Quite a few websites, courses, couches and books mention that to make you feel happy – you need to do things that make you happy. I decided to make a list (I Love lists!) of 85 things that I like.

Some of them make me feel good, others are my passions, hobby, interest or just a fascination.

I am:

• collecting some of my favorite things (#19 – cameras, #62 – keys, #66 – fairies, #6 – fountain pens),
• planning to build a collection of others (#5 – Wes Anderson movies, #40 – Nick Bantock books),
• would love to experience more of  #22 – Getting mail (letters from people, not bills), #30 – Road Trips,
• and hopefully, one day have I will have #50 – Danial Merriam original painting.

I think I will keep this list up and growing, updating every few months.

85 things I like (in no particular order):

1. Leather – smell, look, how it feels when I touch it
2. Notebooks
3. Watercolors
4. Sketching
5. Wes Anderson movies
6. Fountain pens
   
7. Technology
8. Stationery
9. Grapefruit juice
10. Wine. Red wine. Cabernet Sauvignon
    
11. Books – especially art tutorial books, unusual books – Codex Seraphinius, Atlas Obscura
12. Plain or grid paper (no lines!!!!!)
13. Maps
14. Planners
15. Hugs and snuggles with my family
    
16. Making someone happy, making someone wish come true – seeing the delight on their face
17. Turquoise color
18. White color
    
19. Cameras
    
20. Typewriters
    
21. Mail art
22. Getting mail
23. Go for a walk early in the morning
24. The smell of campfire
25. Art supply stores
    
26. Office supply stores
27. Swimming in warm water (ocean, pool) – when it’s calm, serene and quiet
    
28. Walking in new places (streets, cities, neighborhood)
29. California
    
30. Road trips
31. Making lists
32. Interesting dreams, something unusual
33. Flying in my dreams
34. Looking at the fire
35. Warm light (sunset, lamp, campfire)
36. Driving on Highway 1, seeing the Pacific Ocean
    
37. Interesting, unusual interior design – especially when it is using “warm” materials like leather or wood, or soft textile
38. Spending half an hour – hour in the morning in silence by myself uninterrupted
39. Brain puzzles
40. Books and artwork of Nick Bantock
    
    
41. Smoked meats
42. Stars
43. Warm rain
44. Kebab
    
45. Smoked salmon
46. Living in San Francisco Bay Area and enjoying weather, nature, and possibilities
    
    
    
47. Reflections (in windows, puddles, glasses)
    
48. The smell of freshly cut grass
49. The smell of spring, fresh air, air after the rain
50. Daniel Merriam‘s art
51. Read and pour over blogs that feature art-journals, sketchbooks, planners, notebooks, different handwriting
52. Silence
53. VIsit bookstore by myself, get a big pile of books + magazines, drink coffee, read page by page and don’t rush
54. Truffles (candy)
55. Champagne
56. Take a bath. With the view (Las Vegas @Cosmopolitan hotel, mountains, hills, beautiful nature)
57. New Experiences (trapeze, zip lining, new places, strange food)
58. Interesting people who achieved or experienced something, or are full of original ideas and enthusiasm
59. Oceanside – smell, view and the sound of waves
60. Peonies – smell and the flower itself
61. Colors
62. Keys – especially old keys
    
63. Lilac
64. Lilly of the Valley
65. Tarot and Oracle cards
66. Fairies
67. Corsets
68. PanAm
69. Flying, taking a plane somewhere
    
70. Learning, discovering something new
71. Strawberries
72. Traveling on the train
73. Collages, mood board, and vision boards
    
74. Horses
    
75. Giraffes
76. Dusty rose color
77. Betsy Johnson purses
78. Creativity books \ courses \ apps
79. Miniatures
    
80. Antique Fairs
81. Light reflections on the water
    
82. Lighthouses
    
83. Dolphins
84. Washi tape
85. Sunset next to water (ocean) or on top of the hill \ mountain
    

Please share what you like/love! It is so inspiring!