10 Ways to Make Yourself Feel Happier Every Day

1. Be Healthy

Being healthy will ensure you release the right amount of endorphins to make yourself feel good. Make sure you are eating right and take the dog for a run. You’ll feel much better when you’re done!

2. Stop Worrying

Worrying won’t get you anywhere and will just make you unhappy and cause stress. Either do something to fix the problem or forget about it! Some things are out of your hands, and accepting that will make you much happier.

3. Compliment Others

Have you seen a woman with lovely shiny hair, or a girl in a gorgeous coat? Tell them how great they look. You’ll make them feel great, and in turn you’ll feel great too. Make sure you mean it though!

4. Sing

Put your favourite songs on loud and sing along. Singing causes the brain to release chemicals which will make you feel happy, and you’ll have burnt calories and had fun too! Make time for this every day.

5. Get a Pet

Petting an animal is supposed to make you feel good and having someone around to talk too and make sure you aren’t lonely is good too. Walking a dog is a good way to keep fit, too! It’s a win win situation.

6. Enjoy the present

You can’t change the past so let it go and forget the bad times. It’s time to focus on the good times! Give yourself a few minutes every day to let go and you’ll feel much happier

7. Be assertive

Learn to say no to things you don’t want to do. You don’t need a real reason, just make something up. You’ll be much happier if you aren’t doing a million and one things you don’t want to do. Definitely a lesson for life that I try my best to follow.

8. Take photos!

Take photographs of everything. Happy and cute pictures cause our brains to remember the times, and feel the same happiness so this usually works even when all else fails! Try to keep your photographs well organized in an album.

9. Buy yourself a present

Buy yourself some chocolates or flowers just because you are great. This is sure to cheer you up. While you are at it, buy some for somebody else and make their day too!

10. Watch a funny video

If everything else failed, check out this video! antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov
It never fails to make me laugh, and feel a bit better about the day.
Feeling happy is just a matter of doing things that you enjoy. These simple tips should ensure you feel happy every day, and make you feel fantastic! Have you got a tip for feeling happy every day, or a funny video? Please share it with me!

Top 10 Time Management Tips for Every Day

1. Make a list

Do you always remember the things you have to do everyday? Making a to-do list makes it much more achievable, as you won’t forget anything and you’ll be motivated by being able to tick it off. I make my list on the calendar, but a normal note pad will do fine too!

2. Buy presents online

Do you need to find him a gift for your upcoming anniversary or is it time for gift season again? Save yourself the time of trekking around shops and working out the best price by buying presents online. Most places will even gift wrap for a small fee, which will mean you don’t have to commit much time to present giving at all. You’ll be surprised how much free time you’ll get!

3. Make a cleaning plan

Write down what needs to be done everyday and what needs to be done once a week. If you have anyone who can help, get them to choose a task and write their name by it. Then ask them to tick it off when it is done. Having a plan will keep you on track!

4. Create a routine

Having a routine for stressful times like the school run, early in the morning can reduce the stress and make the run so much more easier! Know exactly what you need to do and leave everything extra until the end.

5. Get things ready

Lay out clothes the day before, put the breakfast bowls out, plan what you’re going to have for breakfast and prepare accordingly, load the washing machine. Do whatever you can to make the morning calmer, it’ll really save you time and make you feel like you’ve got so much more done!

6. Don’t sleep more than you need to

How many hours of a good night sleep do you need? If it’s eight hours, then having ten isn’t going to make you feel any better. Utilize the extra hours you gain if you wake up on time, and instead have a bath or complete your to do list early!

7. Break big tasks into smaller ones

Break up all your big tasks until smaller, more achievable ones. You are more likely to stay motivated and get it all done then! This works brilliantly even for a weightloss program by the way.

8. Make deadlines

Deadlines can really stress some people out and if you find them stressful, this might not work for you. For those that find them motivating, setting yourself deadlines will help ensure you get things done and keep working towards getting them done.

9. Don’t wait

Next time someone asks you to wait, have something to do. Read a book, write a letter, paint your nails with that new nailpolish you bought… anything you can carry around with you, and complete as you are waiting. You’ll be amazed at how much time waiting takes and how much you can get done in that time!

10. Don’t underestimate the value of “me time”

Make time for yourself each day to just enjoy yourself. Have a shower, read a book, do something you feel like doing at the time. Living by lists, deadlines and schedules are excellent ways to get things done but remember to have some down time too!

I’ve been testing these for a few weeks, and it feels like the week has an extra day. I get everything I wanted done, and have more free time everyday just to do something I feel like doing.