Lately, I’ve been trying to focus on happiness.
On a semi-related note, this past weekend I cried in a grocery store.
Then a bagging boy, possibly realizing I was crying, came up to help me with a jar of tomato sauce that wouldn’t ring up and rather than make me go back and find the price gave it to me for $2.99.
Though I didn’t go back to find the real price, that it’s obviously far cheaper than its marked.
And that’s my story about how you should probably cry at grocery stores more because it leads to all sorts of financial windfalls.
(Sure, today it’s tomato sauce, maybe tomorrow it’ll be face moisturizer.)
So aside from the obvious benefits of public crying, these are a few things that are currently making me happy.
I’m actually working on my Project Life album.
(I know, right?)
And while I’m still so far behind I don’t even know how far behind I am, it’s progress.
Now if only I stopped being lazy long enough to photograph said album, I could share said progress with you.
I’ve decided to go back and reread all of Agatha Christie’s Poirot mysteries.
Which has the upside of having not read them since I was a child, so it’s kinda like I’m just first reading them.
Plus, the first one has a skull on the cover.
And you all know my love of skulls.
I went to my last drive-in of the year.
Which is partially sad, as I do so love the drive-in and will have to wait a whole season before it returns.
But it was partially freezing, so I’m ready to settle indoors for movie watching with no hypothermia risk.
I was recently gifted with two green bean frenchers.
(One of which was Grammy’s, which I love.)
So, anyone available for a green bean frenching party?
‘Cause I’ve heard those things can get wild.
I’ve recently rediscovered my love of playing cards.
So, if you’d like to add a wild game of Spades to our frenching night, I’m all in.
(Get it, all in?)
(‘Cause it’s a card reference?)
(Oh, you get it.)
Molly the dog recently re-entered my life for yet another week of adorable pet-sitting.
I gave her that chicken for Thanksgiving.
She quickly destroyed it, adorably.
(Side note: Isn’t she adorable?)
Finally, my most recent happiness discovery is this print I bought myself off of Etsy.
And no matter how many times I look at it, there have been no diminishing returns on happiness.
Now that’s quality self-gift-giving.
If I do say so myself.
What’s making you happy these days?
I’m dying to know,
Megan
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Your pirate print is awesome but wouldn’t it be awesome if it said ‘To Arr is Birate’?
I’m Megan and I highly approve of this reference.
I did not even know green bean frenching was a thing. I would love to french my first green beans with you. Let’s have a frenching and scrapbooking party!
DONE.
so is a green bean frenching party where you make out green beans cause that sounds weirdly awesome….
PS I’m happy for the game Catchphrase. Have you played it? Its great and if we combined that with the green bean frenching party well lets just say SPARKS (insert firework exploding noises)
Obviously.
I know how to party
(As proof, I actually own Catchphrase!)
I’m actually looking for a regular bridge game.
I’ve still never been to a Drive-In, though I, at present, have two drive-in theaters that are well within distance to go. I have, though, been to the movies a fair bit, and even survived going to see Wreck It Ralph with both of my kids. It’s amazing just how far Gummy Bear bribes will take you.
YOU MUST RECTIFY YOUR LACK OF DRIVE-IN. Really, it’s tragic. And I LOVE the idea of a regular card game get-together. If I lived in your town I’d totally make us start one.
Now I totally want to go back and reread all the Agatha Christie books.
I haven’t read one since I was at 12.
Mind blown.
I hadn’t read any since I was little either, so am thoroughly enjoying my dive back in!
I am totally loving my Christmas tree at the moment. I just go and gaze at it and it makes me very happy.
BTW I LOVE that print.
Oooh, sounds so nice and cozy. Christmas tree is totally on my to-do list… assuming I ever finish painting!
I have a friend who would love that pirate-focused print. I will have to dive in to Etsy and try to buy it without also buying another, oh, 100 things
Sorry about the in-store crying, but on the plus side, you do have a lot of wild nights ahead with those beans and crads!
cards not crads!
Etsy is quite tricky – I can never enter without leaving with pretty much all the stuff.
It’s not good.
