things that may or may not alter your mood considerably.

1. cheap nail polish, in the approximate shade of a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle.

2. small children grocery shopping with their grandparents.

3. when waiters/waitresses tell you that what you ordered is an excellent choice. This not only heightens excitement for the meal, but it causes you to feel that you are a magnificent decision maker.

4. finding small things you'd thought you'd lost long ago (i.e. board game pieces, hair clips etc.)

5. being offered snacks.