Steve, my friends, art night, drawing comics, my December creative outpouring, my blog, Brene Brown, unemployment, massages, paying down my medical debts, buying my own Group Health Insurance, running, sunshine, an extra sunny summer, greenery and flowers, taking photos, self compassion, self understanding, getting to know myself like a shy first date, dogs, public parks, the library, reading comics, reading books, living in the moment, The Hunger Games (books), Skyrim, chocolate, Magnum Ice Cream Bars (some things that made me happy also made me fatter), compliments, support, playing, laughing, babies, toddlers, Game of Thrones (TV), Tina Fey, drawing my friends and their families, volunteering, feeling closer to my sibs & my dad and stepmom, having my own studio apartment.