i chuckled a little bit when i re-read that title of this post. like how in the world is a 16 year old girl who appreciates girl scout cookies way too much (they’re a food group i promise) supposed to instruct you on how to be happy. there’s the little catch, I’M not, but YOU can. i won’t make you work too hard I promise, because being happy is so so easy. we skip through life so fast and are so motivated to get things done and make things perfect that we don’t take time to realize what we are doing and how cool it is. like first off, if you’re reading this, you’re breathing, you’re living, congrats. we do so many things in our lives that seem like they should make us happy, but in the end we aren’t satisfied with the outcome. i pinned a quote the other day that had a quote that really struck me as ‘wow, it’s that easy?’

“find something that makes you happy, and use it to make others happy”

reading it over and over again made me want to sit back and think of the things that make me happy and how i can use them to make others happy as well. and the list i came up with went on and on once i got the hang of it and i realized that the way i’m supposed to do this, making others happy thing, is making myself happy first. ACTUALLY DOING THE THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY. taking time for myself, which is something i rarely do enough. we always want to do things for others and feel almost selfish if we find time to do things for ourselves, but in reality we NEED this time for ourselves. we can’t give to others if we have not first given to ourselves. so this is what my list somewhat looked like once my brain had been searched for all the happy i could come up with:

actually getting sleep and waking up feeling like i got sleep, eating fresh fruit in the summer time, hot baths with loads of bubbles, coffee in the morning when the rest of the world isn’t awake, breakfast–really good breakfast, breakfast for dinner as a matter of fact, sitting outside and just being there, fresh ironed button ups and matching crew socks, ice cream all year round-with extra sprinkles, spring clothes and sunny days to match them, baking and burning my tongue on too good of brownies. realizing that happy isn’t just a feeling, it’s a way of life.

so go out, be happy, be EXCITED, love yourself, and really watch for those things you love, and do so much of them.

all my love, xoxo, Allison

this post is just utterly to express how insanely in love i am with this weather we are getting here in Omaha. nothing like 70s during spring break to make you crave summer even more! if you aren’t enjoying the weather PLEASE get outside and do so because the sun is contagiously happy and warm lately. i went to the zoo today and i haven’t been so happy in ages. here are a few ways to have fun in the sun i’ve scooped up for ya, just click on the link to get yourself some happy!

popsicles are the best sunny treat 

I’ll take a picnic date any day!

lemon water yes puhlease

hope you have some sunny mindsets and even sunnier days ahead!

xoxo, Allison

well do I have a happy Monday treat for you guys!! okay well maybe not from me but from all of our favorite source for caffeine and overpriced coffee that we all buy anyways…(guilty on so many levels) anyways here is a treat that is sure to cute some of your Monday blues:

STARBUCKS DEALS! 

(could two words sound more beautiful together than those do? i just don’t think so..)

if you aren’t already a Starbucks member here is your real excuse to become one. also it’s free and is super convenient and ally says you need to be so there is your other excuse. Just hop on over to the app store and download the Starbucks app and create an account, it’s free and very worth it considering free birthday drinks are one of the many perks. you can download your gift cards onto the app so you have Starbucks $$ on you at all times (dangerous i know) or you can log your credit card in as well for constant Starbucks $$ (way too dangerous for me). if you go the gift card route you can make sure you aren’t spending too much, and if you’re like me from time to time you;ll just reward yourself for making it through a day of school and throw the barista a $5 and casually load that onto your phone before purchasing a pick-me-up solely for the rewards. every purchase you make is a “star” in your account and once you reach a certain number you’re “Green Level” and then onto “Gold Level” (it’s a beautiful thing) moral of the story you get free refills on brewed coffee and tea while in the store so that in itself is worth it. plus every so many purchases you get a free drink so there is that as well. oh and these rewards I’m about to spill to you.

so here is the fun part:

that’s right, every monday of march starbucks is being super nice to us all and giving all members these deals BETWEEN 2-5 PM which totally rocks of them. like don’t you doubt i’ll be taking advantage of every single one of these crazy cool deals, starting today. 30% off my prized vanilla bean frap with a shot of espresso? make that a venti.

hope your monday is filled to the brim with happiness and that your coffee cup (30% coffee cup) adds to that happy.

xo, Allison