Corn Dog Day in the Cafeteria

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote, "It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important." Sir, I couldn't agree more! People who can appreciate the importance of the little things in life are few and far between. Everyone talks about the big things -- the promotion, the new car, the wedding.

People forget to think about their new socks or the joy of missing all the red lights. However, I am not one of these people. I am a little things lover. I always have been.

I love the travel to a city as much as my vacation there. I love watching TV with my friends. I love lying on the couch and having someone play with my hair. I love knowing that I get to sleep in tomorrow morning and that when I get home my fridge is fully stocked. I also love for someone to bring me an unexpected "happy." Like this morning, I got a new chair for my desk at work. It's great--tons of levers, knobs and buttons. It’s a chair. Not a car. A chair. But I am genuinely happy about it.

Yes, if you show up at my house with new lip gloss, I am pumped. Bring me chocolate, and I am ecstatic. Surprise me with any small perk, and I am like a kid with a new puppy. Heck, even corn dog day in the cafeteria is enough to catapult my dreary Monday into a day to love.

Everyone should start thinking of the little things as important.

Recognize the sunset. Appreciate the extra ketchup in your McDonald's bag. Find your own equivalent to Corn Dog Day in the Cafeteria.