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Life's Greatest Little Pleasures

 
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RockitRon



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PostPosted: Thu Dec 31, 2009 2:19 pm    Post subject: Life's Greatest Little Pleasures Reply with quote

The end of the year wouldn't be complete without (yet another) survey.
Premier Foods, in the guise of its Batchelor's Cup-a-Soup brand, asked 3,000 people to name their greatest pleasure in life.

Curling up in bed after a long day and waking completely refreshed in the morning came top of the poll.

Most responses were quite simple little pleasures, from making someone smile to popping bubble-wrap. The top fifty:-

1.A good night's sleep

2.Finding a forgotten tenner in your pocket

3.Cuddling up with a partner in bed

4.Crying with laughter

5.Having a lie-in

6.Sleeping in newly laundered bedding

7.Getting a bargain

8.Making someone smile

9.Catching up with an old friend

10.Laughing at things that have happened in the past

11.Eating a Sunday roast with your family

12.Someone saying you look nice

13.Curling up on the sofa with a good book and a hot drink or soup

14.Discovering you've lost a few pounds

15.Breakfast in bed

16.Waking up thinking it's a work day and then realising it's the weekend

17.A random person smiling at you in the street

18.Looking through old photo albums

19.Eating a takeaway

20.First snow fall of the year

21.Singing your heart out to your favourite song in car

22.Having lunch with friends

23.Listening to a baby laughing

24.Having a massage

25.Reading a book or listening to your iPod on holiday by the pool

26.Playing in snow

27.Finding a pair of jeans that fit perfectly

28.Being chatted up

29.A girly-night in

30.A pampering session at home

31.The smell of freshly cut grass

32.Sitting in the pub with your friends

33.Looking at a baby asleep in a cot

34.Waking up in a room with an amazing view

35.Clothes shopping

36.Receiving a letter from a friend

37.Fitting into an old pair of jeans again after losing some weight

38.Staying up all night getting to know someone special

39.Your mum's cooking

40.Getting dressed up for a night out

41.Watching a live band

42.Drinking a cold beer after work

43.Browsing in a secondhand book shop

44.Going to the cinema

45.Getting a new hairstyle

46.Your queue being the quickest in the supermarket

47.The cold side of the pillow

48.Watching a DVD

49.Getting tipsy

50.Popping bubble wrap

Can't argue with most of that. Don't know about the girly night in, though.
I only once got tipsy. Like a lot of things I've only done once, I didn't like it.

And freshly mown grass makes me sneeze - I'd substitute the smell of freshly baked bread and cakes for that.

One to add - Cream tea, on holiday: freshly baked fruit scones, Devon/Cornish clotted cream, jam on half of them, a pot of tea with at least two bags in it. (I'm partial to cheese and treacle scones as well, but the cream and jam are just a bit OTT with those)

What's your favourite? Or have you one that isn't listed?



http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/6913986/Good-nights-sleep-voted-lifes-greatest-little-pleasure.html
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Lord Evan Elpuss



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PostPosted: Thu Dec 31, 2009 3:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote


No 2) Never found that much in my pocket that I forgot about!!

No 14) I suppose it depends on whether we are talking £s or lbs!!

No 16) I usually curse my stupidity if I've forgotten to switch off my alarm clock when the next day is my day off!! Rolling Eyes

No 20) When I was a kid that might have been true. Certainly not in adulthood! Likewise No 26!

No 28 ) Put me down for it!!!

No 32) There's one I can agree with!

No 35) Maybe if you're a woman! To me 'retail therapy' is an oxymoron!

No 41) Definitely. Most recently for me The Hamsters at Farnham Maltings. Before them it was The Unthanks at Aldershot's West end centre and prior to them it was Aynsley Lister also at West end centre. All very enjoyable gigs.

No 42) An after work beer is is indeed very enjoyable, especially if you've had a bad day at work, though it doesn't necessarily have to be cold, unless it happens to have been a hot sunny day.

No 46) How often does that happen?

No 49) When did I lasht get tipshy? I don't remember it!!

No 50) I'll agree with that too http://www.virtual-bubblewrap.com/pop

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PostPosted: Thu Dec 31, 2009 5:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Most of those are ok but this would be my top five.

1. Holding hands.
2. Having someone to meet me off the train.
3. Being lost in the eyes of passion.
4. Sharing a bag of chips on a freezing cold seafront.
5. The smell of frying bacon.

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PostPosted: Thu Dec 31, 2009 9:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

1 A dog's wet nose in your hand
2 A baby's tiny hand in yours
3 A walnut whip
4 A kitten nuzzling your ear, just before biting it
5 First lick of Chili con carne
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 31, 2009 10:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hmmmm..

1. Seeing my Newf sound asleep upstairs when I come to bed and giving her a long hug.... Mrs SF barely visible under the Duvet and getting into a preheated bed on a freezing night.

2. Accelerating away from a roundabout and hearing my V8 engine growl. Razz

3. The taste of the first Chicken Ball out of the bag on the way back from the takeaway.. Very Happy

4. Putting on the second coat of undercoat.. Rolling Eyes

5. Putting aside a really crispy Roast Potato when I've serving veg.. Laughing
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 11:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

A great little pleasure today, this afternoon I made FIRST-EVER snowman for our grand-daughter (15 months now).

I made him same height as her, red grapes for eyes, a baby sweetcorn for nose, raisins for teeth/mouth, raisins for his buttons. An old cap on his head.


She was terrified of him! Wouldn't go near him! I may have damaged her for life! Laughing
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