You know when you’re on layoff for a week and the holiday being celebrated revolves around food (and shopping?) and your sprained back is killing you and the air outside is too chilly to even fathom leaving your heating pad and warm blanket on the couch for toomanytomention consecutive hours…and it’s exactly what you needed?  Well, welcome to my life as of recently.  The only thing keeping me from feeling like a useless blobazoid of a human is happiness.  That’s right I said it.  I am a big puddle of happy, despite my inexorable food baby, my dwindling bank account and my sore spine.  I know some people say you chose to be happy, or you make your own happiness, but for me, sometimes it just comes out of no where and totally catches me off guard.  Maybe it’s just because the most wonderful time of the year is swiftly approaching…maybe it’s being surrounded by so many people I love…maybe it’s just the fact that I managed to paint my own nails without totally smudging them yesterday.  But whatever the reason his heart or his shoes I am facing the day with a big goofy grin and an optimistic spirit.

What’s making you smile today?

xx