One of those days where everything is a dark shade of blue instead of the bright yellow I've found myself so lovingly rejoicing.
One of those days where I just want to lay in bed and forget the world; sleeping the daylight away until the music that Spotify provides me with can drown out my sorrows.
But I haven't come this far in my battle for happiness to just give up because one day isn't as fantastic as the others.
When the world seems like it's crashing down around you, it's so easy to forget that there are incredibly simple things around us that we let go of.
On a glorious Tuesday afternoon full of drab rain clouds and pink-tinged sunsets, I give you a list of simple things that you've overlooked today - simple things that are sure to fill you with the type of joy that only nature can bestow upon you.
Take a second to appreciate the beauty around you; God is so good.
40 Simple Things You Can Do To Make You Happier
1. Change your bed sheets.
2. Watch a bad comedy movie on Netflix.
3. Sing really loudly in the shower to your favorite song.
4. Make smiley faces in the fogged up mirrors after a warm shower.
5. Take a second to breathe in the fresh morning air when you step outside for the first time each morning.
6. Stretch before you get out of bed when you wake up.
7. Eat your favorite 'cheat' food.
8. Read your favorite children's book from when you were a kid.
9. Open your windows instead of blasting the air conditioning when riding in your car.
10. Go through your photos on your camera roll or on your Facebook and remember the memories attached to the pictures.
11. Ask your best friend for a song suggestion and listen to that song until you love it... then hate it.
12. Play with your dog.
13. Cuddle with your cat.
14. Do your hair the night before so you get to sleep in longer.
15. Watch your favorite movie.
16. Eat a bowl full of Ben & Jerry's ice cream.
17. Scroll through Pinterest and pin like it's your job.
18. Go online window shopping.
19. Watch funny YouTube videos with cats or talking birds.
20. Delete old text messaging threads.
21. Write a handwritten letter to someone.
22. Call your grandparents and have a conversation with them... just because.
23. Smile at a stranger.
24. Say thank-you every chance you get.
25. Smile at yourself in the mirror.
26. Wear something that makes you FEEL good.
27. Take a moment to feel the breeze as it rustles through your hair.
28. Talk to a friend that you haven't spoken to in a while.
29. Look out your window and watch the clouds pass by.
30. Star gaze.
31. Genuinely be interested in what someone else has to say.
32. Read the bible,
33. Get excited about something that is months away.
34. Put your iPod on shuffle and dance to the first song that comes on.
35. Get on Spotify and turn on the "weekly discovery" channel and fall in love with a new artist.
36. Open your mind to someone else's perspective.
37. Follow social media accounts dedicated solely to animals.
38. Read "Restoring Faith in Humanity" stories online.
39. Smell the roses.
40. Let yourself enjoy you, being you.
That's all it takes.
Stay Golden,
Much love,
Jess
