Showing posts with label the happiness report. Show all posts
Showing posts with label the happiness report. Show all posts

Sunday, December 8, 2013

The Happiness Report #48


- live football games
- funny text convos
- Chinese food
- love notes
- sleepovers
- cancelled plans
- slow dancing in my living room
- karaoke
- early birthday presents
- Netflix streaming plan


Linky Love:
Making Friends at 30 and Beyond
What's your Birth Number?
Who Doesn't Love Birthday Freebies?

Sunday, December 1, 2013

The Happiness Report #47


- Thanksgiving food! Serious my favorite meal. Love it!
- A super short work week... 2 days?! I'll take it!
- Dress down days at work
- when friends visit you at work!
- surprises
- payday
- winning a week in fantasy football! Especially after losing like, 10!
- wine
- cuddles
- Netflix streaming

Linky Love:
Thirty Lessons You Learned After Twenty - soooo true!

Sunday, November 17, 2013

Happiness Report #46

Very Fall Y'all!~

Things Making Me Smile This Week...
pugs
Fall
crockpot meals
Zumba
lots of awesome friend time
Insurgent
fuzzy throw blankets
the first snow
low-key hangouts
great deals



Linky Love:
Thanks to Karla for letting me know about the 10dollarmall.
Ashten is Miss Independent, and knows the difference between being stubborn and independent.
Erin Elizabeth's dad teaches The Dice Rule.
They are doing it on purpose! Starbucks names.
Marriage Isn't For You
It Matters Who You Marry- some of this was eye-opening. Thanks Nikki!

What's making YOU smile this week?

Sunday, November 3, 2013

The Happiness Report #45


-Sharing books: A month ago, I was able to share a  book that I thought my friend would enjoy. On Monday, another friend and I swapped books. And don't even get me started on the love affair I have with Paperback Swap.
- an extra hour of sleeeeep (or whatever you wanna do with it)
- the new Jack Johnson album
- mini Reese's cups free CANDY!
- fresh flowers
- a great performance review at work
- dressing up
- baking treats
- meeting my friends' babies
- this:



- Jamie Dornan (who played the sheriff in Once Upon a Time in Season 1) as the new Mr. Christian Grey




Linky Love:
Chivalry is Dead- From a Male's Perspective
NYTimes: The End of Courtship
Put The Smartphone Down
Obsessing Over Social Media
Has Facebook Ruined Love?

Sunday, October 20, 2013

The Happiness Report #44

YOLO

- Uncommon Goods
- finding out my BFF from high school lives down the street from me!
- Spotify
- my pleather jacket
- seeing my other BFF from high school who I haven't seen in 3 years!
- making plans
- productive Saturdays
- library books
- Sir Stuffington
Stuffington-008



Linky Love:
Amy Poehler And Tina Fey Taught Us Everything We Know About Being A Woman
21 Things Girls In Their 20's Should Have [I'm still in my 20's (barely), so I'm still allowed to post this!]


Sunday, October 13, 2013

The Happiness Report #43

The "boop" makes it hysterical

free one year magazine subscriptions
leftovers
winning a box for a Superbowl Sunday pool!
waking up without an alarm clock {especially when you forgot to set the alarm the night before}
men's basketball shorts- seriously guys, so comfortable
being caught up at work
finding a new favorite song
biergartens
a weekend with NO plans!


Linky Love:
Yuengling Ice Cream is back!
Budgetting for Budget Haters- The Budget Lite Approach
Why I Don't Like Grocery Shopping: 12 Worst Things About Every Grocery Store
Beat the Busy Mindset
50 Awesome Life Hacks
25 Things Ladies Should Keep in Mind

Sunday, October 6, 2013

The Happiness Report #42


- doing a good job
- 80 degree weather in October
- new music
- meeting blog friends
- making new friends
- being self sufficient
- book club meetings
- Spanish food
-The Giant World-Peace-Inducing Rubber Duck
I first heard about him here, and then learned more about him here. Just the fact that a giant rubber duck exists makes me happy, and I hope he comes up to the NJ/NYC area soon!
- weddings


Linky Love:
Jennifer shares my exact feelings right now
23 Things Women Should Stop Doing

Sunday, September 22, 2013

The Happiness Report #41~ Happy Fall!

crafty
- lazy days
- winning last week's Fantasy Football game! Hoping to do it again this week!
- a new found appreciation for my job 
- link ups: they give you a defined topic to write about, and I love finding new blogs to read
- Youtube suggestions: I like finding great new music as much as I like finding awesome new blogs
- putting up some fall decorations

- opening all the windows
- coupons. I seriously bought the Sunday paper just for the coupons!
- I cooked meat for the first time... and lived to tell about it!
- this video:


Around the Interwebs:
- I just found The Other Juliette, and this post absolutely cracked me up!
- I also just found Helene in Between (super late, I know) and she gives a great tip right here
- Not only am I a part of Gen Y, I'm pretty much the definition of it... and this article is actually pretty accurate as to why so many in my generation are unhappy
- Allie outlines some positives about being single


What's making you happy this week?

Sunday, September 15, 2013

The Happiness Report #40

-This. Is. So. How. I Feel-- Going Out in College vs. Going Out Now
-I'm Happy that I didn't get addicted to this game!
-online shopping
-happy hour
-sweatpants
-finding out that I'm going to Cali!
-As a female born in the 80's, who didn't love Lisa Frank?
-I can't believe this is a real product... to ensure that your shit really don't stink!


