A finished crossword = happy.
Wordplay ("daily riser"-sun) = happy.
Done in pen = happy.
Favorite cookie as an answer = happy.
Only 3 mistakes = happy.
Learning new words:
3-letter word for "a little crazy"...fey
4-letter word for "breathing sound"...rale
4-letter word for "Plato's portico"...stoa = happy.
Enough quiet on a Sunday morning to complete a crossword in one sitting = happy.
Type A sustenance = happy.
When everything is up in the air and it feels like you don't know which way to go or how to respond to something when you're hurt, or how to respond when you've done hurting, knowing that there is one letter per box, with no gray area = just what I needed.
And this makes me happy.
