The big day is here! It’s time to start my Happiness Project in earnest. I’m going to post here the schedule of areas of focus for each month, but I’ll … Continue reading Happiness Project Kickoff: August is Mindfulness Month
This is another commandment intended to help me sidestep perfection. I paraphrased it from Marshall Rosenberg’s Nonviolent Communication. I would love to include the original quote here, but I can’t … Continue reading If it’s Worth Doing, it’s Worth Doing Poorly
I blame middle school. Before middle school, I remember being fairly confident. Then between 5th and 6th grade we moved from San Diego, California, to Fairborn, Ohio, and with that … Continue reading Risk Looking Silly
Welcome to The Breastfeeding Cafe Carnival! This post was written as part of The Breastfeeding Cafe’s Carnival. For more info on the Breastfeeding Cafe, go to http://www.breastfeedingcafe.wordpress.com. For more info … Continue reading Child-Led Weaning: Breastfeeding Cafe Carnival Post
This commandment could actually be, “Give until it feels good, and not beyond that.” One year during pledge time in our congregation in North Carolina, the minister spoke about the … Continue reading Give Until It Feels Good
This is another lesson I’ve learned in my parenting adventures. I think most of the good stuff I know I’ve learned through being a mom. This one I applied several … Continue reading Don’t Jump to Solutions
I’ve been thinking about this commandment all day and about what I’d like to post about it tonight. As a result, I’ve had two things running through my head all … Continue reading Love
Of my Seven Personal Commandments, Assume Positive Intent might be the most challenging for me. I’m not proud to admit it, but I tend to go to a “they’re all … Continue reading Assume Positive Intent
In The Happiness Project, Gretchen Rubin lists her Twelve Personal Commandments. Following her lead, I’ve come up with some Personal Commandments of my own. Rubin has mentioned on her blog that … Continue reading My Seven Personal Commandments
Today (or rather, yesterday. I just realized it’s past midnight) was Pioneer Day. For those with no ties to Utah, this is a celebration of the arrival of the first … Continue reading An Example of a Happiness-Inducing Activity
I’ve been thinking a lot about the activities I find enjoyable as well as those that leave me feeling happy but aren’t necessarily enjoyable in the moment. Playing Bejeweled Blitz … Continue reading A Reading Resolution
The resolutions I’m coming up with are all actions. Some are mental actions and others are physical actions, but they’re all (if I’m doing it the way I intend) concrete, … Continue reading A Shift in Perception
Imperfect Happiness 