Picnicgal's Place

1. While Waiting Around - Nobody likes standing in line.  Here's a full-body exercise routine to help pass the time. Squeeze your behind 10 times.  Tighten your stomach muscles 10 times.  Stretch your arms downward behind you and squeeze your triceps 10 times.  Rise up on your toes and squeeze your calves 10 times.
2. While Sitting Around - Improve your grip strength by keeping a tennis ball at your desk at work, and another by your favorite chair at home.  At least twice a day, grab a ball and sque...

Simple pleasures are just that: simple! Forget fancy and think basic, everyday things that brighten your mood when you take time to notice them. 

1) Being outside: Fresh air boosts your mood and your vitamin D levels.

2) Seeing someone you love: It doesn't matter if the last time you saw them was 5 weeks or 5 minutes ago. It rocks every time.

3) Being home alone: You hear that? Nope, we didn't either. And it's glorious. 

4) Dancing: Nothing makes dinner taste as delicious as a kitchen dance party...

1. Happier-ness isn’t something you feel, but something you do. It’s a skill every one of us has and can improve by regularly practicing the scientifically-proven habits of gratitude, kindness, and mindfulness.
   
2. It’s OK to be not OK. True emotional well-being is not the absence of negative emotions. It’s the practice of strengthening your emotional immune system so that you learn how to be OK even when not everything is OK.
   
3. “I’ll be happy when…” is the surest way to never feel happy...