Makes Me Smile

Do you ever buy things just because they make you smile?Even when you absolutely don't need them.I picked up these plastic summer dishes at the grocery store just because they make me smile. 

  Sometimes I end up taking things back because I feel guilty, but even though I knew I should ~ I didn't.I set them up on my dining room table and then really fell in love with them. 

  I found that they matched so many things I already owned and just had fun playing around with them ~ all the while ~ still fully intending to return them to the store.But ~ they matched my Goodwill pitcher and turquoiseBall jar. . .

and these sweet linens I bought to sell on Etsy. 

And one purchase usually leads to another and I ended up with these sweet little egg cups which matched these eggs I already had.  Can you see how I justify all of this unnecessary buying?

Day after day I walked by them sitting on my table, and every day they made me smile.  Before I knew it, they were in my sink and I was washing off the stickers and I knew then they were keepers.  

I guess, in the end, I don't have to understand or even justify why something makes me smile inside.  I just know that is a good thing, and that we can all use a little more smilingin our busy hectic lives.~Linking with The Tablescaper for Seasonal Sundays~A Stroll Thru Life for Table Top Tuesdays