This day got away from me. You know those days. You wake up with plans and a list. And then one thing, probably some minor mishap, happens, and your day is now a day full of falling dominoes. There are no true disasters on days like this; they are mostly just full of frustration.
So rather than bore you with the details of this frustrating day, I want to share this post I stumbled across on Facebook over the weekend:
“15 Antiquated Words for Happy”
See that picture of me on the lower left corner of this page? That is me being “over the moon” when my son got engaged. (My daughter-in-law is a real gem.) My grandmothers both said “tickled” often, and Stacey used “kvelling” in today’s introduction.
So find a word that puts you “in high snuff” and work it into your writing. I’m going to go write about all those “chirky” robins who were in my yard this afternoon.
Thank you, as always, to Stacey, Tara, Dana, Betsy, Anna, and Beth for hosting the Slice of Life Challenge. Be sure to visit Two Writing Teachers to read more Slice of Life posts.
Reading to the Core 
I love thinking about a day as falling dominoes. Congrats on your wonderful family news and I can hear how excited you are through your voice.
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I like the idea of stretching my happy-word vocabulary. How gladsome I will feel at the end of such an exercise.
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Love that you let the dominoes tumble you into a pail full of ‘happy’, Catherine. This is wonderful, and your use of the words is fun. I am tickled!
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What a gas to find and play with happy words.I had a poet looking for a “-as” rhyme just yesterday and I told him about gas and it’s happy meaning. Serendipitous. I love how you turned on the domino day and pointed your thoughts toward happy.
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I like “gladsome” and I have a fabulous daughter – in – law. I never knew that I needed a daughter, but she is a real Keeper!!!
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I have had days of falling dominoes. Interestingly, we always just stand them back up and try again.
Cathy
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