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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1900 on: February 10, 2020, 02:27:56 PM »
If it's winter where you are, get yourself some flannel sheets. I just had to buy a new set and they were like $35 off Amazon. Sooooo soft and it's lovely not sliding into cold sheets in the winter.

Hah, I just recently ditched our flannel sheets for a smoother sateen weave.  I'm in a cold climate and our thermostat is set to 55 at night.  But I sleep fairly hot, and our mattress topper made it even worse.  The flannel was killing me!

Interesting - I also sleep hot, but I found I sweat less using flannel sheets all the way into spring. But we have a ceiling fan we run all night, which probably helps.

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1901 on: February 10, 2020, 04:56:41 PM »
$5 tickets at a nearby movie theater on tuesdays! Get to see great movies on the big screen (like parasite and 1917) without having to feel like I've been ripped off.

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1902 on: February 10, 2020, 06:25:44 PM »
Seeing the sun on the way home from work for the first time this year!

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1903 on: February 10, 2020, 10:16:12 PM »
A friend from Switzerland messaged me to ask if she could visit for a week in May.  Oh ya!!!!!

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1904 on: February 13, 2020, 02:22:06 PM »
Beethoven's Symphony no. 9 on internet radio while I work.

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1905 on: February 13, 2020, 02:50:16 PM »
Freedom to leave the house when I feel like it. Freedom to have friends come and visit me.

All the housing complexes in our neighborhood in Shanghai have closed and locked their gates. No resident is allowed to exit or enter without an access card issued by the complex. Non-residents are not allowed in the complex.

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1906 on: February 14, 2020, 02:50:47 AM »
Glorious sunny day and a beach walk and swim with a friend. Decided to bring thermoses of tea and coffee and home made treats in future.

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1907 on: February 15, 2020, 07:23:09 AM »
My wife and kids each made me a valentine's day card. 

I like homemade cards way more than store bought ones.  :)

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1908 on: February 16, 2020, 07:04:57 AM »
A Winter bloom.  I'm not sure what these are called, but a friend shared them with us about 25 years ago & we've enjoyed them ever since.  Of course we've shared them with other friends too over the years. 




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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1909 on: February 16, 2020, 11:02:12 AM »
A Winter bloom.  I'm not sure what these are called, but a friend shared them with us about 25 years ago & we've enjoyed them ever since.  Of course we've shared them with other friends too over the years.

Not sure but think this might be amaryllis

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1910 on: February 16, 2020, 11:38:19 AM »
A Winter bloom.  I'm not sure what these are called, but a friend shared them with us about 25 years ago & we've enjoyed them ever since.  Of course we've shared them with other friends too over the years.

Not sure but think this might be amaryllis
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It's similar in size and form to amaryllis, but doesn't come from a large bulb.  It's been a while since dividing one, but I think it has about thumb sized tubers.  Oddly, it won't bloom well until it becomes rootbound.  Also, I think it has bloomed twice in the same year occasionally.  I don't know what planting zone it requires, but I'm going to try it here at our new place near Charlotte, NC (zone 7a, I think). 

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1911 on: February 16, 2020, 02:57:25 PM »

40 degree sunny weather after a couple frigid cold days and the snow melting in my driveway that I hadn't bothered to clear out.

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1912 on: February 17, 2020, 09:37:11 AM »
This "long spring" aka warm winter we are having. We have lots to do, thankful the weather has been mostly cooperative.

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1913 on: February 17, 2020, 05:35:12 PM »
Lunch with my dad. A location and lifestyle that enable random weekday lunches with Dad.

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1914 on: February 17, 2020, 08:20:57 PM »
Epsom salt soaks in the bathtub! 

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1915 on: February 18, 2020, 11:32:58 AM »
Gel pens in a wonderful variety of colors and a $3 advanced coloring book in which to use them.

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1916 on: February 18, 2020, 03:33:12 PM »
I signed up for a CSA share from a farm in my county. I knew that the farmer grew up in my home city. He just sent me a thanks and welcome email, and from his surname, I'm 99% sure that I went to grade school with his sister. My home city (~95,000 residents) is such a big small town. I love that.

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1917 on: February 19, 2020, 02:13:24 PM »
Going for an early morning run with my dog. It sets the day up right.

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1918 on: February 19, 2020, 05:16:22 PM »
Finishing small tasks that I'd been procrastinating about.

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1919 on: February 19, 2020, 08:35:57 PM »
Rearranging the unread books on one of my bookshelves. So satisfying to see all the riches that await me this year as I am making time to read all 87 of them.

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1920 on: February 19, 2020, 10:35:39 PM »
Walking with my dog. Cleaning the kitchen sink!

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1921 on: February 20, 2020, 06:16:09 AM »
Actually noticing that the noon sun is getting progressively higher in the sky this time of year.

Calm, clear, crisp winter sun rises.  Let the dog out yesterday around sunrise; it was very cold (0*F), but no wind, a bright crescent moon and sun just about to rise made it perfect.

