Happy is Happy

Yesterday I had posted about a study Purdue University did stating that in order for a person be happy in life they need to make an annual yearly income of $105,000. I laughed, it was a literal “lol.”

I understand money helps take away stress regarding adult life things like bills, children, vacations and everything that comes with having to be a responsible member of society and that in turn makes people happy. However, to put a price tag of $105,000 on it, that is the laughable part.

I have bad days where happy is elusive, no matter how many pep talks I give myself. I can admit that this week I had a few bad days and Jarret can attest to that as I took some of it out on him, but happy is happy. What I mean by this is if you want to be happy you find ways in life to be happy. There is no price tag for happiness. I have continued to think about this well into my Saturday because this has indeed been a very happy Saturday.

This morning I got up and made some homemade waffles in my awesome waffle maker had some coffee and proceeded on with my Saturday cleaning of the house. I continue to unpack boxes and sort through my stuff since moving into the new digs. I have repacked some boxes for keep and some for give away. About 11am I found myself outside raking and enjoying a very pretty morning once the sun started to warm it up.

At lunch Jarret and I went to The Grill for a cheeseburger and I had a cherry limeade, my favorite drink of choice there. I stopped by my sisters after lunch and had the sweetest little boy run up for the biggest of hugs. Oh, that Jasper makes my heart melt. Came home finished the little bit of raking and picking up in the yard and now I am sitting on the couch typing away, with my laptop on my knees and my arms stretched out as far as they can go because my cat insists on sitting on my lap and I can’t say no. The complete Harry Potter series is on HBO, which gives me the goal to getting through as many of the films as I can for the rest of my Saturday.

A full morning of chores and work in which I feel productive and accomplished, a lunch with my love and a cherry limeade, and then some small chat with my family and sweet love from my nephew. Friends this is happiness.

Happiness. It’s really not that hard to get. I create my own happiness without a tag of $105,000. I try not to depend on the outside world to provide it for me. For whatever side you fall on, you do you, but as for me? I’m gonna stick to my simple Saturday mornings of chores and cherry limeades at lunch.

I really want and strive for this blog to be a happy read. However, it is hard to ignore the sadness that occurred in Florida this week. So many thoughts run through my mind, heart break for the families of the victims and for the community and frustration that our children are taking the lives of innocent people. I am a believer that guns don’t kill people, people kill people. Therefore, gun control in my mind is not the answer to this problem that seems to be growing in our country. My simple thinking is this, I am overweight, do I need fork, spoon and knife control on my flatware because they contribute to my extra weight that is unhealthy and could kill me? Here to tell you I will find another way to get all the unhealthy things I love in my mouth and belly.  As I said my simple thinking and I am going to leave it at that. I pray for everyone involved, I pray for those that lead our country, and I pray that we all remember to bring God into our hearts, minds and thoughts in the days ahead.

-Happy thoughts to you!