Just Plain Joy

As I mentioned earlier this week, I have been doing some back-to-school cleaning which has involved getting rid of clutter in my house. While engaging in this purging process, I also realized I was ready for a new look in our living room. So, I have been doing some re-decorating as well. My quest for [...]

This post is part of a series on Blue Day Lists, please check out the other posts. Food nourishes our mind, body, and soul. Often, enjoying a meal signifies celebration, a special occasion, a treat, or a gathering of family and friends. Whether it’s a meal at a fancy restaurant or a taco bar, knowing [...]

This post is part of the Blue Days List Series, please check out previous posts. Snacks are yummy to eat at work or as a special treat. They can give you a quick energy boost or satisfy a craving. They can be a reward for completing an especially challenging task or further your procrastination. Here [...]

This post is part of a series of Blue Day Lists, please check out previous posts. A good movie is always an entertaining and temporary escape into another world. Whether or not I’m feeling melancholy, I enjoy using movies to take me briefly away from my everyday thoughts and turn my mind towards someone else’s [...]

This post is part of a series on Blue Day Lists from the Blue Day Journal. It is hard to choose a “favorite” joke so here are three cute jokes about parenting from ahajokes.com. #1 A man and his wife were making their first doctor visit, the wife being pregnant with their first child. After [...]

This post is part of a series on Blue Day Lists, please check out the other posts. These are places where I like to relax, think, and reflect. Some are peaceful, others are exciting or inspiring. I enjoy going to these places alone or with friends. 1. My local coffee shop – I frequent several [...]

This post is part of a series on Blue Day Lists, please check out the other posts. There are special people all around us, but it takes time and energy to cultivate relationships. However, I believe it takes less energy to cultivate a relationship than to deal with stress alone. This is a list of [...]

When I received a comment from Christina in response to the Blue Day Lists series suggesting a post on “10 things I can’t live without,” I immediately began writing my list – Gmail, my blackberry, my favorite dark-wash stretchy boot-cut jeans…And then, I stopped writing because I can live without those things. In fact, there [...]

One of my favorite writers is Bradley Trevor Greive, author of The Blue Day Book. In 2001, Greive came out with The Blue Day Journal. I had just graduated from college and was doing a lot of soul searching, and I found this journal useful in documenting my hopes and dreams. In the back of [...]