My Happiness Project

Tomorrow is the first day of spring, a perfect time to start my own happiness project! I recently read Gretchen Rubin's book of her efforts to make herself happier over the course of a year and it has inspired me to try it too.

She had resolutions for each month focusing on different aspects of her life, and I'll be doing the same. I'll probably be babbling about it all on here too. I think she may have planned out each month before she started but I'm not very good at planning so thought I'd wing it, sort of. Much like Gretchen I'll begin my Project by cleaning out my closets literally and figuratively, and working on increasing my energy. This will involve going to bed earlier every night, exercising and trying to eat well, as well as observing things like the "one minute rule" (doing everything that will take a minute rather than procrastinating it and having to spend ages doing it all at the end of the day/week/never).

I'm also moving on Saturday which is a great opportunity to de-clutter. It's amazing how often I mean to do this and then when it comes to packing time I just take it all with me, intending to de-clutter 'properly' in my new place when I have more space/time/inclination. I don't know why I fall for this every time. Trick me once shame on me, trick me five to six times also shame on me. What can I say, I'm a hoarder. But, (hopefully) no more!! I'll be brutal with my belongings and by next Friday night have thrown out everything I don't need or use!! That's the plan anyway.

I'm not sure what the other twelve months will entail but right now I plan for December to be working on my relationship as I'll be in Chile to visit my boy. Being a better friend and family member will also be other focuses. (Foci?)

Gretchen also has "Secrets of Adulthood" the first of which I think is "be Gretchen" as in "be yourself". I need to learn to do this so will be appropriating it. I don't know what my other secrets will be yet, or if I will use more of Gretchen's. I guess they'll develop as I go along. I do know, however, that one will be "You are not a hairdresser". I don't know how many times I have to frustratedly cut my fringe in the bathroom mirror at work so that I can actually see, only to end up looking like the lime cat or one of the Beatles, before I learn to stop. But, hopefully, having it as one of my secrets will deter me next time *fingers crossed*.

And, now to bed so that I'm well rested to begin the next year of my life!!

Buena noche!

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