Happy Sartober!

So, a wise lady in my life...also my yoga instructor...celebrates her birthday for the whole month. I have decided that since this is my birthday month, I am declaring it "Sartober." I am vowing to do at least one thing every day that makes me happy. I think it will keep my mind off of all of the negative stuff that I keep getting caught up in. I am going to try to blog about it each day so that I can truly focus on the positive things in my life. My smart and very encouraging godmother suggested that I do a mindfulness activity this month. I'm not sure that I will be disciplined enough to do that for 30 whole days, but I can definitely spend 30 days trying to be happier and more positive.

Anyway, yesterday, I got to have dinner with my in-laws and sit and laugh with my husband. Hanging out with family almost always makes me feel better. I also have to admit that I'm like the Garbage song...I only am happy when it rains. I love thunderstorms and gray days. Fall is my absolute most favorite season and I was pumped to bust out my boots this morning.

Today, I got to have a leisurely breakfast, drink my coffee slowly, and have a lunch date with one of my best friends. I loved catching up with her. Even though we don't always get to talk, I am so grateful that she's been in my life since we were little. She gets me and it is always nice to spend hours chatting with your friend about her little lady, the weather, and whatever else we felt like bringing up. After that, I bought myself an early birthday present (a faux fur vest) and then spent some time painting.

I keep reminding myself that in order to be happy, I need to focus on things that make me that way. I can't always rely on my family and friends to fill a void I am feeling because I'm not taking care of myself emotionally. I have gotten caught up in trying to change myself physically to be happier, but I'm realizing more and more that getting away from my passions - like art, makes me pretty crabby. I have to work on that.

I'm going to end with some humor. I have been binge watching Sex & the City and I'm on the episodes where Miranda is pregnant and Charlotte is struggling with infertility. I have totally had this thought cross my mind as well: "The big joke is, I spent my entire twenties worried that I might get pregnant and I could've been screwing everything in sight!" Obviously, it's sarcasm, but at least it's good for a laugh. I love the girlfriend factor in this show and I forgot how fantastic it was. Anyway, thanks for reading and I hope to have more happy things to share this month.

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  1. UnknownOctober 2, 2015 at 2:43 PM

    💗 love this!

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  2. UnknownOctober 2, 2015 at 4:30 PM

    Day one of mindfulness was great. It is not to late to join. The speaker yesterday was from Harvard where he teaches a mindfulness course and he was discussing how mindfulness help with reducing stress and depression. Have to love it. And thank you for the complement.

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    1. Overthinking ItOctober 4, 2015 at 5:21 PM

      You're very welcome. I do appreciate your insight and your suggestions...even when I don't always follow them. Thanks for steering me in the right direction. :-)

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