Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Once Upon A Kingdom...

"Once upon a kingdom, there lived a lonely, miserable, grumpy king who did nothing all day except sit on his royal throne and shout, “I AM THE KING!”



To avoid this, I have started a new blog--to possibly chronicle the next little bit in my life, but more to challenge myself...

I'm challenging myself to the Diane Challenge--for life--with genuine exceptions.

Rules are this:
To attempt everyday to list three things that make me happy
When missing a day, to immediately update with three things

No consequences, no bad feelings--just to share happiness with my future self

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Happiness Is:

a thumb and a blanket
an umbrella and a new raincoat 

a pile of leaves 
a warm puppy 

an "A" on your spelling test 

finding someone you like at the front door 

three friends in a sandbox ... with no fighting 

sleeping in your own bed 

a chain of paper clips 

getting together with your friends 

a smooth sidewalk 

finally getting the sliver out 

a climbing tree 

lots of candles 

being able to reach the doorknob 

knowing all the answers 

a night light 

some black, orange, yellow, white and pink jelly beans, but no green ones 

the hiccups ... after they've gone away 

a good old fashioned game of hide and seek 

a fuzzy sweater 

a bread and butter sandwich folded over 

knowing how to tie your own shoes 

walking in the grass in your bare feet 

eighteen different colors 

a piece of fudge caught on the first bounce 

finding the little piece with the pink edge and part of the sky and the top of the sailboat 

finding out you're not so dumb after all 

thirty-five cents for the movie, fifteen cents for popcorn and a nickel for a candy bar 

one thing to one person and another thing to another person