Happy Friday!

While I was kneading some focaccia dough for a Super Bowl party, I was overcome with such a wave of happiness that I felt the urge to list all the little moments in life that make me feel like I’m floating on a cloud.

Note: these items are not ranked in order of importance ;).

How about you? What are your greatest little moments of pure happiness?

1 – Kneading focaccia dough for friends

2 – Sharing this focaccia and anchovy dip with my friends

3 – Watching my son have burst out laughing

4 – Finding myself face to face with a mother deer and her fawn while on a hike

5 – Watching the sun rise

6 – Singing at the top of my lungs in the car (being 50% deaf, I can’t sing for my life, but the car doesn’t care).

7 – Giving a smile to a total stranger and receiving one in return

8 – Helping a person grow and then watching them soar on their own

9 – Writing “the end” on the last page of a manuscript

10 – Taking off in an airplane and feeling this sense of adventure into the unknown…and then landing somewhere new and changing my life for a few days

11 – Enjoying a Sobacha with girlfriends while doing face masks and chitchatting

12 – Meeting my BootCampers

13 – Feeling alone in the world with the love of my life by my side

14 – Snuggling with my teddy bear

15 – Showering after pushing my limits with an Optimum routine on #LeBodyChallenge (coming soon in the USA!) and relishing the pleasure of my efforts.

16 – Sunday lunch with friends sharing an all-round good time

17 – Finally managing a complete correct sentence in Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic)

18 – Taking a bath with candlelight and relaxing music

19 – Dancing like nobody’s watching at a party or simply by myself at home

20 – Deciding to do doing nothing a Sunday morning…just reading, meditating, or staying under the covers

21 – Coloring in like I did as a child

22 – Giving a gift and watching the recipient’s eyes light up

23 – Jumping in a puddle

24 – Stargazing and seeing a shooting star

25 – Walking in the Corsican Maquis after rainfall

26 – Swimming underwater

27 – Floating on the ocean

28 – Lying in the sun and watching the clouds

29 – Receiving a letter from an Amish friend

30 – Enjoying a meal in a restaurant all on my own with a good book for company

31 – Seeing the sun break after a long bout of rain

32 – That first glimpse of a friend crossing the arrivals doors when I’m waiting to collect them at the airport

33 – Seeing my parents number displayed on my caller ID

34 – Writing a poem or song

35 – Seeing a new creation come to life on my weaving loom

36 – Reaching the top of a hill after a long climb and feeling on top of the world

37 – Going for a sprint and beating my own record

38 – Getting caught in a fit of laughter

39 – Seeing one of my books translated in a language I don’t speak

40 – Going away for the weekend with a girlfriend

41 – Enjoying a good homemade meal

42 – Biting into a fresh croissant in Paris

43 – Seeing animal babies and following the panda cam of Bei Bei at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo

44 – Secretly buying more Hello Kitty (when the whole world already knows of my addiction)

45 – Getting a massage

46 – Seeing one of my clients finally reach their ideal body without deprivation

47 – Seeing Highland cattle for the first time

48 – Finding myself on the Oscars red carpet

49 – Seeing a child smile

50 – Making this list and realizing how lucky I am