Well, it has been three weeks since my last blog. Shameful! It is interesting though. Most of what I want to blog about is something that I feel angst over, something that is frustrating me, or something that I am unsatisfied with. And lately I have been feeling pretty satisfied, pretty happy, pretty content. Apart from a major crying/come apart session a few days ago I have been doing awesome. Actually, I have been doing awesomesauce.  To remember these wonderful few weeks, I want to write down some of the things that have kept me in this great mood.

1. I have been listening to more pop music and rocking out. Is pop even the right name for “Top 40” songs? I am so out of it that I do not even know what to call the music I have been listening to. Anyway, I have been listening to a lot of Pink, Ke$ha, Lady Gaga, Black Eyed Peas, you know what I mean. And it keeps me happy.
2. I have stopped drinking diet coke (for the most part). I did have one today, but it had been 5 days since my last one. For a girl who was on a two to two diet coke a day habit, my current choices are helping me be in a more stable mood. The rush from diet coke is great – I used to think I lived for it. But I am soooo much happier since I stopped the craziness.
3. I gave up sugar (well, really desserts and treats) for Lent. I think not having that rush is doing me good.
4. The weather is beautiful in Texas. ‘Nough said.
5. I found out I got Employee of the Month for the staffing agency that I work for in February. That has kept me happy now for almost four weeks. Go me.
6. I am doing some traveling in the coming months – a trip to Denver and a trip to DC. I love to travel, so making those arrangements have me excited.
7. I have been working on figuring what I want to do when I grow up. When I was little, I used to say that I want to be happy when I grow up. And I am working my way towards that.
8. I have rediscovered lip gloss. I know, I know, I sell the stuff. I sell really great lip gloss. I just had kind of forgotten. But I have now remembered, and seeing my lips all shiny makes me happy.

So, good moods have abounded recently. I am thrilled. I feel like I am coming out of a fog.

What about you, what puts you and keeps you in a good mood? Any ideas for those of us who often find themselves down?