ten things you should do today.

one.

[ look up ]

whatever the weather may be where you are, appreciate it. the rain, snow & sleet are serving a purpose. let them do their job, sunny days are coming! 

two.

[ wear lipstick ]

i am a HUGE lipstick advocate. the perfect shade can turn my whole day around. i wear it around the house sometimes just to get the laundry done (& leave smooch marks all over my sweet arrow's face.)

three.

[ breathe ]

i know, you're already doing it. but really go for it. go outside & take 5 deeeeeeeep breaths. which leads me to number…

four.

[ think good thoughts ]

do number four while you're doing number three. you follow? tell yourself how beautiful you are. congratulate yourself for accomplishing something. give yourself a pat on the back for getting out of bed this morning (hey, i do it.) **graduates, guys, you did it! you have so many good thoughts to be thinking!**

    five.

    [ smell some flowers ]

wildflowers, grocery store florals, dandelions in your yard (I'm aware they are weeds, but they cheerily disguise themselves as flowers & I'm falling for it.) --- smell them. they might not even smell that good, but you did it. you took the time to take in a little bit of one of god's most beautiful creations.

halfway there...

six.

[ treat yourself ]

chocolate. at home pedicures. a new lipstick (trying to help you with number two!) cozy socks. or a starbucks are all appropriate treats. you don't even need a reason, but if your husband asks, tell him it's friday.

seven.

[ call your mom ]

because she's great. can't get ahold of her first try? hang up & call immediately back, mine is always a second try success. 

eight.

[ write a love note ]

to your person, your best friend or yourself. write down whatever you want. this one is especially important to me. it's so nice to receive love notes, but in my opinion, even better to give them. let someone know you love them or that their booty has been looking niiiice. (note to myself)

nine.

[ say thank you ]

"happiness is born from gratitude - david steindl-rast"

i tend to over-thank. there is no such thing honestly, but i usually say thank you three times before i leave my local starbucks, & the other day my barista mentioned it. the girl makes a mean green tea lemonade & now she knows how grateful i am for it. make everyone in your life know how grateful you are for them.

ten.

[ learn something ]

you are never too old to learn something new. yesterday i learned that african and asian elephants look completely different! thank you episode of bubble guppies! google something random & BOOM! you just learned something new. now go tell someone, now they accomplished number ten too! aaaaand, you look super smart!

there you go! go do all ten things & have a wonderful day!!

*** all photos from this post were found on pinterest.***