Ever have one of those days?

YES!  I have been having one of those days weeks months... It never seems to end.  Why does all bad stuff have to come in groups?  It's like all the bad things are having a party somewhere and when it's time to leave, they all hitch a ride to wherever they're going and show up in the same place together... And apparently my bad things have been traveling in a small bus, because there sure have been a lot of them along for the ride... Why can't they arrive in a mini cooper?...I mean, if they have to come at all...

So, rather than dwell on all the crap and sit here and complain (while my knee throbs from it's recent dislocation) I'm going to take this post in another direction...

A good friend and former roommate recently introduced me to the lady that wrote the book on happiness.  And to prove it, here it is:

Okay, okay, so she didn't literally introduce me to the lady that wrote the book on happiness, but she did introduce me to the book. I thought it sounded like a "somewhat good idea" but that's as far as it went until I realized that amongst the misery that my challenges are providing I was going to need to work it out and find happiness anyway.  So now I have this book...and in addition to reading it, I'm going to start my own happiness project.

If you'd like to join me, you can do so here:  2011 Happiness Challenge

Even if you don't want to actually sign up, she has lots of great information and inspiration!  One of my favorite posts happens to be this one:

5 Happiness Boosters that do more harm than good

I hate to admit that I'm guilty of doing all five of them but the good news is, I'm working on it.  And, even if you're not interested in reading the book, or starting a happiness project, at least watch this:

  The Years are Short