes my blood systems vibrate literally. 😂

2. Books. This should not be new. I love collecting books and buying them. Most especially fiction. Not too big on nonfiction because most of them are forgettable. So I pick my lessons and move from them. But fiction, fiction makes my blood boil.

3. Dollars. I love dollars so much. I require it to love me back wholesomely so I can randomly have $10k sitting in my account on a random Thursday.

4. My boyfriend. Can't tell you how much my sleep has improved since this sweet boy came into my life and just responds to me in a way that makes my soul sing. I can be totally unhinged and he has the appropriate response for me. He talks gentlemanly, a total sweetheart who loves hugs and is a whatever baby wants baby gets kinda man. 😂 I hear you are the best almost every day. I am basking fam.

5. Bendy straws. I love bendy straws for my inner child.

6. Planning dates. From Monday I know what I will be doing on Saturday and Sunday.

7. The smell of rain on sand—this gets me always always.

8. Iced teas— need I explain this for you?

9. My book club: the physical and online own all get me.

10. Light 💡

11. Clean bedsheets

12. Arranged wardrobe

13. New shoes

14. New perfumes — 10 to 14 are just self-explanatory…

15. My bodyyyyy — I love her so much. I am comfortable in my skin eh. I just do all I do to keep us healthy because it is needed not because of some silly beauty standard. I am so fine too fine.

16. Substackkkkk — I just finished work meeting and I left what I was doing to write and read on Substack. It is a wholesome addiction. Love it for me.

17. Original cold fanta from the Coca-Cola bottle. I do ahhh.

18. Babies smiling at me randomly.

19. My sister Dani hyping everything I wear. She loves fashion so much. And when she hypes what I wear I feel like it ate in a cute way.

20. Fridays makes me so happy mehn. Phew. I love — ticking it makes me feel fulfilled and happy. I just want to be ticking off the big things too.

21. My budget listsss… I love ticking things off my list.

22. Salaryyyy

23. Learning new things in tech. I have learned UX, Product management, IT support project management and now learning Generative AI. It is fascinating it makes me happy.

24. My happiness jar. This one makes life worth living.

25. Music 🎧

26. My momma.

27. Doing nothing. There's nothing I like more than a whole day to lazy off and do nothing. Soothes my lazy girl so much.

28. Masa and Yagi.

29. Fresh bread.

30. Free money. Let me leave the list off here. Next will be a list of my unpopular opinions or things I just don't see sense in.