#100HappyDays Part 2

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Boy, did 100 days whizzed by so fast!

I suppose time does that - whiz by, I mean. You are having so much fun that you don't even notice time ticking away. Sounds like the song, right?

 

I finally reached Day 100 last week and the whole experience has been epic for me. It was really not much at first when I started last February, but you gain momentum on your last days on the challenge. People start to notice, comment, like (which is a social media thing really)...and best of all, actually share and take part in your happiness. The interaction was what made it all the more special.

 

I must admit, I had so much fun doing the #100HappyDays challenge. It wasn't easy when you really get into it. There were days when I came up blanks. To be happy was the easy part....but to capture the happiness in a photo was another thing. I had to be creative on some days. I don't have the photographic eye so photos of inanimate objects (places, food, etc.) and animated subjects (my family) sometimes took more than a couple of takes. I must have snapped away a thousand to produce the result...but in the end, it was worth it. I became happier each day as I went along the challenge.

 

After 100 photos, 1 sound clip, 2 videos, 18 selfies, and about a gazillion blissful memories, I am kinda "sad" now that it's ended. Funny, to think of "sadness" after 100 days of being "happy". Maybe a change in vocabulary is in order. Let's just say I'll remember the time with a wistful smile.

 

It should have been obvious from the start but I suppose it takes a challenge to highlight something. One thing I've learnt from #100HappyDays is that each day starts out as a chance to be happy. Not every day will be good, but so what? Live this day well...and every single day after that. And happiness will come.



My #100HappyDays in a nutshell

 

 

 

Too Much TV Can Be Bad For You

I am ill.

 

I didn't know what it was called until just a few minutes ago.

 

Google has just called me a chain watcher. Yep, it doesn't sound as unhealthy as chain smoking, but believe me, the object of my affection is just as addictive.

 

Since getting Netflix a few months ago, I have been on a rampant binge of Breaking Bad and The House of Cards diet. I've even nibbled on some episodes of Sherlock, House of Lies and Once Upon a Time. I've also been hanging out with Mulder and Scully again and The X-Files is yet again alive in my house.

 

On the recent premiere of Season 2 of The House of Cards in February, I promised myself that I was going to savor each episode each night (like a normal person) and not go on an all gung-ho crazy watching spree. That promise went kaput after tasting the first episode of Season 2. Like a good book, I just couldn't put it down...the remote, I mean. I started on a Friday night and finished the whole season off by Monday morning. It consumed me all weekend but....it was exhilarating! I can't believe they're making me wait an entire year for Season 3.

 

This is what I love/hate about television series. I don't like them being so open-ended. And then you'd have to wait for the next lot to come. I am livid. I know if I don't get something (the next episodes) soon, I'll be hooking myself onto yet another series. And then there'll be more to watch...and wait for. It's a vicious cycle. HEELLLPPPP!!!

 

I wonder if I should sign up for a Chain Watchers Anonymous? God knows I need my series finales for closure.

 

Various series available on Netflix Canada