Top 50 Greatest Little Pleasures in Life

3000 British people were asked “What’s your biggest ‘little pleasure’ in life? I personally think that popping bubble wrap and getting a compliment from someone should be MUCH higher…..but at least they made the list! Did they miss anything?

Top 50 greatest little pleasures in life

1. A good night’s sleep
2. Finding forgotten money in your pocket
3. Cuddling up with a partner in bed
4. Crying with laughter
5. Having a lie-in (anyone know what this is??)
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 Sunday dinner 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 realizing 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 favorite 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 (Yesss!!!!)
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 (YAY)
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 (If the band is good!)
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 line being the quickest in the supermarket
47. The cold side of the pillow
48. Watching a DVD
49. Getting tipsy
50. Popping bubble wrap (this should have been way higher!)

If you can’t remember the last time you had a good night’s sleep, here’s a list of tips from “sleep experts”. Some of them are kind of “no duh!” (like keeping your room dark & quiet). I did find the relaxation techniques pretty interesting, as well as the food tips (no more Pepsi with lunch for me!)