Attitude is a Little Thing, That Makes a Big Difference

Have you ever had those days where you wake up and just KNOW that it's going to be "one of them days?". I have and more times then I would like to admit. Recently I have started to realize that carrying a bad attitude about something can really make things in life unenjoyable.

There are some things in life that we literally have no control over such as other peoples actions, but there is something that we do have control of and that is our own attitudes and actions. I feel like all of us have at least that one person in our life that is constantly negative, full of bad energy, or just a bad attitude the majority of the time. It's sometimes hard to express to the people we care about that their negative attitude and behavior effects us too.

When my boyfriend and I were buying out home last May I was out shopping (as usual) for household decorations and things. I came across one of those canvas art decorations that gets hung up on the wall, the quote on it was "A bad attitude is like a flat tire. If you don't change it, you'll never go anywhere".  I knew right away that I wanted it because it really hit home to me and stuck with me. We are in control of our attitude and whatever it may be that we need to do to change it, sometimes it just needs to be done.

I found an interesting article that discusses how attitudes form, change, and shape our behavior.

This week I plan to start changing the way I act about things I have no control of. I want to slowly start  changing my attitude to be more positive. With high levels of stress from work and school it is hard for me to sometimes stay positive, but this adorable video reminds me that my attitude really is EVERYTHING, and that it can change the way others view you as well!!!

The following 5 steps will be important for me to remember when creating a more positive attitude in my life!

1. Believe happiness is a choice

2. Rid your life of negativity

3. Look for the positive in life

4. Reinforce positivity in yourself 

5. Share happiness with others

Changing our attitudes can help to change others attitudes into more positive ones as well!! 

Stressed is Desserts Spelt Backwards!

If only it was that easy, right?

This topic for my blog post this week, couldn't of come at a better time. For the past three hours I have had this obnoxious headache, that is really preventing me from wanting to do anything. Lets see here this week has consisted of starting a new job, it being that "time of month", two restless nights of sleep, a killer headache two days in a row, having our bathroom remodeled, and a mental breakdown for school work overload! I keep telling myself that someone else has it a lot more rough then I do, so I suck it up and move on! I am excited to talk about stress this week. I think that we have all felt a sense of stress sometime this past month, some of us maybe everyday. This week I could really use some stress relievers more then other times. Sometimes it seems as if its impossible to get rid of all of the stress we face. Managing stress is all about taking charge: of your thoughts, emotions, schedule, and the way you deal with problems. What can stress really do to us though? Watch this three minute video found on YouTube that incorporates some science into the understanding of what stress can do to our life!

Tomorrow is Friday and my weekend can begin, I am just hoping for a nice relaxing weekend!!!

Some of my favorite ways to stress less include the following:

• A good cardio workout either at the gym or at home
• Reading a book
• Taking a hot bubble bath
• A massage
• A nap
• Yoga
• A phone call with a friend
• Closing my eyes 
• Deep breaths

What are your favorite ways to relieve stress???