100 Happy Days

For me, January and February are the worst months of the year. Being such a Christmas lover, the guilt of eating and spending too much and the realisation that I am going to be another year older soon does not bode well in my mind. Now, I’m sure I’m not the only one. Multi millionaire celebrities seem to have the right idea and spend these depressing winter months in hotter climates. Until I am financially secure enough to join them in Barbados for the entire two months, I have to find the good in them instead.

Last Monday was considered Blue Monday. The day that people feel the most depressed. I imagine that that is due to a number of reasons; failed resolutions, dark mornings and no money after the festive splurge.

Every year I feel the same morbid feeling whereby I would much prefer to hibernate until March 1^st. I had a really great end to 2013 and didn’t want to let 2014 start off poorly. So I set myself a goal. I started the project which has been featuring on Instagram and Twitter over the past few weeks called 100 happy days. Each day (I do try to!), I post a photo on Instagram about something that has made me smile that day. Be it spending time with a friend, going to the cinema, eating something tasty. Although most of the photos I have posted are somewhat every day, I think it is really important to acknowledge the good in each day. The project has made me be more active this month and experience more in everyday life. I’ve celebrated friend’s birthdays, been to the cinema lots and got my head down working on my dissertation. We’ve still got a good week left of January and I hope to make more memories. The 100 happy days project means that I will also be taking photos throughout February and March. Although I don’t have any major things planned in those months (apart from my 21^st birthday in March!), I hope that this little social media project will allow me to enjoy each day.

We all have rubbish days where we re-evaluate what we are doing with our lives; but there is ALWAYS something that will make you happy in each day. Some days this is hard and other days, I struggle to choose just one photo. 

Kat xx