This week marks the end of the first stage of the project and a movement to a new stage based on my learnings to now. For ten weeks I’ve been tracking various metrics and habits that may or may not … Continue reading Working Toward Winter Happiness Week Ten

Well this has been quite the week. I’ve been all over the place when it comes to habits but added a few new practices as well. Did it have any effect? Let’s see! Goal 1 (Go outside 7/7 days) and … Continue reading Working Toward Winter Happiness: Week Nine

It’s been eight weeks, almost two months since I started this project. I’ve learned a few things, found some things in my lifestyle that I needed to tweak and I’m finding others that may or may not matter. Let’s dive … Continue reading Working Toward Winter Happiness: Week Eight

It seems hard to believe but I’ve been working now for seven weeks on doing the things I, and my friends think will keep me feeling happy and enjoying things even as it gets colder and darker here. As I’ve … Continue reading Working Toward Winter Happiness: Week Seven

For those new to this project, I notice every year my mood plummets starting in October, bottoming out sometime in late February, and not really fully recovering until sometime in May. That’s over half a year of not feeling my … Continue reading Working Toward Winter Happiness: Week Six

I’ve been taking my friends’ advice about how to enjoy winter for four weeks now, setting goals and tracking my performance against them along with my overall mood. Let’s see how I did this week: Objectives One and Two – Get … Continue reading Working Toward Winter Happiness: Week Five

I’ve now been taking my friends’ advice about how to enjoy winter for three weeks now, setting goals and tracking my performance against them along with my overall mood. Let’s see how I did this week: Objectives One and Two … Continue reading Working Toward Winter Happiness: Week Three