The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

I started writing this post explaining the reasons behind my terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day and erased it because I realized it isn't going to make anyone feel any better (especially me) to relive it. And also everyone I love is relatively healthy and happy at the moment so it can't be the worst day ever. So instead I'll offer solutions for all of us if we ever again have a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. That way we'll leave feeling a lot better about our days and ready for some fun!

1. Dwell on the good stuff (and there's always good stuff): I mentioned a prosperity journal is one of my first posts. If you're more electronically inclined The Prosperity Game has one that's easy and fun
2. Breathe deeply
3. Take a walk in nature
4. Get rid of something weighing you down: an article of clothing you never feel good in, dishes you don't really want to eat off of, a toxic friend if you want to go big
5. Watch funny videos on youtube or read some textsfromlastnight (Best. website. ever!)
6. Participate in your favorite exercise activity: while any exercise is good for those enorphins if you really enjoy what you're doing it's going to have an even more powerful effect on your mood
7. Spend time with your loved ones
8. Play a game
9. Create something(anything, art, a new bookshelf, paint a wall)
10. Volunteer (often doing something nice for someone else also benefits you... reminder to self.)

If you have any to add please do so!

Sunshine

Not a day goes by that I don't appreciate that I live in a place that has sunshine and clear blue skies something like 375 days a year. This isn't meant to rub it in ya'lls face who only have this five days a year (shout out to the May snowfall in Michigan this weekend) but to remind us not to take things for granted. I grew up with a Great Lake as my backyard, yet spent much of my childhood yearning for residence in the NYC or California (careful what you wish for). It's only recently that I've begun to appreciate the beauty I had every day of my childhood and it's been a good reminder to appreciate the beauty of now. Seriously, whenever I get one too many parking tickets, someone is mean to me, or I have a hangover I think to myself, "But I live in southern California," and I'm instant better!

So in honor of warm, sunny days here are some fun things to do in them:
1. Surf (if you live somewhere with real waves)
2. Go fly a kite
3. Kick, throw, shoot some balls
4. Roll down a hill
5. Take pictures without the flash or cloudy day setting
6. Run through a sprinkler
7. HAPPY HOUR (outside)
8. Go on a bike ride
9. Scavenger hunt
10. Walk barefoot
11. Have a picnic
12. BBQ
13. Paint, draw, sculpt, write in nature
14. Skateboard
15. Take a nap under a tree

Feel free to add your own!!!


My fav sunny day activity!

Thank yous

This was the other inspiration for my new blog: http://thxthxthx.com/. Leah Dieterich writes thank you notes to everyone and everything and her blog is dedicated to those notes. I love this because in the past year I've become a big fan of keeping a gratitude journal and it's made a huge difference in the way I view the world. But Leah's is way cuter than mine. So in honor of Leah and her way cute blog here's my thank you note for the day:

Dear Legs,
Thank you for having the strength and speed to run the absurd distances I ask of you. And for doing it even when Brain doesn't always agree with it.
Love, Mandy