The Plan...

I am very influenced by music and lyrics. Put on a happy song and I’ll become happier, put on a depressing song, and I’ll think about something sad from 2 years ago that I have gotten over, but yet I’ll sit there and be depressed. You get the picture. Music also motivates me – I have tons of playlists on my computer for different moods. Working out, calming, in love, etc. So I decided to have music play a large theme in the bHappy Project (the title style of which also mimics the Apple trend of iTunes, iPod, etc.) and assign a song to each month’s theme to motivate me. I also liked Gretchen Rubin’s idea in The Happiness Project to use the word “resolutions,” instead of “goals.” Once you hit a goal, you’re there. You don’t work towards it any longer, unless you set a new goal to follow. Resolutions are something you resolve to do and stick with.

So here is how the bHappy Project will be structured:
- Each month has a theme.
- Each month has a motivational song that ties in with the theme.
- Within each theme, I will have a set of “resolutions” to work on that month that tie in with the theme.
- Each month (since one of my recent ideas for free fun that I love to do was get a public library card), I will be reading books that tie into my theme, which I will also discuss in my blog.
- Randomly, I will post lyrics, quotes, inspiring ideas, etc., that I come across that helps in my motivation. You will soon realize I love quotes. Love them. I have sticky notes displayed in my room with inspiring quotes, I have multiple Word documents on my computer filled with random quotes, etc. I love dwelling on an idea that helps change or reinforce my mood or ideas.
- Some (like Gretchen Rubin) would think that starting “a year of change” would begin in January. I have been in school for 17 out of my 24 years. Though I graduated college almost two and a half years ago (that thought makes me want to throw up, time flies so fast!), I still have the “school year” mentality. Every September, it was a fresh start. New school supplies, new teachers, new things to learn. I have never looked at January as the start of anything but a new calendar year and resolutions I would break within 2 weeks. September is when I always start fresh, make lasting changes, and start a year of difference. So luckily, that fits perfectly with my project that I decided this in August. So my “new year” is starting September 1st.

I will only be posting one month’s theme and resolutions at a time, when the month is nearing. After I planned out the themes for the year, I found myself wanted to tackle them all, so I put away the list to try and “forget” what the rest of the year looks like so I can concentrate on one month’s resolutions at a time.

On to September...

September: ENERGIZE
Theme Song: “Watch Me Shine” – Joanna Pacitti

- Organize/To Do List
- Blog daily.
- Healthy Body.