hello lovelies!
this morning when i came into work a lovely coworker of mine was kind enough to share her wonderful chocolates with me that she received from her secret santa. they were the fabulous dove kind as well so there was no way i was passing those up. my favorite part is the fun little message inside...
and what a lovely message it was ♥ many of you have asked about my little happiness project...if you missed my original post
click here. i finally have my outline ready to share with all of you...so here it is :)
my happiness project for 2011
january - boost energy and get organized
- enough of the clutter - lets get rid of it
- get moving - it's time to exercise
- procrastination is not the answer
february - make our house a home
- like i said procrastination is not the answer - lets get painting/remodeling
- only fill our home with things we really love
- clean up clean up - as much as i hate it, it really is necessary
march - remember love
- give proofs of love - it will always be noticed
- show appreciation - no amount is too little
- express yourself - if you don't no one will know how you feel
april - aim higher
- never settle - doing so will not get you to where you want to be
- ask for help - you don't always have to do everything yourself
- think outside of the box - when you do, amazing things happen
may - have fun, laugh often
- don't take life too seriously - when you do you miss out on all the fun
- let loose - do something unexpected
- pass it on - make a complete stranger smile, laugh and have fun
june - make time
- for myself - there is no need to get burned out
- for friends and family - let them know how much they mean
- for more fun - life isn't always about work
july - buy some happiness
- buy needful things - sometimes money can buy happiness
- spread the love - purchase something for someone else's happiness
- give something up - sometimes the things that make you happy also make you unhappy
august - find my inner peace
- learn the proper way to meditate - and have fun doing it
- educate myself on spirituality
- take notes from the wise - read the words of the dalai lama
september - pursue a passion
- learn how to do something new
- get better at something i already love to do
- help someone else pursue their passion
october - keep a positive attitude
- keep things simple
- create an inspiration journal - a place for all happy things
- don't speak negatively - doing so will help me not to think negatively as well
november - make it count
- live for today - sometimes worrying about the future is distracting
- accept your mistakes and learn from them
- turn a dream into a reality - this is your chance
december - party it up
- surround yourself with those you love
- celebrate life
- reflect on your 12 month quest for happiness - do it again for 2012!
♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
so there it is!! i will be documenting my experiences each month and will share my journey to happiness with you all. each month i will tackle a new focus, but at the same time i will keep up with all of my goals from months prior. i am super excited for this project and i encourage each of you to take part and create your own happiness project for 2011. whether you want to share with all of us or not...all that matters is that you do it for you :) remember there are no rules! create your list however you wish...maybe you have 1 thing you want to focus on all year...maybe you have 20...just have fun and enjoy the ride.
everyone deserves to be happy...sometimes we just need a little push in the right direction and a little motivation :)
xoxo - lindsay
p.s. a happiness project button is coming soon, this will be ready by the end of december.
p.s.s. let me know if you decide to document your project publicly. i will be creating a page dedicated to all those that take on this challenge!!
i have recently become inspired by a book that i am reading called the happiness project by gretchen rubin i highly recommend you take a look at this one if you haven't already! gretchen writes about the year she dedicated a year to her happiness. each month she tackles a new set of resolutions (give proofs of love, ask for help, find more fun, keep a gratitude notebook, forget about the results etc.) this book really puts things into perspective for me and helped me realize how important it is to do things that make you happy. i would like to think that i am a pretty happy person in general, but i think i could do so much more to be even happier...how great would that be?