#she really is my platonic soul mate♡

[nii--chan]

I'm so happy I saw my best friend today!!♡

[curiousb]

List 5 things that make you happy, then put this in the askbox for the last 10 people who liked or reblogged something from you! Get to know your mutuals and followers ♡

Thanks, @persimmonsimmer! Thanks also to @grilledcheese-aspiration - who sent the same ask!

Well, sorry to start on a bit of a strange note, but I'm not sure that true happiness is something that I really experience very often! One thing that does make me genuinely happy is...

Laughing with my husband - we both have the same silly, eccentric sense of humour, and laugh long and hard with each other over our own private jokes. It's what keeps us alive.

My remaining answers are things that bring me contentment and peace, which is what I really value, as it's not easy to find!

Solitude. The only time that I can be my true self - without having to conform to anyone else's expectations - is when I'm alone. It brings me the greatest peace.

Sims 2! I love worldbuilding, and this is the ultimate way of doing that! Plus, it's a way of channelling my ever-whirring mind into something that completely absorbs my attention, and allows me to switch off from the real world. It's my 'mindfulness'. Tinkering with spreadsheets, or anything that involves organising data, is meditative in the same way. (My computer is absolutely essential for my emotional regulation! 😁)

Spending time with the best friend I have ever known. She was my platonic soul mate, and I always felt good just being around her - and the feeling was mutual. But she's gone now.

Guinea pig videos - other people find ASMR videos calming, I enjoy clips of small, furry, chonky potatoes on legs, being their adorably comedic selves. I can't have a pet myself, so this is the next best thing.