100 Days of Happiness - Day 10

[amberdreams]

Edited to say HAPPY INTERNATIONAL HAPPINESS DAY everyone! LOL
Day 10 already and I'm glad to say I haven't run out of happy-making things yet! Which is in itself a reason to be cheerful, is it not?
So today's photo of a happy moment is lunch with my cinema-buddy Christine and my cousin Michelle. I love that being self employed means I can be a Lady Wot Lunches!

The bonus here was that me telling them I needed this photo for my happy album made them happy too - it's a win win!

The nice thing about this exercise is that I'm finding that I'm looking for the things that make me smile in the day (and there are a lot of things that fit the bill) instead of noticing all the stuff that irritates me.

Comments

[fannishliss.livejournal.com]

are you going to do the challenge to get the printed album? yay!

you are also in the UK! It seems I've recently made a bunch of new UK friends. :)

I'm in the US, East Coast. We're going to be traveling to the UK in June! :)

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

A printed album? I know nothing about that...
Yes I'm UK based, so if you are visiting London (and I'd assume you are likely to be) I might be able to meet up depending on dates and finances, as I live less than 2 hours away.

[fannishliss.livejournal.com]

the original challenge says you can get a "little booklet" of your happy album. :)

http://100happydays.com/

We will def. be in London at least for a few days, but we can't stay there long because lodging is so expensive. If you know of any cheap lodging-- please pass it along! :)

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Oh thanks for that link, I had no idea it wasn't just a LJ meme!
Re: places to stay in London - mmm. The only really cheapo place I know is the new Easy Jet run ones near the Barbican but I don't know anyone who's stayed there yet and it did sound VERY basic. The other thing that is worth looking at if there are a couple of you willing to share - apartment hotels. You could try Staycity.com - I've used them for Edinburgh, Dublin and Birmingham and they were really nice.

[fannishliss.livejournal.com]

ooh, thanks! those are great hints!

the thing about the happy meme, to get the booklet you have to send them your photos directly. But you have a little head start in case you miss a day. :)

[skeletncloset.livejournal.com]

I should do this.

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

What, be a Lady wot Lunches or try the 100 days of happiness? Both are good things to do! LOL

[skeletncloset.livejournal.com]

What is "wot"? The hundred days.

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Wot is what, that's what. Ha ha ha. And yes, I'd recommend doing this little challenge, it's surprisingly enjoyable!

[tifaching.livejournal.com]

Looks like a nice day too!

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Me and my cousin only reconnected in the last couple of years after losing touch so it's really nice to meet up regularly now she's living in the same town. And my friend here is someone I've known for about 30 years (gulp!).

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

That's a lovely picture!
This is a great exercise, isn't it - as you say, it really focuses the mind on the positives :)

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

I always like to think of myself as a pretty positive person but I do spend most of my day getting irritated by things - so this has been really good as I'm constantly thinking about what makes me smile instead of getting swept away by being Mrs Angry Person.

[peepingdru.livejournal.com]

I loooooove happy...catching up with friends just awesome..<<<333
Where be u????lol