Secrets to a happy life.

When I look back at photos of the last two years it still amazes me that life can be this great. I was not always blessed with such awesomeness. I remember many moments thinking 'This CANNOT be what life is about!!' I have been through struggles and heartache, loss and turmoil. But over the past few years I really think I have discovered some secrets to a happy life. So I am here to share them with you!

Secret number one:
You need to remove some words from your vocabulary:

*Perfect: There is no such thing! So why should you worry about it? Either remove it, or change its meaning. Perfect is what you make it... not anyone else!

*Spotless: I hate this word! I don't even know what it means anymore. I was never a very organized person when it comes to my home, and after I had my first child...forget it! Clean-ish is the best you are going to get.

*Can't: A lot of people don't believe they can do things. I believe I can do anything. And that might make me sound crazy, and make me do crazy things, but I love that I can look back with no regrets. That makes me happy!

*Ready: Some people spend their whole life getting ready for something. You may never be "ready" for it...whatever it is, just do it! Don't worry about how, when or where. The more you take leaps without worrying about the consequences, the more fun you will have.

Secret number two:
 STOP giving a tiny mouse shit about what anyone thinks of you and what you do! Be your own rockstar! You want to sing, do it! Scream as loud as you can. You want to dance, write a book, be an astronaut, dance in a burlesque show....Do whatever it is that is going to make you happy and don't care about what anyone says about it. There will ALWAYS be people who don't support you, and there will ALWAYS be people who DO! Find those people and thank them.

Secret number three:
Remember that life is so very short. Spend time with the people who care about you, love you and respect you. When you are old and grey, you are NOT going to thankful that you bought your kids i-pads. The things that matter most in life, aren't things at all. I had the privilege of spending the past month with my husband while he took some time off. This past month meant more to me than a new TV, dinners out, or the latest laptop. And I can guarantee that my kids will agree. Stop running around like a chicken with your head cut off and stop running yourself ragged.

It's that simple.