Today I received my Happiness Planner in
the post. I had one of these last year and once I got my promotion and got
busier with work I neglected it a bit. At the beginning of this year I picked
it back up and committed myself to writing in it every day and at least
attempting to monitor and maintain my happiness. I know this sounds like a
weird thing to say, to ‘monitor and maintain my happiness’ but it really does
help.
I have a lot of stress with my job, some of
it is probably down to me taking things too personally or whatever, but this is
the entire point of The Happiness Planner, it monitors your daily life, kind of
like a diary, minus the cringe-worthy ‘Dear Diary’ stuff.
Every week has a planner at the beginning, so
you can see exactly what you’re doing, then the week is
split into seven days, each of which breaks down your day into the following
sections:
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What I’m Excited About Today
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Todays Main Focus
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Exercises
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Meals
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Schedule
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To Do List
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Good Things About Today
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What I Hope For Tomorrow
The best thing about the planner is that it
really makes you appreciate the little things in life. Some days you feel stuck
for something to put down to be excited about or a good thing that’s happened,
but then you think, ‘I had a great time cooking a meal with Brad today’ or ‘I
really needed that catch up with the girls’ and you feel so much happier, even
when you haven’t had a thrilling day.
Obviously, you could easily make one of these
yourself, and I wouldn’t blame you. It RRPs at around £20-£40, depending where
you buy it and which version of the planner you buy (there’s a 100 day planner
and a 52 week planner). Personally, I like to buy the planner, its cute and
comes in various different colours, I started with the lilac one and now have
the navy one, both of which are the 100 day planners. I like to feel structured
and organised, whereas if I made one myself I know I wouldn’t stick to it.
This isn’t an ad, this is just a
genuine review of a product that I absolutely love. I’d recommend this to
anyone trying to focus on the positive aspects of life.
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