do what makes me happy

It makes me happy to let go of worries, thoughts about what others might think of me, and keep thinking about things that are beautiful, lovely, and true. They make me happy!

i don’t even want to think about my state of mind when i first made this list. so many things have changed for the better about my life. i’ve accomplished a lot and look forward to accomplishing even more. i’m in control of my life and i love the direction it’s heading, for once. i have a lot of excitement ahead of me and life is good. i am ready for what it has in store for me :)

Do the simple things in life that make me happy. Wear red shoes, kick through great piles of autumn leaves, listening to rain on a tin roof, watching the flames in a open fire, .................

One my newest favorite quotes:

“Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.”
- Dr. Suess

It always makes me happy and energized, kind of like recharging an inner battery.

Happiness²= Hard Work ÷ Sweat + Bugs

Okay, maybe not all the time, but it sure can make you feel good or at least better, especially when the hard work is appreciated. Wait, I am supposed to be doing this for me, my own gratification… Come on, you can’t deny that it helps when someone notices, no matter what the work!

I got up a couple days this week and went staright to the yard and didn’t stop untill it was dark!! I worked really hard, weeding and planting and digging and turning and watering and planting…oh wait, I said that. I ending up planting over 100 plants in 2 days.

2 years ago I planted 10 daffadil bulbs, today I dug over 200 from the same bunch! I will be moving those! Where to put them?? Moved over 2 wheelbarrows FULL of Purple, some White, and some Black iris. I replanted about 40 of them and then dug one big trench in the back yard and dumped them in! out of the way but ready to harvest and replant later. The Tiger Lillies and Barenaked ladies have gone NUTS, Moved about 30 of them and gave up, don’t know what to do with them, but wow are they georgous! I can’t begin to keep up with my lirope, but I tried to thin it out to no avail. (...I think it procreated as fast as I dug it up!) I never knew the Leopard frogs loved hiding in my Lirope soooo much, got the crap scared out of me a couple of times, real good, lol. Cut Grass, trimmed trees and stood and admired my beautiful 20 foot bamboo plants in Full Purple Plume (for about 20 minutes….Big deep breath, ahhhhhh!)

‘twas a great couple of days! Nothing like doing what YOU want and feeling great about it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah, this works, but OMG do I ever need a Shower!!

.....crap, I have to go to work in the morning, oh well, nice while it lasted. :P

Spent five hours walking outdoors this past Saturday. The weather is great. It’s 80 degrees, sunny, beautiful, but not hot. I felt energized throughout the entire weekend, still feeling the cheerfulness this Monday morning!

Life is just so damn busy or do I just make it that way. I can’t even find the time to look up at the clouds anymore, smell the flowers on my porch or even pet my cat half the time. But When I do take the time it sure is nice, I just don’t nearly often enough. Think about it, take a big deep breath and just sit back, (maybe even for a whole minute :P ) I just have the hardest time making myself stop long enough to do it. Even when I am sleeping, in my dreams I find myself doing all the things I did’nt get get done the day before and I wake up exhausted! And so starts another day! Boy do I have a long way to go!

went to the movies!!! yaaayyyyyy and saw the simpsons!!!!! great movie….
:)

It’s good for lifting the mood, exercising the emotional side of the brain.