Something I learned over the weekend? The more time I have on my hands, the less I tend to get done. I had more than enough time to do laundry, grocery shop, blog, etc. but instead I spent most of my weekend being a hermit in my room.

I also decided to switch from writing my "thankful for" things on the blog to writing them down in a notebook. It makes it much easier. I tend to think of the best ideas when I am doing the most mundane things. I wish Siri on the iphone would learn to take voice memos. It would make all those great ideas that I get on the drive home last. By the time I pull into the driveway I have forgotten my brilliant ideas and am on to thinking about what is for dinner.

Speaking of which, I should probably go make something quick to eat before I go do the laundry that I neglected over the weekend.

Just another Thursday

Today was a typical day. Work, drive home, feed the cat, use the treadmill, make a quick meal for dinner, etc. Nothing out of the ordinary happened but I still wanted to continue with the happiness exercise.

Three new things I am grateful for:

1. My family- I may have grown up as the only girl with my dad and two brothers but they helped shaped who I am today. And I will always love and appreciate them (even when they get on my nerves haha)

2. My boyfriend- I never expected to get so lucky, to have someone who is a partner, who I can count on, who respects me, and makes me smile everyday. I'm so lucky to have found my match at such a young age.

3. The scenic part of my drive home- on that short drive through the 133 I get to enjoy some greenery. Nature still exist there and never fails to make me want to open the sun roof and turn up the music.

new month. fresh start.

Resolutions don't seem to last long. Actually, much of what I start doesn't get finished. But this morning I really liked the feeling that I got when I woke up. I woke up happy and productive. I was all caught up with work stuff by 9am.

Tomorrow, I start my new work schedule of 6am to 3pm. It just adds to the feeling of getting back on track. I enjoy routine with a few dashes of spontaneity.

Ideally I would like to eat less junk, work out, blog more, read a book a month, stay organized, be nicer (more positive) and travel. I'm pretty sure I can accomplish the reading part. The book for January was One Day. This month I started reading The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. As for the others... I am working on them. I might even try blogging every day, even when I don't have much to say.

Something else happened this afternoon. My favorite vegan food truck posted a link to a video of Shawn Achor giving a speech on the happy secret to better work. I am going to take his advice and for the next 21 days I will write down 3 new things I am grateful for each day. It starts today.

I am grateful for:
1. Books-I have no words for how much I have always loved them.
2. Pixie-adopted as a kitten and now almost 3yrs old. She makes me smile every day.
3. Living in orange county- it's a short drive to the beach, san diego, mexico, LA and the weather tends to be in the perfect mid 70s range.

I have a feeling that this happiness/grateful thing is going to look great on me. ;)