MHP Update

I thought I'd give another update to My Happiness Project (since I don't have much to say this morning).

NEW WORKOUTS
Going strong (I'm full of puns).  I might give it a bit of a tweak when the new year begins, but I'm happy with my progress.  My knee feels the best it's felt, no other injuries and I AM getting stronger.

FOOD FREEDOM
Also going well.  This is the mother-load of all social challenges (for 4 months!!).  We have some big trips next year, but the social calendar should slow down.  Funny enough, that slow-down (i.e. change) will cause me a struggle (always does).  The plan is to be ready and have a plan.  I haven't been perfect, but I learn each time and it gets easier to make the "healthy" (class 1 experience) choice.   If this is what my food freedom looks like, I'd be HAPPY.

TRIPS and VISITS
Duh ... yep ... a bit too much lol.  I just have one friend to add to my schedule and one trip to Canada to get on the calendar.  It's been fun, rewarding, joyful, tiring, challenging and TOTALLY WORTH IT!!

READING LIST
Epic fail (so far).  I've been reading regularly, but everything BUT my list.  War and Peace is coming back off the shelf.  All the books are "big" reads and daunting to start (but should all be worth the effort).  I need to focus.

WATCHING LIST
I've seen a couple of things on my classic movie list.  This seems more like winter fun, so I've actually been waiting to watch.

TRYING THINGS
I've hit most on the list.  Still a few to do.  I try to incorporate "trying" into my regular days ... fun, variety ... makes me HAPPY.

LOCAL RESTAURANTS and LOCAL SIGHTS
Slowing moving through the list.  I'm going to take the CNN tour next week.  Most of the "things" are in downtown Atlanta.  Getting there, dealing with traffic ... kind of a bummer.  It's also more of a winter (when things slow-down) kind of a list.  I'm looking forward to working through it.

REGULAR TASKS (new recipe, rosetta stone, being nice)
New recipes I'm nailing well.  Rosetta stone ... well, I finally found it ... but no progress (it's still on the list though).  Being nice ... daily reminder, but I'm improving!

MHP has been great.  It's forcing me to use my hiatus time wisely, to grow in different aspects, to search for what makes my regular life HAPPY ... what makes ME HAPPY.

And it continues on ... TBC.