Not one, but two frenchers? Wow, the universe must be sending you a message! But what is making me happy (in a toilsome labor sort of way) right now is going through my house and getting rid of things I don’t use, need or want. So do yourself a favor and part with one of those bad boys now!
And for what it’s worth, I think happiness is a little over rated, but I do believe the promise that while weeping may remain for the night, joy comes in the morning. May you see its light shining like hope up ahead. I just watched this video. Maybe it would help?
You know what’s making me happy these days? I’m hosting a major blog award event and I just announced the nominees yesterday. It’s been so much fun to see the reactions from people who were nominated. You should check it out. You might recognize one or two of the names…
I love Miss Marple! I keep her collection beside my bed for sleepless nights when I don’t want to start a book that will lead to more insomnia because I MUST finish it!
My new job is making me happy because I set my own schedule. Completely. And I’m quite certain Martha Stewart would tell me “it’s a good thing.”
Also, I recently stayed with my grandma for a week. We played pitch, which is sort of not at all like spades. It was a great week of special time with my Grandma!
That is an amazing list of happy. Well done.
(Your own schedule? ENVY.)
And Miss Marple is where it’s at.
I’ve been sucked into a vortex of blahs so everything is making me happy. Except that you cried in a grocery store. That’s not cool. I’d give you a hug if I wasn’t a gazillion miles away.
PS. I cried when I got pulled over for speeding and I got off. Boom
***INTERNET HUG***
Those are the best kind.
Well, maybe second best.
I love card playing AND green beans. So I am definitely all in on that Frenching Party. Unless you mean Frenching in another way, because if so, I’m not sure we’re quite to that stage in our relationship. I want to take things slow. So, maybe just a little heavy petting?
Also . . . why were you crying at the grocery store? Is everything ok? Concerned . . .
Shucks. I thought I could speed things up. You know, once the green beans start flowing and the card playing heats up…
So… if you ‘Google’ ‘Green Bean Frenchers’… your search results will include… a lot… of… Green Beans.
You are welcome.
What a delicious results page.
Two things.
One, Agatha Christie is amazing. Definitely one of my very favorite authors.
Two, how did I not know there was such a thing as a green bean frencher?! That is the only way I truly enjoy green beans but it’s not always possible to find frozen bags of them like that. Although, it does seem like it could be quite a bit of work… so maybe I’m too lazy to own one anyway.
I also only like green beans frenched and am trying to eat more fresh food so I asked my mom and she was like, um, use a frencher! And it’s actually really fast work – if I’m not too lazy to do it, it’s quite easily doable!
That is so weird…I just wrote about being happy tonight. Maybe it’s the fact that we’re headed into the winter blue months so it’s on our minds?
Anyway, this post made me happy. Green bean frenching party + spades + the pirate sign ? I don’t even know what that equals! It’s math that is beyond my skills.
Yes, math is the opposite of happy. And,yes, the coldness of winter makes happy a necessary effort!
I’m less concerned with what’s making me happy than I am with what’s making you cry in grocery stores. You okay?
Or maybe you’re just crying over the fact that where you live, $2.99 is considered a good price on tomato sauce. Geez-oh-Pete! I don’t think I pay more than $2.25 for the good brand!
But seriously, are you all right?
Aw, you’re so sweet! I’m perfectly fine. Just one of those days. Though I actually am a little saddened to realize how much I get ripped off on tomato sauce. I should have known those comments about Northern Virginia being overpriced were real. Clearly, I must visit you and buy ALL the tomato sauce. Surely the eventual savings will pay for the trip!
If you like cards, you totally need to learn to play Hand and Foot. You have to have at least four people to play, but the awesome part of that game is that you can have as many people playing as long as you have a deck of cards for each person. So those crazy holiday nights at the in-laws when there were 16 people? Yeah, all 16 are playing Hand and Foot. The scores tend to get really lopsided, but honestly the biggest challenge was finding 16 decks of cards. Late night casino run, if I remember correctly. They sell the used ones in the gift shop for super cheap.
I feel all uncool for not living near a casino! And, also, for never having heard of Hand and Foot. I must try and find a YouTube how-to!
Or better yet, you could come visit and we can teach you personally!
Don’t joke about such things – I’m one of those awkward people who would totally just show up on your doorstep one day!