57 ways to lighten UP

1. picture things in the clouds
2. go for a walk
3. build a snowman
4. build a snow fort
5. learn something new
6. get in an elevator and face the crowd
7. order a cheeseburger without the cheese
8. daydream
9. find a special place to be alone
10. start a pillow fight
11. watch a funny video
12. make up a foreign language and ask for directions
13. sing silly songs
14. talk to supportive people
15. make a gift for someone
16. paint something
17. grin like a goofball and watch people's reactions
18. run through the sprinkler
19. sit by the river
20. get a back rub
21. secretly do something nice for someone
22. pop loose popcorn in the microwave
23. invent a new laugh
24. doodle
25. start a journal
26. walk in the grass with your shoes off
27. play with the dog
28. glue a loonie to the sidewalk - watch people's reactions
29. go for coffee
30. catch snow flakes on your tongue
31. wear your oldest, comfiest clothes
32. ride a bike
33. take a deep breath
34. take several deep breaths
35. pretend you're a tourist in your own town
36. cuddle the cat
37. write poetry
38. squish mud through your toes
39. take a nap
40. study an ant colony
41. meditate
42. make a dough boy and put it through the garlic press
43. cry
44. look on the bright side
45. go for a hike in the woods
46. skip stones in the river
47. give someone a hug
48. ask someone for a hug
49. rearrange your bedroom
50. invent something
51. do volunteer work
52. relax in a warm bath
53. go swimming
54. be with a friend
55. read a good book
56. do yoga
57. look at the stars

My family's happy days

When it rains like how it's raining today, all I want to do is to do nothing at all. All I want is stay at home, cuddled up in bed or maybe, wear some thick socks and feel the softness and warmth of bed, or maybe go to my ading's bed who for sure, will not go to school (surely makes them happy) because of the heavy rain..and will join them sleeping and when we wake up with hungry tummies, we can smell the kamoteng kahoy being boiled by mama in the kitchen..then we will get up and make ourselves some hot milk, and papa, who went outside gardening will join us eating boiled kamoteng kahoy (w/c he had harvest from his garden) and we will talk about papa's childhood, his adventures in life, about how he met mama, (my little sister wil get super kilig and she will teased mama and papa, 'uiii, sweetheart'...') and we all laugh while papa will pretend to hug mama, which makes us all giggle...and then, after the merienda, we the kids then go back to bed and we will play 'warrior fight'. We will be dress with quilt and big pillows and will throw small pillows at each other, until we get tired laughing. Then we sleEp again, and when we wake up with the dElicious smell of the tinola mama's cooking.. We wil run fast at the taBle. The table's so inviting with the pandan scented steamed rice and the award winning tin0la waiting n the taBle. Papa and mama are already waiting for us.. We bowed together, papa leading the pRayer.. My little br0ther then will tease my li'l sis.. 'man0k ni mijoy datoy' he wil say. And my li'l sis will answer back. 'hala. Awan man0k kun. Agpayso,pa?' and my papa will answer too, 'madi, manok ni kuyam, data' and the table wil be full of laughter, my li'l sis laughs the loudest. And we'll eat happily together.. When it rains like this, it's lovely to dream, to go back to good old days, to reminisce happy life m0ments... Back home...ü