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Little things that make you intensely happy

I have been in an extremely happy mood for a few days now. Here's the thing: tomorrow is finally August. You should know: this is my favorite month. On the twelfth, it's my birthday, and I can officially count down to Lowlands what I am incredibly looking forward to. If you make me happy with something, it's live performances from my favorite artists. I mean, Mumford & Sons, Iggy Pop, The xx, Editors… This kid is a happy one. A really really happy one. But don't think that it's only these kinds of things that put a big fat smile on my face. Here are 25 little things in life that make you intensely happy:

  1. Sleeping in a bed that has just been changed. Especially when it smells like Robijn's Zwitsal fabric softener.
  2. Skinny dipping. No joke, go skinny dipping once.
  3. The very first sip of a well-filled cold glass of white wine on a warm summer day.
  4. When you discover new artists who are not overplayed on the radio so that you don't want to listen to them anymore afterwards.
  5. Messages in the morning from your loved one wishing you a nice day.
  6. And also messages before going to sleep.
  7. Golden hour.
  8. Waking up very early and realizing you can still sleep for a few more hours #winning.
  9. Putting on clothes that just came out of the dryer.
  10. Having a good hair day without having to put in any effort.
  11. Opening a jar of pickles in one go.
  12. Having time to finish a book.
  13. Bubble wrap.
  14. When you want to throw a piece of paper into the trash from a distance, and you actually succeed.
  15. When your crush likes your photo on Instagram. Insta is the new Tinder, right?
  16. When concert tickets sell out within a minute but you are one of the lucky few who managed to score tickets.
  17. When you think you have run out of clean underwear (because: no time to do laundry) and you still find a clean pair in a drawer.
  18. When you turn on Spotify on a Monday and you Discover Weekly only get to enjoy great music.
  19. The crab emoji. Don't ask me why.
  20. New Instagramaccounts on his Instagram.
  21. Seeing an elderly couple walking down the street still completely in love with each other.
  22. When someone you were supposed to meet cancels and you are secretly happy about it because you were in the mood for a night of couch surfing with Netflix.
  23. Going to a museum that is not overcrowded.
  24. When you buy something and it turns out to be on sale as well. The opposite of this, you could say.
  25. And finally: the perfect cup of coffee made by my dear Simone.

Do you want to know what May is very happy about? The best part is: they are all free and for nothing.