Sprinkles, Prayer, Happy Pills and Flowers.......Being HAPPY on a Monday Morning!

Huh!

Being happy on a Monday morning isn't as

easy as it sounds.

Monday means work, school (some parts of the year),

 the end of vacation.........and who knows what else.

So how can we have a better Monday morning?

~Pray~

Saying a prayer and asking for a lil help would be a start:)

~Coffee~

Monday means coffee..........and lots of it! hahaha

~Happy Pills~

No silly, not THOSE kind of happy pills.

THESE kind of happy pills.

Make yourself a little set of happy pills for the office:)

~Flowers~

Stop by and grab a few on the way to work, or bring some from your yard.

Nothing fancy...just something to brighten the day!

If you're lucky enough to have lilacs like these from my

mama's yard, definitely bring them:)

~Compliment Someone~

Sincerely, genuinely honestly find something to compliment someone for.

Big, little.........make their day! (nothing better than a good cereal maker;)

~Be Positive~

Don't think of all you HAVE to do, 

or didn't get done last week.

This ia a NEW week.

 Don't look back, look forward.

~Wander~

That's right, take a few minutes to let you mind wander.

Think about an upcoming vacation,

about a special dinner you have planned,

think about sneaking off for an ice cream cone.........with sprinkles!:)

anything to make YOU smile!

And on this Monday morning........

know that you are loved!

xoxoxoxox

Suzanne

Monday Mornings...Mason Jars + Chalk = Happy

Good Morning Lovelies!

Well, we all know Mason Jars are all the rage

these days. 

With good reason, if you ask me:)

There are SO many uses for them and they are truly

a part of the past AND present:)

Not to mention, here in the south, they are crucial to everyday life:)

So when I saw these at a FAMILY DOLLAR store last week,

I snatched up a few.  

Mason Jars with Chalkboard Paint for messages.

I know, I know...

an easy DIY.  But when I figured the cost of buying

 regular jars chalkboard paint, brushes, etc...

these were cheaper!

Like, $1.50 each!

Whoo Hoo:)

SO many uses, like I said.

Here's a few that we came up with...bet you'll come up with many more:)

Top left:  Party Favors

Left Lower Corner:  Picnic Jars

Middle Lower Row: Drinking Glasses (well duh...best use ever:)

Top Right Side:  Desk Jars for Pens, Treats, Spare Change or...

Center Right:  Sea Shells

Lower Right:  Bathroom Counter Jars...Toothbrush Holder, Makeup Brushes,

 Qtips & Cotton Balls.

So there you go!

If you have paint, get paintin.

If not, get to Family Dollar:)

Happy Monday Y'all!!!!

XOXOXO

Suzanne

Marvelous Monday. . . . .How to Have a HAPPY week. . . .

okay, i admit it.

for most of my life, i felt that we should just sleep through Monday

and jump straight to Tuesday.

(which, when you think of it, 

would just make tuesday kinda crappy, right?)

maybe it's cause i'm getting older,

and that empty nest is flying right straight at my face,

that i feel we need to embrace every day as a special day,

because memories will be made today.

and tomorrow.

some more memorable than others.

some good, some not so good.

but we can at least try to make them happy,

 and try to make this a happy week, right?

so let's figure this out. . . . .

1.  if you're reading this, you're alive.  

that's good news, right?

you have your vision, your intelligence, and at least one connection

to the internet world if you are reading this blog.

and you're alive, breathing, and happy about that, right?:)

so maybe try telling yourself that you can handle today,

that it is a good day, a day to be happy!

2.  regardless of last week,

today is monday, the start of a new one.

even if you had a blah weekend,

it's behind you now.

take a deep breath, say a prayer, look in the mirror,

and have at it.

you can do this.

you survived last week. . . .this week is going to be better.

i'm not a self help guru,

but it only makes sense that if we cave in to bad thoughts,

it's too easy to cave in to other things.

so think good thoughts...and smile:)

even if it gives you laugh lines!

3. we need to use what God's given us. . . . .

we all have gifts.

some more obvious than others.

but we have them.

maybe your gift is to make someone smile,

brighten a day, 

maybe it's a case of using your talent for good,

caring for our family,

being a trustworthy employee,

or a reliable friend.

sharing what we have with the world is proven to be a

wonderful way to be happy in our own life.

well, it's a start,

three little suggestions that i need to be reminded of,

 and thought maybe you do too.

we have a lot to offer the world,

we have gifts to share,

we have the ability to have a happy week.

let's go for it:)

here is a picture of "oh henry" (like the candy bar:),

 a blind westie dog.

i believe some wonderful family is trying to adopt him,

and i'm pretty sure there will be a lot of happy weeks with

this cute little guy:)

wishing you a very happy week!

Suzanne