Reasons To Be Happy #601-605

601. longevity
602. Mumford & Sons
603. falling asleep watching a favorite movie
604. interior design
605. redemption

Reasons To Be Happy #596-600

596. Seurat's "A Sunday Afternoon On The Island Of La Grande Jatte"
597. brunch with Sprow & Evan
598. Paris
599. one-liners
600. Nancy Wilson's "But Beautiful"

Reasons To Be Happy #591-595

591. Woody Allen
592. buffet brunches
593. psychological thrillers
594. cleanliness
595. the internet

Reasons To Be Happy #586-590

586. memorabilia
587. Joni Mitchell's Geffen label albums
588. Lisa Birnbach's THE OFFICIAL PREPPY HANDBOOK and TRUE PREP
589. dry-roasted almonds
590. discovery

Reasons To Be Happy #581-585

581. bargains
582. www.gofugyourself.com
583. homemade banana bread
584. motivational quotations
585. the early works of Stephen King

Reasons To Be Happy #576-580

576. humility
577. art
578. Andy Warhol
579. work snacks
580. fancy bags

Reasons To Be Happy #571-575

571. tough love
572. Paul Simon's "You Can Call Me Al"
573. reaching a goal
574. reading menus
575. breathing

Reasons To Be Happy #566-570

566. walking to work in the rain
567. book recommendations from trusted friends
568. jazz hands
569. understanding
570. most of the people I know

Reasons To Be Happy #561-565

561. sun
562. looking your best
563. fanciful photos on your desktop
564. brand new music from Leonard Cohen
565. not sweating the small stuff

Reasons To Be Happy #556-560

556. eating healthy
557. hummus
558. getting it right
559. revisiting LOST
560. goals

Reasons To Be Happy #551-555

551. punctuality
552. dedication
553. a simple "thank you"
554. Five Hour Energy
555. oversized sunglasses

Reasons To Be Happy #546-550

546. making the effort
547. concentration
548. smelly candles
549. hot cocoa
550. aspirin

Reasons To Be Happy #541-545

541. overtime
542. saltycrunchy snacks
543. appreciation
544. Bruce Springsteen's NEBRASKA
545. making decisions

Reasons To Be Happy #536-540

536. kicking the snow
537. believing in a cause
538. warmth
539. frugality
540. bourbon

Reasons To Be Happy #531-535

531. Disney's BEAUTY & THE BEAST in 3D
532. hard work
533. personality
534. perseverance
535. Carole King's TAPESTRY

Reasons To Be Happy #526-530

526. awards show post-mortems
527. Christopher Plummer in BEGINNERS
528. goldfish crackers
529. being independent
530. THE ARTIST

Reasons To Be Happy #521-525

521. roadtrips
522. comedy
523. DanRad
524. sushi
525. when SNL gets it right

Reasons To Be Happy #516-520

516. Madonna's "Rain"
517. long sleeps
518. photos of friends
519. the urge for going
520. simplicity

Reasons To Be Happy #511-515

511. silliness
512. inspirational quotes
513. Liz & Jack
514. Leslie & Ben
515. Advil

Reasons To Be Happy #506-510

506. technology
507. singer/songwriters
508. Simon & Garfunkel's BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER
509. kindness
510. tolerance

Reasons To Be Happy #501-505

501. Tracey Thorn
502. Nyquil
503. The High Line in NYC
504. remembering
505. GoFugYourself.com

Reasons To Be Happy #496-500

496. the ham & cheese biscuit from Caffe Migliore
497. Nanci Griffith's "Late Night Grande Hotel"
498. respect
499. Dayquil
500. waiting for love

Reasons To Be Happy #491-495

491. a good pair of headphones
492. priorities
493. a job well done
494. Keane
495. Michael Fassbender

Reasons To Be Happy #486-490

486. HARRY POTTER & THE DEATHLY HALLOWS pts 1 & 2
487. pork teriyaki with a side of gyoza from Teriyaki Madness
488. Umberto Eco
489. orange juice
490. Amanda Marshall

Reasons To Be Happy #481-485

481. doing your part
482. Ben & Jerry's Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough ice cream
483. new shoes
484. sweatshirts
485. not giving up

Reasons To Be Happy #476-480

476. new recipes

477. being there for someone

478. jazz singers

479. snuggling

480. hope

Reasons To Be Happy #471-475

471. stretchy pants
472. Basia
473. going outside of your comfort zone
474. muffins
475. saying "Benedict Cumberbatch"

Reasons To Be Happy #466-470

466. Holly Cole
467. Claire Martin
468. Carmen McRae
469. Blossom Dearie
470. helping others in need

Reasons To Be Happy #461-465

461. the "usual" at Starbucks (venti skinny vanilla latte)
462. live jazz
463. action movies
464. teriyaki
465. best/worst dressed lists

Reasons To Be Happy #456-460

456. singalongs
457. candy from The Parrot in Helena, MT
458. long weekends
459. going to the movies/dinner/shopping/coffee alone
460. getting older

Reasons To Be Happy #451-455

451. embarrassingly hilarious and undignified moments
452. selfless giving
453. keeping dreams alive
454. Veuve
455. kisses at midnight on New Year's Eve