Recently, Anthropologie reached out to me to see if I would be interested in participating in their September campaign, entitled “Simple Pleasures.”  Their goal was to create a forum for and a movement towards the little things that you look forward to every day – whether that be the first sip of good coffee in the morning, or getting into a bed with clean sheets, or seeing your dog greet you when you get home from work.  I loved the idea, especially because early in the spring of 2015, I did a week-long post on the exact same topic, except I called these simple pleasures, “little happies.” To see the first post in that series, click here.

It was hard to narrow down my list of simple pleasures to one, so I posted one on my Instagram account this morning and then I figured I would list some others here.

1. Turning off the A/C and opening all the windows during the Fall.
2. Baking a batch of chocolate chip cookies and taste testing one (three) while they are still super hot and gooey.
3. Getting together with friends to watch football and eat all the delicious foods I tried to stay away from during swimsuit season!
4. Cleaning at nighttime so that you wake up to a perfectly clean house and you have the day to do whatever you’d like.
5. Getting into a hot car that has been sitting in the sun after being in a freezing cold office all day.
6. A warm croissant from Pistacia Vera drizzled with honey.
7. The smell of a brand new pair of shoes – like those white Chucks I just got…especially when they’re only $50!
8. Waking up in the middle of the night but seeing that it’s only 1 AM and you still have SO much time left to sleep.
9. Getting to hold my friend’s brand new sweet baby Nico!
10. Knowing that your work week is short because you’re heading on vacation!!! We are flying out to Utah to go hiking with my step kids in Park City and I absolutely cannot wait!! I miss those little chickies!

What are some of your simple pleasures and the things that you look forward to? Use the hashtag #simplepleasures on IG if you want to do a post about it!

XOXO – Em

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