So I was kind of in the mood to write an article, then I was on WeHeartIt and saw a 'comfort' article written by someone else and got my inspiration from there. Comfort is one of my favorite topics as we all know, so I wanted to put together a list of all sorts of things that bring me comfort. They could be a person, place, thing, or even a feeling or time of day. I hope you enjoy my article!
(in no particular order)
CSI Miami 🔬
Of course my favorite television format is procedural or weekly murder mystery. There is hardly one I love more than CSI Miami, my favorite of all CSIs. By season 3, it has my favorite cast of the entire series and by season 4, it is full-blown into everything I love. The high saturation of the show from season 4-onward is probably the thing I love the most (aside from the story and characters of course!). I will always be in the mood to watch this.
Milk Chocolate 🍫
I have such a sweet tooth and love so SO many sweet things, but my biggest comfort and favorite dessert is just chocolate. Milk chocolate anyway. There's just something about the creaminess and smooth flavor of milk chocolate that is so comforting.
The Darkness 🌃
I have always been a night owl, but now that I am more of a morning person I have transferred over my love for the darkness. Probably my favorite time of the day is about 5 am. I am very productive (as much as I can be) and like to do my Bible reading then. Nothing soothes me more than spending time with the Lord when nobody else is awake.
The Holy Bible 🤲
I am making my way through the Bible for the first time (I have been doing so for years, and sadly got off track for a bit but I am back at it!). My favorite little thing is the smell. I have many Bibles and I find that the smell of the pages is very distinct and almost universal across all Bibles. Who knows if it was created that way TO lull us into being comforted, but it works for me!
Woman's World Magazine 📖
I have been reading this magazine since I was a KID! I remember my mom babysitting in this one house who always had it around and I was always drawn to the busy-ness of the covers and found I actually enjoyed the content as well. It remains a comfort for me, and I save all of my issues so I can re-read them later.
Law & Order: Criminal Intent 👩⚖️
Honestly, I couldn't tell you how many times I have watched through this show from beginning to end and always in order. It is my favorite Law & Order but I am also a big fan of the original and am making my way through watching that all for the first time, but I've still got 16/21 seasons to go! This Law & Order has my favorite L&O character (Bobby Goren) and I love that you can see things from the criminals point of view, but don't always know whodunit until the end. If it's on, you can guarantee I am watching it!
Reruns 📺
Much of this list includes my favorite comfort shows, so rather than continue on with only tv I wanted to group them together. I do really love reruns and watching my favorite shows (again) with commercials. (But if I am streaming, I hate commercials! Go figure lol) Some of my favorites include NCIS, Law & Order, Two and a Half Men, Family Guy, The Simpsons, The Big Bang Theory, Criminal Minds, Murder She Wrote, Diagnosis Murder, Matlock, Perry Mason, CSI, Ghost Adventures, Evil Lives Here, Deadly Women, and Ancient Aliens. Just to name a few 😅
Cozy Mysteries 😌
Y'all know my absolute favorite genre of reading is cozy mysteries. I mean they even have the word cozy in the title! I love to collect them and always look forward to when new ones are released. One of my ultimate comforts.
Frasier 😂
I love my favorite show! This is another one of my childhood comforts (a lot of those...they were the only part of my childhood I liked as I lived in a volatile household and clung to any sense of positivity) and is my ultimate comfort show. I love everything about it. The music in between title cards, the rain, the voices, and Eddie. Oh Eddie 🥰
Autumn 🍂
Is there any more perfect weather than a dark, stormy day spent inside at the bookstore? How about going for a nice scenic walk with your umbrella with dark clouds overhead? Nope, pretty sure that's the most perfect environment ever!
Thunderstorms ⛈️
There is such a thing called seasonal depression, but it is usually used to describe those who are depressed when it is without summer/the sun. But I believe there is also ample evidence for the kind of depression that comes with not having a storm (or even just rain) for a long time. I have that kind. My depression gets so bad that I have to listen to artificial thunderstorm sounds on Youtube to feel better. I also dream (constantly) about moving somewhere that it rains all the time. Before I moved to Wisconsin, there were lots of cloudy skies and rain. Since I've moved here, it's been pretty nonexistant.
Potatoes 🥔
Undoubtedly, my favorite food of all-time is potatoes (dill pickles are tied with it). I will eat them any way whether it's baked, mashed, or fried. It is my go-to comfort food and I eat it more than anything else (besides ice cream lol). I also just simply love the smell of the actual potato itself before it's cooked. My favorite way to eat them is baked, but I will try anything!
