• breathing in rhythm with someone
  • a vehicle plastered with bumper stickers and/or decals
  • school lunches eaten outside
  • cold soup packed in a thermos
  • the catalogue of ships in Homer's "Iliad"
  • a plan of action
  • dancing with your child
  • sisters who don't compete
  • a well-made tool
  • the difference between white onions and yellow onions
  • an aperçu, a comment which makes an illuminating or entertaining point
  • using a mandala for concentration
  • when HE does the laundry
  • a circular wooden frame in which a cheese is molded

14,000 things to be happy about is the mesmerizing bestseller with over 1 million copies in print, celebrating all the little things in life. A pure, unadulterated and serendipitous list, this captivating compendium whose title says it all offers reading that is as irresistible as eating popcorn. Without plot or rhyme, explanation or footnote, these entries conjure up the rich evocative effect of an epic poem, proving that the little things are what make life worth living. Ice cream sandwiches, red leotards, a baseball game going into extra innings, a cat running 30 mph, wet babies, tobogganing, Bugs Bunny, Hawaiian shirts, the beach in the fall, your own rainbow, a real person answering the phone, the feel of the fur in Ugg boots. Items, places, moods, thoughts, celebrations, and our daily bread. The book was revised and updated in 2007 with 1,500 new entries.