Blog 5

In the style of Thought Catalog's Karen Noble

4 Sure Ways to Be Happy

1. Take an hour-long bubble bath. Wash all of that sadness away. You now smell like lilacs with a hint of lavender. You did good, and the rest of your day will be even better.

2. Binge on your favorite snacks. Come on, no one's watching. A strange comfort will come over you when you notice the cheese-stained fingernails or the salsa stains on your white button-down. No one will have to know about this. It's just you versus the queso.

3. Engage in free-hand writing. Look, it might seem like another homework assignment, but trust me, it's totally worth it. Afterwards, you'll feel light and fluffy as if all the troubles in the world escaped through your pen and onto paper. You have reached the ultimate state of acceptance with this half hour.

4. Listen to a band from your awkward middle school days. Once you realize you're singing along to Avril Lavigne's Sk8er Boi and Hilary Duff's Come Clean without the supervision of your cat's judging stare, your individualized heaven will be complete.

Be happy, be healthy. Cheerios.