How to Bring More Joy to Your Everyday Life!
Everyone Can Use an Extra Dose of Joy
With all of the seemingly endless bad news the world has these days, we could all use ways to bring more joy into our everyday lives. Our mission at What a Good Day is to offer simple ways to add a dose of happiness to your day. We believe by celebrating the little things in life you can create more memorable moments with your loved ones.
Five Ways to Make a Moment of Joy
Here is a roundup of five simple ways to make a moment and build memories with your family and friends! The author of a cookbook I recently read puts it perfectly in the introduction of her book. In Jocelyn Delk Adams’ Everyday Grand, she writes “most of our lives are made up of small moments, and those moments can bring us so much joy when we take the time to appreciate and acknowledge them.” You can find out more about her cookbook here. (P.S.: It has some really yummy recipes!)
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Bake a "Just Because" Cake
Bake a “just because” cake and surprise your family by eating dessert first! It can be for a reason as simple as “just because it’s Wednesday” or “just because you lost your first tooth”. We have lots of simple cake recipes you can try out like My Mother’s Chocolate Pound Cake: Oh, So Good! or A Cheery Cherry Cheesecake Recipe: So Easy and Delightful!
Send Someone a Handwritten Letter
Make someone’s day by taking the time to write a letter by hand and send it by snail mail. Bringing joy to others is always a good way to bring joy to yourself. Taking the time to write someone a letter lets you think back on other fond memories you have of the lucky recipient of your handwritten note. For more inspiration, check out our post Want to Make Someone’s Day? Here’s an Easy Way!
Create a Fun Day (or Night) at Home
Create an extra special experience at home. Get inspired with our posts It’s a Great Day for a Beach Day at Home! or Easy Ways to Add a Little Disney Magic to Your Day! We also have lots of fun ways to make a movie night at home even more exciting. Check out our post Five Simple Ways to Make Your Movie Nights More Magical or any of our other Movie Night Magic posts. They offer fun ideas for snacks and activities to go along with the movie.
Celebrate One of the Unique Holidays Like Teddy Bear Day
There are any number of unique holidays that you can create joy from like Teddy Bear Day. Why not try a few ideas from our post It’s a Terrific Day for a Teddy Bear Picnic! Or you can celebrate National Apple Dumpling Day with our easy recipe for Two Deliciously Easy Apple Recipes for Fall. The possibilities are endless!
Start or Join a Book Club
All three of us at What a Good Day love to read, and books bring us great joy! If you love to read, join a book club or start your own. You can find tips in our post Five Simple Steps to Creating an Amazing Book Club. Instead of a regular book club, consider starting a cookbook club where members can swap cookbooks and try new recipes. For all things book related on our website, check out our Books category here.
Share with Us What Brings Joy to Your Day!
We would love to know what brings joy to your life. Let us know if you have tried any of our ideas, and we will feature you in one of our future newsletters. Or drop us a comment below. After all, it’s the little things that help create a more joyful life.
Have a good day!
Kristin
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