The Simplest Joys of Life

“Enjoy the little things in life because one day you’ll look back and realize they were the big things.” – Kurt Vonnegut

As I sit here, sipping tea, watching whatever comes on television, listening to Hindi songs in the background, I realize how happiness and comfort come from the simplest of things in life. This moment is life. There is nothing I am waiting on or trying to achieve. I am simply living in this moment knowing the fact that tomorrow remains uncertain.


So here I make an attempt to list down six top simplest joys of life I have experienced today J

1. Waking up early on a Saturday
I woke up a bit too early for a Saturday morning being fooled by my husband into thinking that breakfast was ready and it just couldn’t wait. I had planned to remain in bed until at least the noon but waking up being fooled early morning wasn’t so bad either. Sooner you wake up, longer the day seems. Longer the weekend feels, happier the heart is.  

2. Making fluffy, tasty omelets
I am a decent cook. I can easily prepare an edible meal for at least 10 people. But I usually screw up while making omelets. Most days, I have to turn an omelet into scrambled eggs because they just refuse to not stick to the pan. However, to my surprise, I prepared a perfectly fluffy and tasty omelet without burning or breaking it into pieces this morning. That was a pure joy.

3. Not having to clean the house or do the laundry
There are weekends that just get over cleaning the house, putting dirty clothes into wash, drying them and then folding dry clothes and finally putting them into cupboard. Today was happiness. One of those rare occasions when I just didn’t care about the dust on top of cabinets, dirty clothes in the laundry basket or even dishes in the sink. They shall all wait.

4. Mom and Dad’s trip to the zoo
Dad called up in the afternoon and said he wanted to have a video chat. I couldn’t understand why this sudden need to video chat living just few miles apart. I realized that it was because Mom and Dad had made a trip to the zoo and were boating so he wanted me to see them. How Sweet! That surely was the highlight of the day.

5. A nice weather
How often does the weather become so pleasant while you are at home, under the blanket with your most favorite person? Not so often. I always find myself at work, in the middle of something boring or trying to reach somewhere getting drenched, riding my scooter when the weather is so pleasant. And I always wish that I was at home. And ta-da. Here I am today, enjoying this nice weather and perfect combination of music and tea.  

6. Having ice-cream in the freezer and knowing it is going to last the weekend.
Ice-cream equals to heavenly happiness and when it is nicely kept in your freezer, it is like you freaking own a piece of heaven. I bought myself my most favorite thing to eat this morning and it is now in my freezer, coming out in pieces every now and then and I know it’s going to last the weekend. And that my friend, is the joy of life.



To wrap it up, we all know how life gets so busy and we are constantly trying to get from one point to another. There is so much awesomeness in our everyday life that we forget to appreciate it. We wait on vacations or something to end to appreciate the simplest joys of life. Every day we get a chance to reflect on all these little awesomeness, we either grab the chance or let it go without even giving it a thought.

Let’s smile more, worry less. Let’s not put our happiness on hold. Let’s embrace the simplest joys of our everyday life.


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  1. Hira NathJune 26, 2017 at 4:51 PM

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  2. Hira NathJuly 10, 2017 at 11:27 PM

    wow sis....i loved ur article.Plz keep on writing and bring out a novel sis. I m surely gana buy it.there are very few nepali writers who write in English.Its so easy to undersatand the english novels written by Asian writer. For example Chetan Bhagat.So sis plz think about that

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    1. Elsa ScarletJuly 11, 2017 at 8:37 AM

      Thank You for your kind words :) May they come true some day.

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