You guys know me well enough by now that when things get quiet here on the blog it’s usually because life has gotten crazy at home. The last month has been one of the tougher ones, I can’t really get into details publicly but it’s been an enormous amount of both emotional & physical ups & downs. I’d almost rather take all the bad at once than these hopeful ups followed by intermittent surprise downs, the stress makes me not as nice a person as I’d like to be & it certainly isn’t very compatible with being a blogger since when I’m going through a hard time I naturally go into my little home cave & keep to myself until life feels light enough to emerge.
There have been a few times I’ve started to sit down & write (I haven’t even shared my Sharpie TV segment with you guys yet) but each time they get left as half-written drafts & eventually I just close the tab on my screen without ever publishing. A few days ago however I found exactly what I needed! I was sifting through Instagram & I noticed that Disney (like I need to tell you who she is, she writes the wonderfully cotton candy sweetness that is Ruffles & Stuff) had dyed her pink hair blonde. She along with Kat from Sew Chibi had inspired me to go for my new pink ombre look (still LUVVVING by the way) & I was curious why she had given up her pink for the blonde, so I started digging through her archives & it didn’t take me long to find this post. In her words, she had “been feeling poopy” & to pull herself out of her rut she decided to focus on the wonderful little things that make her happy every day for 30 days. I immediately knew that was/is EXACTLY what I needed! I need a good month of daily reminders that my cup runneth over with love filled blessings!
I’m going to be posting pictures everyday on my instagram account @mspinkmonster, FB page & twitter with a picture of that days’ ‘happy’ & then every couple of days I’ll come back here on the blog to expand on the journey. I know so many of you are going through some rough terrain on your life road & I encourage you to come take the thirty day happy journey with me! Just tag your picture with #TheHappy30
Thank you for the inspiration Disney, I really think this is exactly what I need to get out of my rut, it’s like ‘Count Your Blessing Bootcamp!’
I can’t wait to see what will come my way for ‘day 1′ but in the meantime, as a friendly reminder, I’m going to get this song stuck in your brain all day, one of my girls’ favorite videos too!
I am in! This past month has been very hard. I am on vacation for two months and it’s a good time to quiet down and focus on what is really important.
IM IN! our past month has been stressful and crazy as well. wife and i trying to have a baby and failing thinking, whats wrong with me 🙁 but i vowed that this summer i will focus on our little family, our amazing children that were already blessed with and just live like its our last day!
): I’m so sorry you’re going through that, I can’t imagine all the feelings you must be going through. That’s why I like the idea of just finding one good moment every day, we can all do that right?
I am totally in! I keep seeing it on ppls facebook etc. in various forms (#100daysofhappy). This is perfect and I can’t wait to find today’s happy!
Crap. I better go update my instagram/twitter/facebook so that it is streamlined for this! 😉
I’ll try to remember to do it too! Between what seems like never ending doctors appointments and waiting to see what happens with a big opportunity with my husband’s job and all around family drama, this summer has been anything but relaxing so far… Praying that what you’re going through lightens up for you!!
Man, sounds exactly like my life Amanda!
I made my tweets public just for this!! 🙂 All of my social media is always on serious privacy lockdown, but I wanted to be a part of sharing positivity! And I especially needed to today! 🙂
I always think of you and say a little prayer for you and you’re family when things go radio silent over here.
I hope this 30 days of Happiness brings positivity and joy to your home. I know how hard it can be to smile even when the walls feel like they’re caving in. Life seems to be throwing curve after curve here also, but I know it will be better.
Yesterday I was feeling badly and as much as I try to shield my children from it, they are an intuitive bunch. My older son came up to give me a hug and told me, “It’s ok Mommy, tomorrow is another day.” I don’t know how he knew it, but it was exactly what I needed 🙂
Aww, what a little champ. They do always seem to know…
I am in! I have seen a few friends do this but the 100 day version. But this is perfect #30daysofhappy
I love reading and this is also perfect and perfectly needed in my life right now.
Joining you on this journey, Natasha! As a matter of fact my happy day 1 was probably two weeks ago on your birthday when I met you in Sephora and cried #sillyme xo
Hey Natasha! I love this idea. I pray that things calm down for you, and you are able to enjoy the summer. I’m not sure if you accept random friendships on FB, but I don’t have Twitter or IG (I know, weird!). So I added you on FB. If that’s not your thing, I totally understand!
Hey Natasha! This new project sounds amazing – looking forward to updates!! I’ve been following your blog for a while now, and was just wondering how your little barn dog is doing/settling in? 🙂
I seriously LOVE this idea! It’s always good to remember the things that make us happy!