Happy Things For a Not-So Happy Day

Today was a rough day. I had to work all day. I got stung by a wasp when I got the paper (the paper that I don't even read) as I was checking the mail (which wasn't even here yet). Then I had to go run errands and almost got lost in Carbondale. I was stopped by 2 trains (for a total of 4 this week) on my way back. The truck isn't fixed yet so no racing again. Oh, and I have three tests tomorrow thanks to that lovely thing known as finals week. Plus my Netflix movie isn't in yet so I don't get to watch that tonight as I lay in bed away from my race track. So given this series of unfortunate events, I'm going to share a bunch of ridiculous happy things with you just in case you're sharing in my misery. Enjoy.

First of all, watch this. My inner child (the part of me who is still 8 years old) smiles a lot during this video. Thank you Straight No Chaser for being amazing.

Because who doesn't love a baby in a basket?

Speaking of babies and youtube, go search for babies laughing on there. It sounds a little ridiculous, but it's so worth it if you need a smile.

"She was a girl who knew how to be happy even when she was sad. And that's important-you know." -Marilyn Monroe (again, brilliant)

Lovely Internet Things

*Image courtesy of WeHeartIt*

I guess you could say this is a combination of Things I Love and a link compliation because when I find a webpage worth sharing, I pretty much have to love it. So this is just a big pile of wonderfulness. Enjoy.



Sally McGraw wrote up Ways To Celebrate Your Today-Body, and I think it's awesome. We should definitely do this more often. I think I'll be coming up with my own list of awesome ways to love myself as well. You should too!



Can you say GENIUS! I had never thought to try this nifty little DIY, but I definitely will now.


Oh, I don't think I've mentioned this yet. In November, I'm going to see this lovely couple. :-) So excited!!!!!

My youngest cousin has never been so it's going to be great to see her reaction to being in the happiest place on earth.



Just for my friend melbw, I quite love the following...

Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano, Colin Braun, Trevor Bayne, and Carl Edwards

Who knew there was so much adorable in NASCAR (plus Carl just for Melissa).

I also love that for lunch today, I ate Dairy Queen Snickers Ice Cream Cake. It was yummy.

"Imperfection is beauty, beauty is madness and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring." -Marilyn Monroe

I found this through Gala Darling. It is seriously amazing. Go to it and add a comment. You'll feel a million times better about life afterwards.

Speaking of Gala, I first stumbled upon her website because of her article on Putting Light Back Into Your Heart. It's seriously awesome. Actually, It's pretty similar to the first article I linked to up there (the basic concept of it).

In another post, I mentioned something about not being able to do what you love but being able to love what you do. I found it! Read this.

Oh and here's my list of Things I Love that I apparently wrote last week:

Laying on the sidewalk in the beautiful weather writing

Long talks with friends

Netflix movies

Realizing how great my family and friends are

Having colorful paper and crayons in my purse

Vacation planning

Sleeping in

Hugs

Sitting on a bench with my best friend, lemonade, Twix, and Tropical Skittles

Online window shopping

Finally getting a legitimate paycheck and feeling financially secure

Not having to go to class

Singing at the top of my lungs with a bunch of awesome people

Coloring books

Wow. That's a lot of love. What are you currently in love with? Let me now!

What I Did Today :-)

I just got back to the office after getting my hair cut, and I must say, I think it looks fabulous! I've never had it this short before, but I absolutely love it. Here's a horrible picture of me just so you can see how short it is.


It doesn't even touch my shoulders anymore. Oh goodness. I was inspired by my cousin who got hers all chopped off not too long ago. I had her send me a picture of herself to show to my hairdresser, and this is what happened. I love it for the hot summer temperatures we've been having. After this, I'll probably let it grow out for a while. There's definitely advantages of having long hair that I love, but my hair takes forever to grow. Oh well. For now, I'm happy with the low maintenence of what I have.

Battling the Monday Blues

It's Monday again. Most of the time Monday is associated with the end of a relaxing weekend or the beginning of another long work week. It's easy to dread this day every week because we're the farthest we can get from the weekend. Instead of feeling down about how far away Friday night is, let's perk up with some inspiring pictures via http://www.weheartit.com/.


Simplicity. Summertime. This just makes me relax. I figure this lovely little flower is probably in the corner of some kind of railing, but when I saw it, I immediately thought it was a cross. So to me, this is a reminder to be grateful we've been given today (even if it's Monday) because we don't know how many we have left.


Bam! If this doesn't get you inspired to get rid of negativity in your life, I'm not sure what will. Get on it!



I'm a dancer so I love this. It's beautiful! I want to do this before the summer ends. :-)

I used to be afraid of everything. I'm a little more adventurous now, but I'm still hesitant about trying something if I don't know exactly what's going to happen. This can definitely put a damper on things. Instead of being afraid, why not be curious about it and go for it? You can experience a lot more in life this way. You only have one life, you might as well get the most out of it.

This reminds me of something I once heard. "You're always living the life you create. If you don't like your life, create something better." That's probably not exact, and I can't remember the author, but I'll find out and let you know soon.

I hope you're feeling a little more optimistic about today. Now go out and conquer the world!

Love as always,

Brittany

Inspired

Yesterday, while I was in the office "working" I went to GalaDarling'sWebsite to see her wonderful weekly list of great links. There's always a bunch of great stuff on there so I make sure to check it out every Friday (you should too). Anyways, I ended up somehow on her Facebook page. In the discussions there is a thread of lovely ladies and their blogs. I looked through them and found some great ones that I'm not following. As I was reading through those, I found some other great, inspiring websites. I loved it. They really helped me out with my attempts at being upbeat and positive about life.

One article mentioned wearing an elastic band on your wrist and switching it to the other wrist every time you catch yourself thinking negatively. It makes you more aware of your thought patterns. I have a basic rubber band (that I intend on coloring) since I was in the office. Just seeing it there reminds me to think positively. I only switched it twice yesterday which I think is awesome.

Another website (which I think I found through Gala) said "We can't always do what we love, but we are free to love what we do." BRILLIANT! I had never thought of that before. It's now on a sticky note attached to my supplies holder so I can see it whenever I'm working. It's wonderful how a concept as simple as that can completely blow your mind. Love it!

I've decided I'm going to use this blog to track my journey to being more positive and inspiring. I want to help people out just like those other blogs and articles have helped me. Maybe this can turn into something more than a place for me to just write whatever pops into my head. Wouldn't that be awesome?

I'm off to accomplish things so I don't feel like a total bum today (after sleeping until after 10. oops). Do something wonderful today!

Love,
Brittany