A lot has been going on in my life lately and to be honest I haven’t been feeling very happy at all. Work is still ridic busy and I have a deadline coming up fast that has me working like a madwoman and freaking out in general. Just a little. On top of that I’m going through some really sad family and personal issues, which I don’t really want to get into here as those are stories on their own. Needless to say, I haven’t been as focused at work, which is slowing my progress, which in turn is stressing me out and keeping me working late because I’m not getting enough done during the day. It really is a never ending cycle. Ugh.
Despite it all, I know I have a lot to be thankful and happy for in my life so I’m trying not to dwell on the negatives when I get the chance force myself to take a break. As they say, “this too shall pass”. So I’m trying to focus on the little things that have been both keeping me sane and/or putting a smile on my face while I wait for everything to blow over. Here are a few of the things that made me happy this week:
I’m not even a huge pink person, but I love these chucks. And I love the fact that I work in a casual place so I could wear them every day if I wanted to….. but I don’t. I wouldn’t want my other shoes to get jealous.
Lunch with coworkers. I wanted pho, but found out that my fave place ran out of some of the ingredients needed to make it. Instead I tried something new and it was deelish. Nice presentation too, as you can see I was compelled to take a photo.
Wednesdays, despite being hump day, also make me happy because I get to work from the comfort of my own home. Welcome to my office.
I took Friday night to chillax at home. I made some popcorn, did a little work while watching the Stanley Cup Final (so sad it’s over so soon!), and gave myself a manicure. It’s kinda nice when the only difficult decision you have to make is what colour to choose for your mani.
Said popcorn. This snack goes with pretty much anything, IMHO. And popcorn makes me happy, so here it is. M&Ms are just O.K. (These ones are for show. I let my friend pick them out because he’s the chocolate lover, and I’m nice like that).
Being able to cross something I’ve never heard of off my bucket list: Slackline. The slackline? Slacklining? Attempting to slackline? Whatever. I tried it with friends and it was fun.
There are more, of course. Things like grabbing a drink with a friend I hadn’t seen in ages, the World Cup (also not helping with productivity at the office!!), online shopping (I might have bought a pair of shoes…), planning a Father’s day brunch with the fam– even writing this little blog post has helped improve my mood as I’ve been able to get some of these negative thoughts out of my head and onto paper… er, the Internet.
Life does suck sometimes. And some of those times there isn’t much you can do about it. In my case I just have to keep telling myself that I’m responsible for my own happiness. And to suck it up, princess! Sh*t happens but life goes on. Don’t sweat the small stuff. You can only go up from here.
So I’m running out of cliches but you get the idea. You make your own happiness, people. I know it and you know it. Now it’s just a matter of putting it into practice.
-C