Teddy Bears 🧸
I love teddy bears, actually just stuffed animals in general (especially my Build-a-Bears!), but I have the most of teddies. I have hundreds of the little TY beanie baby bears, and a very large amount of other various sizes. They are the ultimate stuffed animal (in my opinion) and a girl can never have too many of them around!
Bookstores & Libraries 📚
There is no place that soothes my soul more than a library or bookstore. I just love being surrounded by books, love the smell of them, and love to find brand new ones to put on my to-be-read list. I don't like leaving the house, but for one of these I will gladly do so!
Ice Cream 🍨
Another one of my favorite foods is of course ice cream. I'm not really sure how it happened, but gradually over time I have gotten more and more obsessed with ice cream. I will buy multiple cartons or desserts at a time so I never run out of stock (if I do, I panic lol) and a look into my freezer is just like the section of the stores.
Coloring 🖍️
This is part of my routine every night. I will put on my ASMR TikTok lives, turn on my side in the bed, and color until I pass out. I'm able to get in quite a few pictures beforehand, and I save them to my phone to upload them onto Facebook. I have a specific album on there for all my colorings and it's over 7000 pictures so that should tell you how often I do it! I am particularly addicted to mobile/tablet apps because real life coloring hurts my hands but I am able to color for a lot longer on my phone or tablet.
Christmas 🎄
Absolutely, positively everything about Christmas! I love it more than I could even begin to describe! I love it so much that I will buy anything with a Christmas scene on it whether it's cards or puzzles or books or shirts. I love autumn and Halloween, but by far my favorite holiday is Christmas. It truly is the most wonderful time of the year!
Cats!!! 🐈
I love animals, way way more than humans. But I am particularly a feline fanatic. For my entire life, I have always owned a cat (or should I say they've owned me?!) and will until the day I die. I have 3 and even when they are being more aggressive than usual, I find them to be super adorable. It is worth the scratch for just one tummy rub! I fall for that trap every time 😆 Currently, I have 3 and that hardly seems like enough. Their purrs, soft luxurious fur, and sweet meows just send me over the edge.
Jesus 🙏
The most important one on this list is of course the biggest influence in my life - Jesus. I don't know how to be anything other than cliche when I talk about Him, so you'll just have to bear through it. He is at the center of everything I do, and I try to be a better person because of Him. I will think of Him sometimes just with no context and immediately feel at peace. He has that way about Him.
(in no particular order)
CSI Miami 🔬
Of course my favorite television format is procedural or weekly murder mystery. There is hardly one I love more than CSI Miami, my favorite of all CSIs. By season 3, it has my favorite cast of the entire series and by season 4, it is full-blown into everything I love. The high saturation of the show from season 4-onward is probably the thing I love the most (aside from the story and characters of course!). I will always be in the mood to watch this.
Milk Chocolate 🍫
I have such a sweet tooth and love so SO many sweet things, but my biggest comfort and favorite dessert is just chocolate. Milk chocolate anyway. There's just something about the creaminess and smooth flavor of milk chocolate that is so comforting.
The Darkness 🌃
I have always been a night owl, but now that I am more of a morning person I have transferred over my love for the darkness. Probably my favorite time of the day is about 5 am. I am very productive (as much as I can be) and like to do my Bible reading then. Nothing soothes me more than spending time with the Lord when nobody else is awake.
The Holy Bible 🤲
I am making my way through the Bible for the first time (I have been doing so for years, and sadly got off track for a bit but I am back at it!). My favorite little thing is the smell. I have many Bibles and I find that the smell of the pages is very distinct and almost universal across all Bibles. Who knows if it was created that way TO lull us into being comforted, but it works for me!
Woman's World Magazine 📖
I have been reading this magazine since I was a KID! I remember my mom babysitting in this one house who always had it around and I was always drawn to the busy-ness of the covers and found I actually enjoyed the content as well. It remains a comfort for me, and I save all of my issues so I can re-read them later.
Law & Order: Criminal Intent 👩⚖️
Honestly, I couldn't tell you how many times I have watched through this show from beginning to end and always in order. It is my favorite Law & Order but I am also a big fan of the original and am making my way through watching that all for the first time, but I've still got 16/21 seasons to go! This Law & Order has my favorite L&O character (Bobby Goren) and I love that you can see things from the criminals point of view, but don't always know whodunit until the end. If it's on, you can guarantee I am watching it!
