Quote of the Week, Courtesy of The Happiness Project

To know what to leave out and what to put in; just where and just how, ah, that is to have been educated in knowledge of simplicity -- toward ultimate freedom of expression.
- Frank Lloyd Wright

This quote has been brought to you by Gretchen Rubin's The Happiness Project, which is quickly becoming a favorite blog of mine as well as a favorite book. Both are an easy read with lots of simple, straightforward, "why didn't I think of that?" sort of advice in them. At first I found the book a little bit too self-indulgent, but I promise if you can get past the first chapter or two it's worth it, even if you don't end up doing your own "Happiness Project."

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One Day at a Time

While reading the September issue of Shape magazine, I came across a little blurb about Colbie Caillat. Now, I don't particularly like Colbie Caillat's music, but she gave some pretty good advice about how to keep yourself happy:

"Everyone feels self-doubt at times, but you have to work through it and give yourself little treats. While writing my second album, I got really insecure about whether it would be any good. To snap out of my funk, I did one thing that as good for myself every day: getting a manicure, going for a quick run, or putting on a pretty outfit. It wasn't long before I was myself again" (Shape 32).

Tomorrow I am driving back up to Boston and then I start working on Wednesday and class on Thursday. Once things in Boston get into full swing, it becomes pretty typical for me to get overwhelmed and stressed. Sometimes during those really busy weeks I can't even figure out how to make room for even 30 minutes of television, but this has inspired me to try my best to put a little happy something into each day. I am putting this goal into the atmosphere so I can tell you guys about the really great things that I do- maybe this way I will actually make time to keep myself calm and content.

This just made my day