(This is part four in a series about The Happiness Project, by Gretchen Rubin. To start at the beginning, click here. )
Gretchen’s fourth task was ‘lightening up’ her parenting approach. Even though I’m not a parent, I knew I could use some of her advice. (Everyone who knows me is emphatically shaking their heads in agreement.) Continue reading “let it go (or, THP: Chapter Four)”
(This is part three in a series about The Happiness Project, by Gretchen Rubin. To start at the beginning, click here. )
After boosting her energy and loving better, Gretchen addressed the topic of work. She had recently gone through a change in career that made her more happy, so she had to find other ways to increase her happiness in her current state. She did so by challenging herself (creating a blog), enjoying the fun of failure, asking for help (she formed a small ‘writers’ group), working smart (by being more efficient with her time) and enjoying ‘now.’
It’s interesting that I’m writing about work at a time in which I’m unemployed. Continue reading “work work work (or, THP: Chapter Three)”
(This is part two in a series about The Happiness Project, by Gretchen Rubin. To start at the beginning, click here. )
I’ve been taking my sweet time reading through The Happiness Project, and my note-taking has finally caught-up to my progress in the book. Last time, I wrote about how much I liked Chapter One, about boosting your energy. I’m still not going to bed earlier, but I feel like all the principles Gretchen mentions are on repeat in my brain. After I return from my weekend trip in a few days, I’ll be itching to start on my list of nagging tasks and our porch project! Continue reading “spread a little love (or, THP: Chapter Two)”
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