All The Small Things

Hello to all of my wonderful readers. In just three days of blogging I’ve gotten a load of views and for that, I thank you all. I’m currently slap bang in the middle of exams and knowing that there are people out there who enjoy my writing does a lot to keep me smiling.

Harold was about the size of my index finger nail.

On the subject of things that make me smile, I’d like you to meet Harold. I met this interesting little guy one average day as he crawled along the rim of the bath. He waved his feelers at me and, stupid as it may sound, I waved back. I figured he was a cool guy, so I quickly got a jar from the kitchen and trapped him gently inside it. I secured a single sheet of tissue paper over the top of the jar with an elastic band and with permanent marker inscribed his name and a safety warning on the side of his new home. The safety warning was to protect Harold from being forced to savage anyone who tried to remove him. I brought Harold upstairs and introduced him to my girlfriend. Surprisingly, she was delighted to meet his acquaintance and struck up a lengthy conversation with him.
Getting to the point, Harold gave us a gift. He made us happy; and isn’t that, at the end of the day, all that matters in life? Everyday we have so many things that get on our breasts and weigh us down. There is just so much circulating stress in the world just waiting to embrace us and steer our day down the path of no return.

Harold gave us a gift. He made us happy.

This doesn’t have to be our reality though! Be like me and try to find little “Harolds” in everyday life. I’m fortunate enough, some days, to be driving home from university just in time to follow the undulating highway directly into the heart of a gorgeous African sunset. You see? That’s another “Harold”!
Unfortunately, in the interest of freedom and such things, I had to set young Harold free from the confines of his glass chamber for a much more promising future in amongst the gorgeously scented flowers of our Jasmine plant. Although he’s not been seen since, he still brings me happiness every time I think about him.

Our beautiful son, Phantom

Another little dude that makes me profoundly happy is our fuzzy son, Phantom. Always up to his long, flowing ears in mischief. He cuddles up to us at night, and never barks, but instead has long gruff conversations with us in a series of growls and exclamations. He follows us everywhere around the house, offering his opinion on anything and everything my girlfriend and I do. He is such a heart-warming influence on our lives. As I type this, he’s curled up behind my chair in a tight ball of the softest fur, lost in his dreams of bounding through the grassy tufts at our local park.

Nothing makes me happier than my soul-mate.

Although, and I’d like to make this absolutely clear, nothing makes me happier than my soul-mate, Jana. She’s also a blog writer. Check her out here. She and I are going out for dinner now. I hope your evening is going to be as much fun as mine. Sushi here we come!