Happiness in Small Places

Perseverance. Hmm.
I keep finding myself running out of goals. Its taking more effort to come up with a goal than it takes to accomplish it! Which is why I'm teaching myself to consciously set aside break time.
I've been writing down to-do lists (something I'm supposed to be doing every day for this month) but I get discouraged when the same task doesn't get accomplished and shows up on the list day after day. Discouraged isn't the right word.. lets try annoyed, upset, angry.
Failing is unpleasant.
To knock off a few of those pesky tasks I decided to allow myself some leeway. I used my first commandment "Ask for help."
I've had a consistently reoccurring feeling of guilt throughout this past year because I never sent any thank you notes after our wedding. (I'm sure I'm the only one who's ever done this! How horrible!!) Just kidding.. I realize this is fairly common, but rude nonetheless. So an anniversary thank you note is in the making, but I'm daunted by the complete lack of addresses, pictures, and sufficient "sorry-this-a-year-late-but-we-really-appreciate-your-help" wording. My solution: I asked a few people to help me gather addresses and I crossed it off my to-do list. There's no use having something up every day if it only makes me anxious about how I'm going to complete it. I made a step so no more nagging reminder. (a bit of happiness and relief ensued.)
As I mentioned, I've given myself break time. For instance, yesterday I went to town just to sit at the mall. My intention was to just people watch, but (to no one's surprise I'm sure) I may have stepped into Forever21. I bought my new favorite shirt and I laugh at anyone who says money can't buy happiness!

I also laugh at people who think I've become an "adult" (which, granted, there aren't many) cause I'm definitely still a child at heart. 

Sean and I attended a small concert at our school. AJ Rafael (a youtube artist) performed and of course my favorite song was his rendition of a Disney medley. It was hilarious and absolutely brightened up the evening. 

For those who have read this blog since the beginning you know I started with an apartment makeover. That was a good start, but I've also realized as the junk builds back up that having a cluttered and messy home brings my mood down like 10 notches and puts me in a funk I can't erase without a nap. So strange to me.. Perhaps its because I know I'm supposed to be the homemaker for our home which means establishing "a house, even a house of prayer, a house of fasting, a house of faith, a house of learning, a house of glory, a house of order, a house of God." D&C 88:119

A messy house does not a "house of order" make. 

Moral of the story:: buying things can bring happiness, clean your house, and don't be afraid to be a child sometimes. 

Also, working towards and accomplishing goals is a huge source of happiness, so if you're going to take a break from a goal do it to find more things that can bring happiness!