practice 'Happiness Manifesto' daily

• Sleeping in.
• Finally fixing my DSL connection.
• Ordering my new phone.
• Being happy to spend tonight reconnecting with myself.
• The wonderful mood I have been in all week.

Today I am grateful for:

• Knowing I will have a big, fat check to make up for having no time for myself during the beginning of the week.
• Getting to see Nacho Libre for free after work tonight.
• Spending time with Justin, Johnny, and Alex at Waffle House.
• Doing my job better and better with each passing day.
• Finding comfort in friends I’ve been over looking for too long.
• Having a plan for exactly what I will be doing for the next year, but being flexible if wind blows me in a different direction.
• Not letting myself get too hung up on a stupid guy.

Today I am grateful for:

• A good day at work even though, because of my mood, I thought it would be horrible.
• Johnny buying a blender and promising to hang out and make my mood lighter. We end up with mixed drinks and new experiences.
• Getting off of work a bit early.
• Heart to heart talks about aspects of recent relationships.
• Dancing to my hearts content.

Today I am grateful for:

• The chance to spend last night drinking hard cider and watching bad TV with my friends.
• Spending a small amount of time with my mother and little brother.
• Staying at work and handling things I didn’t want to without trying to leave early.
• Getting notably better at my job.
• Eating really late dinner outside at Fellini’s with two good friends.
• Having my bad mood wiped away by pizza and soda pop.
• Coming up with ridiculous things that an automated version of my friend would do. (So far we have: a fire setting, napkin smoking, homemade beer making, car and mailbox smashing, automated robot that is drunk on half a bottle of gin at a time. Oh, Robert;)
• Knowing that I will get enough sleep tonight.

Today I am grateful for:

• Waking up early enough to eat (twice), shower, and go shopping with friends before work.
• Having the nerve to dress up today and work it!
• Getting to work and being told that I’m training on something new. Which meant spending two hours not having to do anything… but listen and learn. I even got a free pen, chocolate, and a stress ball for this excuse to leave my cubicle.
• Actually talking to some of my co-workers besides Justin.
• Getting on the ‘early out list’ and leaving work an hour early.
• Dragging my buddy Justin to buy super on sale; super, sexy shoes.
• Being dragged by Justin and Johnny to buy CD’s, then having yummy dinner at my favorite hang out.
• Getting home in time to wind down, do all of my internet stuffs, and laundry before a completely, ridiculous hour.

Today I am happy for:

• Leaving work and going straight to a swimming pool (for the first time this year!).
• The boss being super happy with us being 20% over the productively goal for today.
• Sleeping for twelve hours last night.
• Realizing that I finally come to the point where I don’t want to date guys I ’kinda’ like, just for the company.
• Looking forward to tomorrow.
• Music playing right now, and making my mood lighter ;)
• Friends to confide in.
• Being myself, present in the moment, very content, And loving it!

Today I am grateful for:

• Making plans for a double date.
• Flirty text messages.
• Mom cooking for me (I didn’t even have to ask).
• Sleeping in.
• Even more Direct TV channels.
• Feeling wanted.
• The temperature being 81 degrees outside right now.

Today I am grateful for:

• This warm, June night.
• How beautiful my front yard was today. Light streaming through the green leaves and onto my blue Hydrangea brushes.
• Having nothing to do tonight, deciding to get see a free movie via J--’s managerial powers.
• J-- in a black suit with stupid brown loafers and messy hair.
• Being the go between for friends too shy to talk to each other.
• Being happy and feeling wanted.
• Good conversation.

I am grateful for:

• Being strong enough know when my friends are just plain wrong.
• Spending time at J——’s apartment.
• Meeting my new friend Mario at Alex‘s birthday party.
• Watching two of my best friends fall for each other.
• Johnny calling me for support in his dating.
• Going to the doctor and feeling a bit better for the first time in weeks.
• The chance to flirt.
• Waking up in time for it to still be cool out.
• and bagel sandwiches with Justin.

Today I am grateful for:

• Being treated to amazing sushi.
• Yummy double espresso and cheesecake at a tiny bistro.
• My mom never missing a beat a keeping me chipper while driving/waiting with me at the doctor.
• Spending time alone with my mom.
• Today being Alex’s 22nd birthday.
• Sweet guys who make my day brighter.
• An apology from someone who used to be a great friend.
• Knowing my little brother is having an amazing time at Ulcerative Colitis Camp.