happiness journal LINK UP

Woo hoo! Jumping for JOY.

The day is finally here.

It is time to link up all of our journals from the happiness project.

Thank YOU for your patience in waiting for Blogger to come back to life.

Just as a reminder, the Happiness Project was to keep a one sentence journal for one month. A simple way to record what brings us happiness and what we are grateful for. With over 100 blogs signed up to participate in the project, I am looking forward to reading what made everyone feel happy over the past month. So, lets get started. Here is my journal:

10th April
Spent the day relaxing, listening to conference video's and chilling out with my family, felt uplifted and inspired to be a better woman, wife and mother.

11th April
Awoken by a kiss and hug from Sam, had a delightful foot massage from Nathan, a long hot bubble bath and 100+ blogs signed up to do the happiness project,

12th April
Liberty helped me put away three baskets of washing today and I was touched to be included in a lovely blog post about friends and I felt brave enough to decline a blog promotional event.

13th April
My boots arrived in the mail, loved making some new blog friends, Matt gave me a lovely chocolate surprise and I was able to see Harmony perform a play at school.

14th April
Went to the Anzac Day parade at school to see two of my girls sing and it was beautiful, touching and heartwarming to see them using their talents and skills to uplift others.

15th April
Lovely sleep in as it is the first day of the school holidays, realised today that happiness for me is connected to my family and simple pleasures like nature and being home.

16th April
Morning out with all of my girls, we all went to the hairdressers and had our hair cut, all five of us and it was lovely to see them happy and smiling with a bit of special treatment.

17th April
This morning Liberty read me a story that went like this: I love mummy, I love to kiss her, I love mummy, the end...quite possible the best story I have ever had read to me!

18th April
A rainy day that kept us all inside and we lay around hugging, chilling, talking and disputing with each other, just the way large families should, great to know we are moving along just fine as a family

19th April
I love it when the children show kindness to each other, serve each other and try think outside of themselves for small moments, it helps me see the great potential they have.

20th April
Been working on my inspiration board, dreaming big and thinking small, keeping it real and reaching for the stars...so much fun to do.

21st April
Clean bedrooms bring me joy, a house of order calms my heart and gives me mind more freedom to think, I love an orderly environment at home.

22nd April
My love of chocolate has been stretched to the limit, what fun we have had eating, playing and remembering this important time of year, so love having Matt home with us.

23rd April
A gorgeous sun is shining and we went for a family bush walk today, nobody else was there, the stillness, the scenery and the cherubs were all special, loved the tall trees reaching towards the sun, inspiring.

24th April
A joyful day at church, I was able to sing my favourite Easter Hymn and it is official that Sam and Eli have overdosed on chocolate, a quiet night at home, talking and chatting and treasuring.

25th April
A bus, a bunch of kids, and the wide open roads, travelling and exploring new places, singing and spending time together, so divine!

26th April
So grateful to be blessed with girls and boys, they are so different and teach me many new skills and encourage me to do things I normally would not do, appreciating the personal stretching going on today.

27th April
I managed to escape playing the 'Dad Queen' game with Liberty today and it made my day so much nicer, that girl has an incredible bossy imagination and to bring me happiness I need to come up with a new list of day time activities to keep her busy!

28th April
The little acts of service that happen around our home bring me happiness, putting toys away, clearing the table, helping each other with homework, making someone else's bed, all these small acts create happiness and unity and love, so lovely when I see it happening without asking for it to happen.

29th April
My daily morning hug from the cherubs, all the kids piled on my bed to read a story, a kiss and cuddle in the kitchen from Matt, super cute winks from the little cherubs across the dinner table all make my world special and happy.

30th April
Grateful for cheques in the mail, that everyone ate dinner, enough petrol to last to pay day, a new print to remind me to count my blessings and that I am blessed to be a wife and mother.

1st May
Visiting friends uplifts my heart, allows me to laugh and think about others, Nathan shared his testimony in front of everyone at church and my heart just about burst today.

2nd May
A clean mopped floor makes my house shine and brightens my life, listening to Liahona play the recorder and seeing her 'get it' with music and the constant chatting of cherubs after school with updates and adventures makes me smile.

3rd May
Happiness seems to come and go throughout my day and I realise it stays with me longer if I catch, grab and remember those moments.

4th May
Fundraising with my cherubs to raise money for charity has been fun, I am so proud of the desire they have to help others and been delighted by the response of people.

5th May
Matt inspires me to want to be better and to become better, he encourages me, gives me wings to fly and supports my decisions and choices, love that guy so much.

6th May
A hot bubble bath brings a small moment of happiness, time out alone and some time to think, time to soak and relax and an easy fix for curing the blues.

7th May
Early breakfast in the park, chatting with friends, watching children play, catching up on housework, afternoon nap, family television watching and an early night to bed, bliss!

8th May
Learning that happiness is about taking opportunities that come my way even if I am feeling scared about facing what results might come from it.

9th May
A family night that flows well, brings happiness and unity, a great lesson, a great game and a great treat all make for a family that is happy and sleeps well.

10th May
I have so many aspects of my life that bring me happiness, my family, my friends, my beliefs, my church, my blog, my communities, my home and myself, I am truly a blessed woman and love my life I am living.

Taking this journey has been really insightful for me. It has helped me to feel happy but also has created extra happiness in my heart knowing that so many others are participating and joining in as well. I am so looking forward to reading and having a sneak peak into what made you happy over the past month. Let's let the linking begin.

If you have never participated in a blog link up before this is what you need to do:
1. Scroll down to the bottom of this post.
2. Click on the link which says 'you are next enter here'
3. In the first box enter your blog title or link title eg. seven cherubs
4. In the second box enter your blog URL for your blog post - copy and paste it in
5. Click the enter your link button
6. I have made this post a blog hop so if you want to add all the entries to your post you can click on the link to get the code and add it to the 'Edit HTML' section of your own blog post at the bottom.

With that all said. Let's get Happy.