Stuff that made your life way better than you thought it would

[Paluka]

I'm talking about things that you thought would be pretty good, but actually ended up being insanely good. Here are mine:

1) Vacation to Hawaii. I though this would be fun and relaxing, but I'm not a huge beach guy or anything. It ended up being totally amazing. I felt a million times better for the next couple months. Just getting back to doing anything outdoors combined with the time off work really helped relieve a lot of built up stress for me. I also feel like my wife and I really enjoyed the time together and it made our relationship better than it already was.

2) Adopting 2 cats from a shelter. I had not lived with pets in a long time, and having the 2 little cats around the house makes me happier every day. They were stinky and ill when we took them in, and now they are happy and healthy. They still stink sometimes though. I was stuck in a rut of gambling and thinking about money all the time, and this helped get me out of it.