How To Be Happy

Hello readers! I have something that I have been wanting to write, but it's not coming together. So I will work on it and give it to you soon. 

In my psychology class, we talked about being happy. We were given a list of 5 things that, if applied in our lives, would make us happy. Do you want to know what they are? Here they are!


HOW TO BE HAPPY:
1- Accept painful emotions. This means that you are alive. If you can't learn to feel pain, you will not learn to feel happiness.

2- Spend time with those you love.  You'll feel their love.

3- Exercise. Endorphins! 

4- Express Gratitude. Even if you don't have everything, you'll realize that you have a LOT. Maybe even more than you need.

5- Simplify. Find time for yourself.

We were asked to try one of these things this week. I decided to express gratitude. Each night, I wrote down five things that I am grateful for. You know what, it has worked. 

I challenge you to try it. Let me know how it goes! Good Luck! :)


"We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have." -Frederick Koenig

Remember

Today this post is all for me. This week I have forgotten who (and what) I am. This frustrates me more than anyone can know. So this week, I need to be uplifted. I need to remind myself that I am worth more than I know. I need to remind myself that I am better than the world could ever make me. I am a daughter of God! I can do great things. I am better than the world, but I need to prove it! Here are some quotes that always help remind me that I can do great things. 

"Be loyal to the royal within you." -Harold B. Lee

"You can be smart and happy or stupid and miserable... it's your choice." -Gordon B. Hinckley 

"Wonderful, glorious things are in store for you if only you will believe, obey, and endure." -Thomas S. Monson

"Keep trying. Be believing. Be happy. Don't get discouraged. Things will work out." -Gordon B. Hinckley

"When we put God first, all other things fall into their proper place." -Ezra Taft Benson

"Some blessings come soon, some come late, and some don't come until Heaven; But for those who embrace the gospel of Jesus Christ, they come." -Jeffrey R. Holland

FALL!

Hello! It is Friday once again. That means it is blog time once again. Don't you feel special that I am writing to you for a third week in a row? Well, you should!

This week has been cold! I love it! It has felt like fall (that's the best time of the year, don't ya know!). Because it feels like fall, I am getting SO excited for fall. Let me tell you why.

1- Fall looks like this...

(I don't own this picture. If you click on it, it will take you to where I found it.)

... At least for a little while. If you don't believe me, go take a drive through the canyons in October. Delightful, isn't it?

2- Halloween! To me, this is a great holiday. It gives me an excuse to watch sappy kid movies like Hocus Pocus. I'll be honest with you, that IS my favorite Halloween movie. Oh, I can't forget handing out the candy. I adore that part of this holiday because I get to see all the cute kids in costumes. 

3- Hot chocolate. YUM! It is great to come home from school or work and sip on a steaming cup of cocoa while doing homework or reading. Doesn't that sound relaxing?

4- Fashion! I delight in wearing boots, hats, scarfs, and sweaters! I think they are all so cute and cozy!

5- Thanksgiving! Everything about this holiday makes me walk on air! Being around family, sharing our gratitude, smelling the lovely smells, pumpkin pie, and, of course, the tradition of watching A Christmas Story to get us excited for Christmas!

Those are just a few things I am looking forward to in the next couple of months. I can't wait! 

Have a great week, readers!  

PS What are you most looking forward to about fall?

Smile :)

Hello, my fellow readers! 

First off, I apologize for the strange looking blog today. I was trying to change things up a little bit. I changed the colors, changed the background, saved my cute blog, opened it up in a new window, and my background wasn't the one I saved. Ugh! And I can't get blogger to save my background no matter how hard I try. :( So, I guess we will all have to deal with it for a while.

Lately I have been trying to be a better person. I know, I thought I was perfect too! HA! Just kidding. My last post, I gave you a challenge, well, I gave you a few, but we are going to focus on one. I wanted you to smile at a stranger. Did you do it? I hope you did. Just so you are aware, when I give people challenges, I do them too. So, I went to school the first day after that post smiling (probably creepily, but I don't know for sure). Do you know want to know what happened? People didn't look at me. Do you know how hard it is to smile when there is no one around to share it with? However, I persisted. Every day I go to school I smile at random strangers. Lately, I have noticed a lot more people smiling back at me. Maybe I'll start a new trend. Yep! Ha ha! Because I am smiling more people also talk to me more. WOW! To be honest with you, I love it! Happy people are great people! Yes, people still give me strange looks when they see a big smile coming at them, but it's worth it to see someone smile back who wasn't smiling before. My dear readers, if you have not taken this challenge, I beg you to please try it. It makes life more enjoyable to smile. If you don't believe me, test it. I expect a full page report on my blog my midnight next Friday. Okay, not really, but I do want you to try it. Maybe you won't change a whole school, nor a whole class, but maybe you can change a person's day. I know that it is very cliche, but it does happen. It's changed mine. 

