Resurrecting Poetry Ptuesday because I came across this poem and loved it.
22 ways to instantly feel happier
- Call a friend or a family member
- Take a nap
- Watch a rom-com
- Meditate
By sofisdharma.blogspot.com - Cuddle with somebody
- Do a face mask or paint your nails
By @darlynglow - Think of all the things you’re grateful for
- Bake a cake or cookies and eat them afterwards
- Journal
By thethriftykiwi.com - Put your phone down
- Go outside and breathe the fresh air or take a walk
- Read a book or listen to your favorite podcast
- Do some work that you’ve been putting off
- Listen to some of your favorite songs and DANCE!
- Dress up for no reason
- Give somebody a compliment
- Learn something new
- Declutter
- Exercise, you don’t have to run a marathon, just do something you enjoy like yoga
- Play with your pet
By pinspopulars.com - Craft or draw
- Talk about how you feel! Express yourself!
365 Days of Gratitude: Where the Wild Things Are.
For my birthday last month the boy gifted me a limited edition Where The Wild Things Are backpack from Taiwan. It is 1 of 50 signed by Maurice Sendak in 1980.


Where The Wild Things Are was my favorite book growing up.

My dad spent a whole day finding that picture for me. In other VERY exciting news, Mini has joined the ranks here as a guest blogger/hopefully long-term feature! Click here to check out her first post. The clan is coming together, yo. Stay tuned for new bios, which she and I will pen in the near future!
The Law of Attraction
The other day as I took a voluntary trip down the internet rabbit hole, I found a YouTube video about the Law of Attraction and how to implement it. I had no previous knowledge of it, and I found it very intriguing.
Its definition according to wikipedia is “the belief that positive or negative thoughts bring positive or negative experiences into a person’s life. The belief is based on the idea that people and their thoughts are made from ‘pure energy’, and that a process of like energy attracting like energy exists through which a person can improve their health, wealth, and personal relationships.”
My interpretation of this is that because the universe is made of energy and similar energies must attract. People can attract opportunities, ideas, experiences, and even other people. Sadie Aldis says “you get what you think you can have”. So, whatever you believe is possible for yourself most likely is. You can’t set extreme or unrealistic goals for yourself and expect them to manifest. You have to focus on one aspect of your life that you’d like to improve.
The law of attraction has always been present in your life and is constantly in motion. It’s a matter of becoming aware and having control over what you attract. We’re all made of atoms that vibrate at different frequencies, and we attract things that vibrate at the same frequency that we do. High frequencies tend to attract positivity, compassion, and love. You’re always contributing to the law of attraction, even subconsciously. You’ll get what you focus the most on. Lastly you have to connect your mind with your heart. To raise your frequency you have to actually feel grateful, happy, or excited.
Using the law of attraction techniques give you control over what you magnetically attract. The 2 LoA techniques are Creative Visualization and Dream Boarding. Creative Visualizations can be visualizing your goals or making a mental image to get a clear idea of what you want. Once you have a specific idea of what you want, you’ll likely be more motivated to do it whether it be working out, becoming more productive, or finding a new hobby, etc. When visualizing use as many senses as possible, imagine what your desire might sound or smell like etc. Look at your goal from different perspectives,
visualize yourself holding that achievement from an outside point of view. Dream Boarding is similar to Creative Visualization but it’s more physical. Dream boarding is basically using images or words that capture what you’d like to manifest and putting them in places that you see often. Something as simple as putting a sticky note on your door so that you’ll be reminded, can help you manifest your goal.
If you think that this is something you’re interested in, I’d definitely recommend checking out some of Sadie Aldis’s videos as well as thelawofattraction.com. I have so much more to learn about this and I’ll definitely be trying it out, thanks for reading.
– Mini
365 Days of Gratitude: Birthday Puzzles!
Over the weekend I received a puzzle in the mail for my birthday, as is tradition.
(If you’re like me and now need to see it done, here it is.)
My new puzzle has books (with punny titles!) and a sleeping kitty.
It only took me about 3 hours to finish, so naturally, I needed to continue my puzzle marathon to truly scratch the itch.
The boy told me he bought it from Etsy. I did a quick search and it’s from the shop DrawnbyHolly.
In other good news, one of 13 people already received the seeds I recently sent out! As we’ve had a mild winter, I’m really looking forward to spring and gardening again. I bought some seeds from Burpee and plan to try my hand at cut flowers this year. I opted for the theme of salmon colors, lol, subtle, I know.