Reruns 📺
Much of this list includes my favorite comfort shows, so rather than continue on with only tv I wanted to group them together. I do really love reruns and watching my favorite shows (again) with commercials. (But if I am streaming, I hate commercials! Go figure lol) Some of my favorites include NCIS, Law & Order, Two and a Half Men, Family Guy, The Simpsons, The Big Bang Theory, Criminal Minds, Murder She Wrote, Diagnosis Murder, Matlock, Perry Mason, CSI, Ghost Adventures, Evil Lives Here, Deadly Women, and Ancient Aliens. Just to name a few 😅
Cozy Mysteries 😌
Y'all know my absolute favorite genre of reading is cozy mysteries. I mean they even have the word cozy in the title! I love to collect them and always look forward to when new ones are released. One of my ultimate comforts.
Frasier 😂
I love my favorite show! This is another one of my childhood comforts (a lot of those...they were the only part of my childhood I liked as I lived in a volatile household and clung to any sense of positivity) and is my ultimate comfort show. I love everything about it. The music in between title cards, the rain, the voices, and Eddie. Oh Eddie 🥰
Autumn 🍂
Is there any more perfect weather than a dark, stormy day spent inside at the bookstore? How about going for a nice scenic walk with your umbrella with dark clouds overhead? Nope, pretty sure that's the most perfect environment ever!
Thunderstorms ⛈️
There is such a thing called seasonal depression, but it is usually used to describe those who are depressed when it is without summer/the sun. But I believe there is also ample evidence for the kind of depression that comes with not having a storm (or even just rain) for a long time. I have that kind. My depression gets so bad that I have to listen to artificial thunderstorm sounds on Youtube to feel better. I also dream (constantly) about moving somewhere that it rains all the time. Before I moved to Wisconsin, there were lots of cloudy skies and rain. Since I've moved here, it's been pretty nonexistant.
Potatoes 🥔
Undoubtedly, my favorite food of all-time is potatoes (dill pickles are tied with it). I will eat them any way whether it's baked, mashed, or fried. It is my go-to comfort food and I eat it more than anything else (besides ice cream lol). I also just simply love the smell of the actual potato itself before it's cooked. My favorite way to eat them is baked, but I will try anything!
Teddy Bears 🧸
I love teddy bears, actually just stuffed animals in general (especially my Build-a-Bears!), but I have the most of teddies. I have hundreds of the little TY beanie baby bears, and a very large amount of other various sizes. They are the ultimate stuffed animal (in my opinion) and a girl can never have too many of them around!
Bookstores & Libraries 📚
There is no place that soothes my soul more than a library or bookstore. I just love being surrounded by books, love the smell of them, and love to find brand new ones to put on my to-be-read list. I don't like leaving the house, but for one of these I will gladly do so!
Ice Cream 🍨
Another one of my favorite foods is of course ice cream. I'm not really sure how it happened, but gradually over time I have gotten more and more obsessed with ice cream. I will buy multiple cartons or desserts at a time so I never run out of stock (if I do, I panic lol) and a look into my freezer is just like the section of the stores.
Coloring 🖍️
This is part of my routine every night. I will put on my ASMR TikTok lives, turn on my side in the bed, and color until I pass out. I'm able to get in quite a few pictures beforehand, and I save them to my phone to upload them onto Facebook. I have a specific album on there for all my colorings and it's over 7000 pictures so that should tell you how often I do it! I am particularly addicted to mobile/tablet apps because real life coloring hurts my hands but I am able to color for a lot longer on my phone or tablet.
Christmas 🎄
Absolutely, positively everything about Christmas! I love it more than I could even begin to describe! I love it so much that I will buy anything with a Christmas scene on it whether it's cards or puzzles or books or shirts. I love autumn and Halloween, but by far my favorite holiday is Christmas. It truly is the most wonderful time of the year!
Cats!!! 🐈
I love animals, way way more than humans. But I am particularly a feline fanatic. For my entire life, I have always owned a cat (or should I say they've owned me?!) and will until the day I die. I have 3 and even when they are being more aggressive than usual, I find them to be super adorable. It is worth the scratch for just one tummy rub! I fall for that trap every time 😆 Currently, I have 3 and that hardly seems like enough. Their purrs, soft luxurious fur, and sweet meows just send me over the edge.
Jesus 🙏
The most important one on this list is of course the biggest influence in my life - Jesus. I don't know how to be anything other than cliche when I talk about Him, so you'll just have to bear through it. He is at the center of everything I do, and I try to be a better person because of Him. I will think of Him sometimes just with no context and immediately feel at peace. He has that way about Him.