I just recently purchased The Field Guide to Happiness by Barbara Ann Kipfer. It’s a very fun read on reminding yourself to be happy, grateful, and content through lists, maps, and journaling.
I’m not sure if I’m going to complete all of the projects (there are over 200) but here is the first one: write a list of things you were happy about yesterday. Here’s mine:
- Our visit to Barnes & Noble. Even though Drew was overwhelmed that he couldn’t take the trains from the children’s section home with him and then proceeded to throw a fit, it still was marvelous to walk in the big doors and see the mass of books just waiting to be read. I practically swoon whenever I enter a bookstore.
- Stopping at Arby’s, late at night, for a tiny juice for Drew and a gloriously chocolaty milkshake for me.
- Watching Drew drive his small school-bus on the edge of the dining room table. He now his VERY OWN bus to play with and doesn’t have to simply stand on the couch and hope and pray that one will drive by.
- I started re-reading The Twilight Saga so I’ll be ready for the DVD coming out this coming Saturday. We never go to the movies now because it’s just really hard with a toddler. Therefore, I never saw it in the theatre. I’ve heard really good things and really bad things about the movie so don’t spoil it for me. I’m 1/2 way through Twilight and have to finish all the books before Saturday morning.
- After 12 days of not playing WoW, I finally had a chance yesterday afternoon during Drew’s nap. I leveled up to 22.
- I got a wiggly email from a friend who I’ve been concerned was inching away from me after my recent posts on faith. All is well.
- Wearing my favorite apron while making dinner. I love aprons so much.
- Listening to my little boy count to 10 as he climbed the stairs.
- And hearing him ask for Grammy & Poppy’s picture that sits by the iPod in his room. I gave it to him right before he settled down for a nap and he gave them both kisses and said “night night.”
Those were my happy moments yesterday. What were yours?
1. coming home from work and lounging on my new leather sofa and chair (SO comfy).
2. eating noodles.
3. taking pictures of random fun and functional stuff on my desk (posted on the blog today).
4. getting two projects finished at work.
today brought with it reese’s peanut butter eggs and a brambleberry tea by tazo (not together), another project down for the count, and a sweet card in the mail from an old and dear friend.
i’ll take whatever i can get these days:)