Happiness

Discouraged by my lack of inspiration to up-keep this blog, I have been searching for a purpose. And I think I've found it.

I'm a little bit of a news junkie. My homepage is cnn.com. I browse the topics daily for news that will interest me and I typically read for the first 5-10 minutes of my morning. Today I found this article -- "10 instant tips to be happier now". I'm not sure what made me read this particular article, but it caught my eye. And thus, I have found my inspiration.

You see, the past couple of months have been tough on my relationship with E. She is in this really (excessively) needy stage and I find myself rejecting her neediness. I don't think this is the right thing to do, but I'm typically in a pretty foul mood when I get home from work (read: I'm not happy at work), so her neediness is irritating to me (read: happy moments at home are few and far between). Ridiculous, I know. I want to change. I need to change.**

I haven't put very much thought into what my "Happiness Campaign" will entail, but I need to make changes to both my work and home life. I plan on documenting the changes in this blog and how they affect my relationship with E.

As part of this - I also plan on re-reading a book I read a few years ago called "The Power of a Positive Mom".

**I would like to point out that I'm not an unhappy person, but my life recently definitely hasn't been rainbows and sunshine. This stems mostly from the stress of my new job.