I probably posted this already, but thunderstorms.

Watching dogs play.  I will have a stupid smile on my face every. single. time.

Wrestling/playing rough with my dog.

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1922 on: February 20, 2020, 10:45:07 AM »
I just made an actually good homemade almond flour pizza crust (the previous attempt was very mediocre). I planned to wait until dinner to eat the finished pizza but couldn't resist eating two slices for lunch. The homemade pizza sauce from fire-roasted tomatoes is a nice touch.

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1923 on: February 20, 2020, 03:01:46 PM »
Having the time this morning to make a delicious breakfast of sauteed mushrooms, zucchini and tomatoes with a toast breadroll, eaten with a second cup of coffee.

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1924 on: February 23, 2020, 07:56:23 AM »
Coffee, always coffee.

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1925 on: February 23, 2020, 02:52:41 PM »
Warm (well, for February), sunny weather and a brisk nature walk.

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1926 on: February 23, 2020, 07:07:15 PM »
Socks drying on the closet floor.

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1927 on: February 24, 2020, 01:53:53 AM »
Home made pretzels straight from the oven.

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1928 on: February 24, 2020, 10:10:53 AM »
The evenings are getting longer. Yay....

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1929 on: February 25, 2020, 07:04:07 PM »
Navel oranges and a new episode of “This Is Us.”

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1930 on: February 26, 2020, 06:40:54 AM »
Cleaning the kitchen and bathroom. 

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1931 on: February 26, 2020, 08:42:23 AM »
New grout in the shower. Old grout was impossible to clean. Looks so clean.

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1932 on: February 27, 2020, 09:10:26 AM »
Making homemade bread.  MMMMM, tasty.

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1933 on: February 27, 2020, 05:57:55 PM »
Watching a snowstorm raging outside while I drink coffee in our cozy home.

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1934 on: February 27, 2020, 07:32:55 PM »
The wee foot stamping dance that big dogs do when they're just delighted with something they know you're about to do, like fishing a treat out of your handbag

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1935 on: February 27, 2020, 08:03:50 PM »
Trying to talk to my little nephew on the phone and him just sing-yelling my name over & over & over again :)

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1936 on: February 28, 2020, 01:35:10 PM »
Attracting a new species of butterfly to the yard

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1937 on: February 28, 2020, 02:34:32 PM »
We feed our pet rabbits at roughly the same times each day. One of them recently started hopping into my office near the afternoon feeding time and will circle my chair until I get up. Today, I have a space heater running under my desk, and he seemed to have trouble deciding whether he wanted to get food or stay in the warm air.

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1938 on: February 28, 2020, 02:39:07 PM »
Finding someone to give a few items to that we had been planning to give to Goodwill anyways.

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1939 on: February 28, 2020, 03:08:24 PM »
I used leftover cloth from previous sewing projects to make cloth face masks. Super comfortable, washable, and they fit really well!

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« Reply #1940 on: February 29, 2020, 09:39:18 PM »
Opening a window after rain to let the fresh air in.

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1941 on: March 01, 2020, 09:23:26 AM »
A not-too-tricky sewing project, a cup of coffee, streamed radio from my favorite independent music station, a busy week to look forward to but ample time for creativity now.

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1942 on: March 01, 2020, 05:04:50 PM »
Homemade donuts made from our new-to-us cake pop maker.

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1943 on: March 01, 2020, 06:39:30 PM »
Winter days that are warm enough for me to crack a window to “blow out the stink”.  I have pets and I keep my place clean but nothing refreshes like fresh air.  Cheap and happy inducing.

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1944 on: March 01, 2020, 09:46:04 PM »
Unexpected rain

The smell of freshly turned leaf mold as I add it to a planting bed as a soil top-dressing

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1945 on: March 02, 2020, 10:53:19 AM »
We feed our pet rabbits at roughly the same times each day. One of them recently started hopping into my office near the afternoon feeding time and will circle my chair until I get up. Today, I have a space heater running under my desk, and he seemed to have trouble deciding whether he wanted to get food or stay in the warm air.

Can you housetrain bunnies? Seems like a critter that would need constant monitoring in the house for cleanups.

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1946 on: March 02, 2020, 10:54:59 AM »
A new corn broom. Swept the shed out over the weekend. Almost new corn broom. Dunno why but it made me happy.

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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1947 on: March 02, 2020, 03:29:21 PM »
"Ubi Caritas" (Durufle) by the Trinity College choir on Classic FM. That was a nice late afternoon treat.

Ooh, so was "If Ye Love Me" (Tallis) by the choir of St. George's Chapel, Windsor.
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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1948 on: March 02, 2020, 05:19:17 PM »
The tastiness of congee (and how utterly Mustachian it is!)
Browsing seed catalogues and garden planning
Red tulips in a bronze vase
A snowstorm outside while I'm cozy inside with lemon tea & honey


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Re: Cheap Things That Make You Happy
« Reply #1949 on: March 02, 2020, 11:50:52 PM »
Nights getting cool enough to sleep.

 

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