Category: What’s Making Me Happy

I swear it was just Halloween, but here we are at the end of November! Thanksgiving was a great chance to remember all the things I’m grateful for. Friends and family topped the list for the year. I’m so lucky to have people in my life that make me happy! For the purposes of this post,…

After a month away from High Shelf Esteem, I am back! October was incredibly productive and I hope to share some of what I’ve been working on with you all soon. Being productive and crossing things off my to-do list is very happy-making for me, but there a few other things that have been tickling…

  I can’t believe how quickly September whizzed by! I swear it was August just yesterday… In any case, I found a few things this month that added happiness to my crazy busy days. What’s making me happy: By the Book I’d heard about this podcast ages ago, but just checked it out. It’s fantastic!…

  It’s been a while since my last “What’s Making Me Happy Post,” and I have to be honest and say the last couple months have been a bit rough. However, it has been good to think through what I’m grateful for and acknowledge the little things that bring me happiness. The stuff listed below…

I love warm weather, but 95 degrees with 100% humidity is a bit much for me to bear. Luckily, there are lots of things distracting me from the heat and putting a smile on my face. Check out what’s making me happy: Planet Fitness Massage Chairs While Watching Say Yes To the Dress I joined…

May has been a pretty soggy month ’round my parts, but even with gray skies, it still stays light out so much later in the evening. My SAD lamp is back in the closet until autumn, which makes me happy, happy, happy! Here are few more things that are floating my boat this month: Glory…

For the past month, I’ve been getting my feet wet in the public library world. It’s been rather overwhelming learning the new job, but it’s been a great experience so far. Plus, I found some things that have helped relieve my stress and make me happy. Check them out! What’s making me happy: Forever 35…

March was an incredibly busy month with lots to be happy about:   David Bowie Is I am a HUGE David Bowie fan, so when I saw that the David Bowie Is exhibit was coming to the Brooklyn Museum for the last stop of its tour, I had to go. So, last week, a friend…

Thank goodness February is short — I am so ready for spring! And thank goodness for my Sphere Lamp for simulating sunlight. But it’s the following four things that really lifted my spirits this past month: “Mix Tapes” I recently found myself in the car without my phone and didn’t want to deal with radio,…

Summer is my preferred season, so I’m glad to say goodbye to January, the Monday of all the months. Thankfully, there were a handful of things that made the month much more bearable. Headspace App Starting a meditation practice can seem daunting (at least it did to me), but Headspace makes it much easier. It…