Happiness

Now that spring has sprung, and the sun has put in an appearance, I'm generally feeling optimistic about things. The last 12 months have proved quite challenging for me in a number of respects, but I'm beginning to feel that perhaps I just need to rethink my - for want of a better word - priorities. I've been quite reflective these last few weeks about how things have turned out, and how all the worrying and ranting and analysing I've done about the situations or people that have bothered me have served no purpose other than to make me more anxious about said situations and people.

And it pisses me off! Whilst I'm brooding over whatever problem, I wind myself up about it completely, start thinking about all the (negative) consequences of any course of action and ultimately ends up in some self-pitying  fantasy of running off to some far-flung place and starting a new life. Which then makes me even more miserable, because what sort of wife/mother/friend would do that?!

Um... So this post was called 'Happiness', and so far it's been pretty bleak. Sorry! Here' something to cheer you up:

Awesome tune, and I challenge anyone not to start tapping their toes and grooving along! It also has a great message in the second verse : 

Here come bad news talking this and that
Yeah, give me all you got, don't hold back
Yeah, well I should probably warn you I'll be just fine
Yeah, no offense to you don't waste your time

I've let stuff bother me, when really I should've just said at the time 'I don't agree with this... This is what I'm going to do...' So watch out - I am being happy and I'm not putting up with any of your negative shit, ok?

To keep up the positive vibes, I've started the #100happydays challenge, and will be sharing a photo of something that has made me happy each day on Facebook, but I'm sure a few of them will migrate over here too. Here's my first one:

I had a gorgeous day out with my family at Cholderton Charlie's Farm, picnicking, looking at the animals, watching the boys playing on all the climbing stuff, doing an Easter Egg hunt/quiz and meeting real Easter chicks! And then the hubby got the grill out for the first BBQ of the year - winner.

We're off to see my parents in West Bay now, so more sunny, happy family fun. And lots of chocolate eggs. What's not to be happy about? xxx