Happy Blog, Happy Smiles, Happy Coffee

Wow. You guys are amazing! I was telling JenGi today I didn't mean to cause a ruckus. And I'm not not blogging. Nope. I thought about it, but no way. I just need to adjust my priorities, and sometimes that means if I don't have anything, I don't have anything!


But right now, I happen to have something. Terence, my longtime blog friend who has developed the Happiest Blog In The World (Smile My Day)! has made headlines. I'm not surprised, really, his blog truly is innovative and all about joy, so of course it's bound to be noticed. So I was excited to go over and read all about the writeup at Happy News.com. What I didn't expect to see was the extremely kind words he had for me. Terence, you gave me reason to smile (even though I don't really deserve any mention), thanks my friend.



And guys, stay tuned. Because tomorrow, I have a percolator find that's gonna knock your socks off. I do! I'm not saying if it's vintage or not, but I'll give a hint:


Be jealous.

Alex Smiles My Day Today.........

I'm so excited! Today my friend Terence posted Alex's face on his very popular Smile My Day blog. He's got quite a following over there, lots of submissions. It's very refreshing to hit on a blog and know that I'll see a smile AND read a good story behind the smile every single day. Thanks, Terence, for making MY day with your fun blog.

He put my face, along with John's, on his blog awhile back, click on this if you want to check it out (you DO want to check it out, right?):

And if you have a fun smile photo you want shown on his blog, he's got all the information over there, too. Alright, need to get busy again! I hope your Monday is a great start to a wonderful week.

Smile....You Made My Day!

New Wishful thinking Spring blog is under construction, please overlook the colors that don't go together anywhere but in Elton John's wardrobe....I'll get it fixed sooner than later!

I wanted to start the week off telling you about a new blog my old friend Terence is hosting. Remember Terence? He was the generous benefactor of the Contest Hotel Christmas decorating contest, with jewelery from his jewelry store. Because Terence is a sucker for a big smile and a happy story, he's decided to put together a blog dedicated to putting a smile on his friends' faces (and no doubt his own in the process!). I went over to check it out--I defy any of you to go over there and come back without a smile on your face.

There's just something about being exposed to positive things, positive people, positive thoughts, that changes my day around. I'll admit I was having a cruddy day (it's snowing and cold, I have a lot of work to do yet, blah blah blah) and went over to look at today's shot and came back here feeling blessed. This little boy has a smile that will make your soul sing and a story that will make your heart long to take him home with you. But despite his circumstances, he smiles. Over and over again.

My favorite post to date is the one labeled sweet smile. Terence has been in Taiwan for quite a few weeks now and won't return for nearly a month. He's got a beautiful wife who had to stay behind with her work this time--and he misses her terribly. Just knowing Terence's story, I can understand why....they travel together often. They planned their life carefully around their shared dream of travelling and experiencing the world, and together they're achieving their goals. I have to admit, I envy that careful planning sometimes. Although I know this is God's plan for my life right now, sometimes I think travelling and freedom don't sound all bad.

I happen to know Terence is seeking smiles to post on his blog--so if you want to show off your smile, your child's smile, whatever, let him know so he can post it!

**PS--this was NOT a paid post, lol. No need to tell me not to anymore, I already mentioned I'm throwing that idea out the window. This is an ad-free blog.