Sunday, September 8, 2013

The Happiness Report #39


- my friend had her baby!!! Gabriel Joseph, weighing in at 9 lbs, 3 oz!
- weekend mornings lounging on my porch with coffee
- being able to hear the local high school marching band practice
- my new neighborhood
- catching up at a local bar with my girlfriend who I haven't seen all summer
- being able to go back to work... and a short week!
- sharing books
- my new housewarming present double candle
- sleeping in
- celebrating happy occasions with my friends

Sunday, September 1, 2013

The Happiness Report #38

So, it's Labor Day Weekend. 
And I am stuck home, in quarantine, still trying to recovery from the mystery virus/infection/whatever that has taken over my body. Yayyyy Yawn. I wish I was out enjoying the last little bit of summer with my friends, but alas... I cannot. So here are a few things that have made me happy in the last week, because you gotta look on the bright side, right?

- donuts (mine was actually chocolate frosted, but I ate it before I remembered to take a pic... oops)

- nice doctors close to where I live
- a very lenient sick leave policy at work {thanks for not firing me for being out the entire week!}
- raptors

- direct deposit
- pandas on slides

- Paperback Swap
- this kind of weather

-DVR
-This video (I've had a bit of free time on my hands lately...)


- and since I missed #BackThatAzzUp on Friday, and because Labor Day signifies the end of summer, this song:

Sunday, August 11, 2013

Happiness Report #37


- happy hour with the girls
- lunch dates
- great money advice from Femme Frugality, and this article on her first lesson in personal finance
- coral pants
- checking out new places
- getting cable and internet set up!
- sleeping on a bed for the first time in months!
- really great friends
- laundry day
- And just for fun, in case you're in the market for a "Plush-Ass" Mattress

What's making you happy today?

Sunday, August 4, 2013

Happiness Report #36


- making new friends
- moving into my new apartment (deets to come!)
- munchkins
- cooking again
- winning ad space at Why Girls are Weird... you should check her out, she always had fun posts!
- homemade chicken cacciatore... madeby my friend
- Freecycle
- coupons
- Home Goods
- Jimmy Fallon:


What's making YOU smile this week?


Sunday, July 28, 2013

The Happiness Report #35

http://lastlemon.com/happiness/ha0125/ HAPPINESS IS...a tub of ice-cream.

- Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream
- Marc Jacob's Daisy perfume
- air conditioning
- sunny days
- clothes from friends
- getting other free stuff from friends
- I'm not having kids anytime soon, but I thought this nursery reveal was really cute
- I'm also a sucker for a great proposal...
- making plans
- This list of Office Humor... sooo true!

What's making you happy today?

Sunday, June 16, 2013

The Happiness Report #33


B1G1 Free at Qdoba!

This parrot has more rhythm than some people I know:

Birthday parties and cake!

My first time at a Noodle House (absolutely delicious):

chips with my name on them (literally!):

fuzzy slippers:

Pizzelles! (I found these at Shoprite, and though I didn't pick them up I love pizzelles in general):

Vacation in 4 days!!

And in honor of Father's Day...
Most of these are fathers... so here ya go: Nailing The Parenting Thing

Father and son, Big Willy Style:

What's making you smile this week?

Sunday, June 2, 2013

The Happiness Report #32

Sometimes I find fun (and funny) links on the Internets, so that's what I'm sharing...and what's making me happy today. Enjoy!

**I completely agree with all these interior design taboos: The 5 Stupidest Things In The Hipster Home

**New Girl, Remixed:

**My friend had a beautiful baby girl! First time I held a baby that was only a day old!

**short work week!

**One of the funniest commercials I've seen in awhile:

**This list of things that remind me of my childhood- can't believe I forgot about some of them!

**Apparently this woman is too pretty to work. Seriously?! And her parents are giving her a monthly allowance... wow. Just wow. 

**I love the lil brother in this video!:

** Meeting my other friend's baby boy!

**A Girls Day with some of my favorites! Good friends, good food, good drinks+ pool and sunshine= my happiest place!!

What's making you happy this week?

Sunday, May 19, 2013

The Happiness Report #30



- One of the funniest stories I've read in awhile... NSFW! A Toot Tale (not the real name of article)
- new shooooeeeesss
- getting back into crafting
- realizing that my local liquor store delivers! Can't decide if this is awesome, or very, very bad!
- being independent
- a new favorite song (especially the Indian sounding beat!):
 {Maybe} "this love ain't finished yet..."

- a super fun-filled weekend
- hand-delivered flowers

- finding money in unexpected places, like your jean jacket that you haven't worn since last year!
- you! THANK YOU for all your supportive comments since my last couple posts! They really helped, and I truly appreciate each and every one of you, even though I don't say it nearly enough!

What's making you happy this week?

Sunday, April 21, 2013

The Happiness Report #29

- Having a Saturday off work
- Phillies game
- School plays
- Outdoor movies
- This post about choice
- Finally caving and buying colored denim
- C back at work= not having to take morning train from home
- SNL: Real Housewives of Disney (not sure how I missed this!)
- You Posted WHAT on Facebook?

- Found this over at Mariah's blog and could not stop laughing!


Sunday, April 14, 2013

The Happiness Report #28

- WINNING tickets to The Great GoogaMooga!
- saving/ making money
- Landshark
- this video of an idiot robber who ran through a glass door

- seeing a friend I haven't seen in years
- another girlfriend pregnant!
- this video of a girl burning off her hair in a tutorial
- paying bills on time
- planning a shower
- compliments

What's making YOU smile today?

Sunday, April 7, 2013

The Happiness Report #27

- ice cream socials at work
- organizing a baby shower
- catching up with a close friend
- This video (even if it is a week late):
- empanadas
- new cocktails
- long drives on a Sunday
- And this one on 3 Steps to Spring Clean Your Finances
- It has taken me a long time to get into this girl, but I am really loving this song, after 1:20 at least

What's making you smile this week?