find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year

• “Hey Arnold!”
• Mom’s cooking
• Sleep

• Celebrating Thanksgiving with family
• Our usual Friday nights in, except on Wednesdays
• Four-day weekends
• Relief from two weeks of craziness
• Watching terrible movies with the ones you love
• Hanging out with friends
• Old times
• New times
• Life in this moment

• Surprise my brother with bday gifts
• Visiting my grandma
• Spending time with my family (utmost happiness)
• Knowing that I have a girlfriend who won’t ever give up on us no matter how much of a dick I am (I will un-dick myself)
• Being productive
• Sleep

...all make me happy, and make me feel like I’ve spent a worthwhile weekend.

Haven’t been on a lot lately. Behind, but still worth a shot (even if it takes me five years to finish this).

• Not getting into a car accident (almost did this morning)
• Friends unknowingly being there for you
• Unconditional love from the one you love
• Wow that previous one sounded super lame
• Living with family (I mean it doesn’t sound the funnest—but it’s nice to know you got support when you need it or not)

That made me feel a little bit better. I’m going to see a school counselor tomorrow. I’m still very stubborn about the whole thing, but we’ll see… I need to change, and I need to do this if I want our relationship to get better—if I want to get better.

• Writing in my journal

• Learning about physics

• Sleep

• I really don’t know

• Sleep

• Food

• Parents

• Brother

• Girlfriend

• Being fascinated by nature and all it’s intricacies

• My girlfriend making me feel better

• Sub-atomic particles

• Being productive

• Sleep

• Beef Brocolli and Rice

• Hugs

• Jamba Juice Fruity Pebbles

• Family time

• Visting grandma

• Hanging out with my little cousin

• Relaxing

I don’t know if I’m burning out or if I need to exercise more or what, but I’ve been feeling rather uninspired and lackadaisical. Am I not making my days worth it? Am I so content that I’ve grown bored—passionless and dull? Every week I find myself racing towards Friday. Everything in between is just an obstacle. Is there something wrong with me? What can I do to make every day more fun and worth it and make myself feel more happy and ambitious and driven. There are points when I get excited about what I’m learning and about going to work, but for the most part I’m just going through the motions…

• Hanging out with friends

• Knowing that I still have friends

• Sleep

• Hanging out with my girlfriends friends

• Looking up at the sky and not knowing absolutely nothing that’s going on right now, but realizing how beautiful that things are happening (sciency stuff and a bunch of other stuff)

• Family

• Friends

• Ultimate Donuts

• I think I might have high hopes for Friday

• Naps in my car after class before lab

• Sleep

• How I Met Your Mother