Happy People Good Karma Blog

Lots of people think to reduce stress cost money and sometimes lots of it, people can get themselves into a lot of debt spending money on retail therapy for example and in the process teaching themselves to associate happy feelings with material things,

but we all know once the buzz of that new shirt or TV has wore off it’s back to feelings of anxiety and to top it off you have just given yourself the extra stress of more debt on your credit card.

So what’s the answer to reducing stress? simple to SMILE!

Teaching yourself to smile in times of stress or anxiety can help in creating positive feelings and it will cost you nothing. We are all naturally drawn to people who smile yet most of us don’t do it ourselves.

Grab your wellies and splash in a puddle, for today is step in a puddle and splash your friend day (11 Jan)

I love this holiday means we as a family can have fun splashing in puddles, but I looked outside this morning and there wasn’t any puddles to splash in, OH NO!

We are having a really warm winter here in the UK, it’s January and I’m still just wearing a jumper for our late night walks, the UK was privileged with an Indian Summer in 2011 which has resulted in temperatures in the winter resembling those of early spring. Which is Awesome but no good for Step in a puddle and splash your friends day.

A woman survived a perilous fall after her bungee snapped and she fell into the water below.

Erin Langworthy had jumped from a bridge above the world famous Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, Erin Said when she hit the water “everything went black and she felt like she had been slapped all over”.

But Erin’s ordeal wasn’t over with no one to help her below, the fast flowing water took a hold of her, Erin had to swim with her feet still bound together by the bungee through the crocodile infest water.

Her bungee got caught on rocks and she had to free herself.

A woman from Sweden has recovered her lost wedding ring in the most unusual way.

Growing on a ‘carrot’ in the garden.

Mrs Paahlsson was pulling up carrots in her garden when she noticed one with the gold band fastened tightly around the top of it.

Lena Paahlsson and husband Ola say it’s incredible that the ring has been found
“The carrot was sprouting in the middle of the ring. It is quite incredible,” her husband Ola said to the newspaper.

Mrs Paahlsson lost her Wedding ring 16 years ago in 1995 when she was doing a spot of Christmas Baking, the family looked everywhere for the ring that had been designed by Mrs Paahlsson herself.

It was National Science Fiction Day on the 2nd January, but who cares this one celebrated that can be any time of the year, so sit back and snuggle up on the sofa and watch some great sci fi movies together.

Doesn’t matter if you fancy a new or old science fiction film it’s up to you, you can either catch up on the latest block buster at the movies or sit back and enjoy an old favorite at home.

We grabbed the popcorn and watched the British film Paul an alien encounter of the funny kind for our celebration of National Science Fiction Day starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost

Happy New Year

OMG the London’s New Years Eve Fireworks were tremendous!

The BBC filmed it perfectly.

The music was Brilliant! nice and modern celebrating to the world what we do best and what makes us number one in the world our music industry.

Zoomed out camera angles means we got to see the whole display. Nothing more irritating then missing all the action because there to zoomed in to close.

Really liked that they didn’t concentrate on the crowd this year. I hate it when they show people in the crowd.

When you have a 10 minute firework display looking at the crowd is so annoying if you was there you wouldn’t be looking at the crowd so why show them to us.

Fun Things to do in January

If your feeling blue because the party season is over don’t be, there are plenty of wacky and wonderful celebrations to enjoy in January.

I’ve decided to include some of my own Wacky Holidays this year for my family to enjoy ever month, there is no reason attached to them there just for a laugh anything in the list below with a star are my own ideas to brighten your day.

1st January Find a Present Day ***

2nd January National Science Fiction Day
5th January National Bird Day
National Whipped Cream Day
6th Cuddle Up Day
7th Old Rock Day
8th Bubble Bath Day
11th January National Step in a Puddle and Splash Your Friend Day

My son just called me from school to tell me it’s snowing outside.

Brightened my day and made me cry with happiness, it means so much to me to know he saw snow and thought of me (I’m welling up again as I type ).

Something small that happened to brighten your day is what this blog is all about,

the little things in life that make us smile and my sons phone call did that and some one of the most thoughtful things anyone has ever done for me, I’m so happy.

Did anything happen to you today, make a comment below and share your joy.

1. The reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live.

2. I once bought my kids a set of batteries for Christmas with a note on it saying ‘toys not included’.

3. Santa Claus has the right idea – visit people only once a year.

4. One thing a woman doesn’t want to find in her stockings on Christmas morning is her husband.

5. You know you’re getting old, when Santa starts looking younger.

6. Santa is the only man I’d allowed to keep his boots on in bed.

7. If you don’t have Christmas in your heart you’ll never find it under a tree.

The guys and gals of HMS Ocean sent their families a Christmas Message to remember by telling them they were coming home for Christmas from active duty with a funny YouTube video.

The sailors made a funny version of Mariah Carey Christmas Hit ‘All I Want For Christmas’ and has become a YouTube sensation with over a million hits.

It made me smile, something tells me with some of those dodgy outfits they were wearing they needed to come home, I think a few of them might have been suffering from cabin fever or should that be disco fever