I always thought I was pretty simple. The most important thing to me is my family. I am lucky enough to have a whole bunch of sisters who are my best friends. I have cousins who are friends, aunts and uncles who are close. Not to mention nieces and nephews. Happiness to me is a house full of people eating and laughing. We've never had fights or drama. I also love to read and am usually reading more than one book at a time. I love to travel. I've been to Europe many times and lived in Japan. I love to be around people. I love the beach too.
In the past 4 years I have withdrawn into myself. Still spent time with the family, depression fades into the background around them. As soon as I get home, it is back. B/c my husband lives away during the week, I am alone a lot. I get very loney. I never lived alone and I don't like it. Also, we bought a condo here in southern CA and became house poor. So much for traveling. I tried to explain to my husband that I'd rather have experiences than things and that I'd rather not buy the place, but he won that argument.
I also am taking graduate classes. That makes me happy too.
In the past 4 years, even though I could still make this list, I felt paralyzed to do anything about it.
