I’m sure many of you have seen on Facebook or on Pinterest the idea of the Happy Jar. Basically, what you do is take a jar and everyday add a piece of paper that has your happiest moment written on it to the jar. I’ve seen a gazillion posts about this so I decided on January 1st, 2017 to start doing it and will make the effort to finish December 31st, 2017.
Oh boyyyy… one whole year to do this… good luck to me!
Let me say that some days it is extremely hard to write down a moment that made me happy! I work two jobs and one deals with customers all day (that doesn’t make me happy one bit haha). With noticing this, it made me realize that even though I thought I was a genuinely happy person, I’m really not. Here are a few things that drive me insane:
1. Rude Customers
You know, the ones who think they are entitled to everything and think you need to be waited on hand and foot. Sorry, I’m not paid to be your personal assistant!
2. Slow Drivers
Don’t get me started on the amount of slow drivers there are in Western New York. Every time I get out of work and just want to go home because I’ve had a long day I get stuck behind the slowest of slow drivers. Can you read the speed limit sign?? 40mph means that you need to do at least 40mph, not 30mph. Yes, as you can clearly tell I have really bad road rage.
3. Politics
Especially this year!!! All I’m going to say is that everyone has a right to having their own opinion. Everybody also has their freedom of speech. Basically, you have a right to vent your frustration, happiness, whatever to me or on Facebook, but please please PLEASE don’t try to shove it down my throat and make my views agree with yours if I disagree.
Just writing this list gets me aggravated! So… back to the Happy Jar. As you can see, I need to work on my happiness. Here is what I have done to make myself happier (or at least look like it) since January 1st:
1. Try to Get a Good Exercise in Once a Day
It’s very good at relieving stress. I highly recommend it!
2. Eating Healthier
I have to say, changing my eating habits has made me feel a lot better about myself. My self-confidence has increased and I’m slowly starting to love myself again.
3. Laughing More
Anybody that can make me laugh, you are definitely a keeper in my life. When you laugh so hard that you can’t breathe and can’t see because you’re crying so hard is the best kind of laughter.
4. Cute Texts
What girl won’t smile or be happy when the guy she’s talking to sends a cute text? Works for me every time!
Good luck to me for remembering to fill up my Happy Jar every day for the next year! Can’t wait to see how much I’ve grown on December 31st, 2017.
