happiness project update

as this rotation comes to an end and I am preparing to move into a new house (!!) and start my next rotation, here are the things I have learned this past make me happy:

this yoga podcast

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making delicious food like this recipe using these spring veggies from our CSA
 

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this song, which I've been grooving to nonstop today (creepy video but the song is excellent)

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reading and discussing completely non-medical books like The Hunger Games (seeing the movie tonight!)
especially when they have a bad-ass Diana-like female protagonist
 

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sunshine longer into the evenings for long runs with friends after work
(where we intentionally do NOT talk about medicine)

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having a pretty unchanging morning routine that lets me sit and read while sipping some coffee

source

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biking to work

 

(okay, so we may not actually be going to work in this photo)

And now, some things I want to work on during my next rotation/next month:

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writing in my journal more

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lifting 2x a week - no more, no less

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eating veggies in every meal

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getting to bed earlier - which means quitting work and computer puttering earlier
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getting back to my friends sooner when they get in touch with me 

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surrounding myself with big beautiful green and colorful plants, especially in the kitchen and bathroom
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What have you done that has made you happy this past month?  
What are you looking forward to doing more of in the next month to better pursue happiness?

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"I remind myself there is no such thing as balance in my life.  If I want to truly be happy, I put my family first and then figure out how to do everything else"
-Stephanie Neilson