(I do not own this image, I found it on Pintrest.)

Life, Attitude, and Happiness

Isn't it funny how one day you think your life is going nowhere and the next it just takes off? That is EXACTLY what has been happening to me. 

Just a few months ago, I thought that I wasn't going anywhere. I didn't know what I wanted to be when I grew up. I was frustrated with my boring job.I wanted to go on a mission. I wanted to move away to school. I wanted to travel the world. The list could go on and on, but I will spare you the rest. A few months ago, I didn't know where I was supposed to be. Flash to now: I still don't know what I want to be when I grow up.  My job has definitely NOT been boring since June. I don't know if I'm going to go (or even want to go) on a mission or not. I still want to move away to school (eventually). And I still want to travel the world. 

So, I bet you are thinking: "Okay, Kat, your life hasn't changed that much, so how has it taken off?" Answer: Attitude. Yes, I have doubled my school load (I really do enjoy going to school full time). Yes, I am helping with a MAJOR project at work. You're right, my life hasn't changed that much, but I feel like I wouldn't be feeling this great about life if I didn't want to. Don't get me wrong, not everything in my life are rainbows and butterflies, but let me ask, whose is? Life is all about choices, and did you know that you can CHOOSE to be happy? I know I didn't always know that, but I do now, and that is what counts! Yes, there are hard times, and yes, there are times when we do feel sad, angry, frustrated, etc. However, if we didn't feel that way, we wouldn't be human. So, I say to you, my fellow readers, CHOOSE to be happy TODAY. Pick one thing in your life that gives you motivation and hold to it, smile at a stranger, and find at least one thing you're grateful for today.


"Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have."

Just Keep Running

Okay. I have fought this battle all my life. I need to be more serious about it! I want to run a half marathon. This was something I started thinking about a while ago. The problem is I am NOT a runner. I start to run, and I lose my breath. I have a hard time running anywhere other than the treadmill. However, I WILL do this! I don't care if it kills me, at least I'm doing it! 

So, what half marathon am I shooting for? Pioneer Days in Bountiful 2013. That gives me just over a year. I can do this, right? RIGHT! :)

P.S. If you know any fun 5k's, 10k's, and half's, PLEASE comment below! I want to know! :)

My Mom

I know this is late, but since Mother's Day was not too long ago, I wanted to write about my mother. She is one AMAZING woman! 

I love my mom!!!

My mom is beautiful on the inside and out! She is my best friend. She has taught me so many things, and she is always there to lend me her ear, even when I talk TOO much! She has laughed with me, cried with me, comforted me, and cheered me up! 
She has a great sense of humor!!!! She is kind to everyone she meets. She is always serving, and thinking about others. She is a woman of God. She has an amazing testimony, and relationship with our Heavenly Father, and I am grateful for that!
My mom is a strength to me and my family! 

I am SO glad that I am blessed with THE best mom! I love her so much! 

"I wanna rock and roll all night, and PART OF every day"

So, I am learning the guitar (PAUSE for laughter)!!!

It's true! NO joke! Last week I taught myself how to play this lovely song:

I even have the picking/plucking (I don't know the word... I play the violin) down!

Anyway... I thought I'd share! My goal for next post is to use real pictures. Not just lame stuff from the internet.

I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying. - Oscar Wilde

Lately, I don't understand a word I'm saying, but that's okay. I still think I'm hilarious!

What?!? Remind me why I have a blog??? Ha ha! I think this is mostly entertainment for me. It's something that is mine. I AM IN CONTROL!

I capital "P" Promise that I will start blogging more often. :) I pah-romise all of... maybe.... one reader! :) That's okay, I still love you! Let's be honest, I probably wouldn't be wasting my time on this blog anyway....

Next blog post will come soon... Oh, and hopefully with pictures! Maybe I can actually do this! We'll find out!