Things that make Arwen happy:

• Inspiration
  
• If Rowan comes when I call him.
  
• Sailing
  
• Catty snuggles
  
• Cake Wars
  
• Finding a well-written story
  
• Having a non-circular conversation with nana [1]
  
• Driving a car on my own, late at night with the music really loud
  
• A photo that turned out exactly as I hoped...
  
• ...or better
  
• Small AFPmeets with people I've known for a long time
  
• Shopping when I actually have a budget
  
• Books that have been recommended to me
  
• Nice feedback on a story I wrote
  
• M*A*S*H DVDs
  
• Meeting a long-time online friend in person.
  
• Seeing one of my own photos published on the front cover of the endurance magazine
  
• Waking up rested
  
• Finishing an endurance ride
  
• Amr Diab
  
  

There's more, or course.

1] Nana is dementing, and extremely forgetful. She will bring up a subject, we'll talk about it for some minutes, and then she'll bring up the exact same subject again, having forgotten she did the same thing just moments ago. These circles run from about 10 minutes (which we consider a very good day) to 2 minutes (which is when I'm crying inside). I was there this afternoon and she was amazing, no circles! Must be the first time in at least a year.