May 2012 is the first ever National Dine-Out-for-Charity month. It’s super easy, and you get to painlessly donate money to a charity of your choice just by doing something you’re already doing! You register on GoodDining.com, which has a list of 10,000+ restaurants across the country that will donate 3.5% or 6% (depending on how often you…
Spring cleaning
I wish I was talking about power cleaning, but I still haven’t found a new gym home … Nope, instead, a DailyHap-inspired mental spring cleaning about my athletic identity. I mentioned in my last post that I’ve always been an athlete (which isn’t true, as I didn’t really become an athlete until late junior high…
Feel Good Friday 042712
Feel Good Friday is a roundup of the things that made me feel good or that I’m grateful for all week. Join me and leave your Feel Goods in the comments! A perfect Sunday spent lounging by the pool and beheading (or is is de-tailing?) crawfish. [#bastian] The horses. Equine therapy is real. Sand volleyball.…
Happy: Movement to Empower 1 Million Kids
I got an email the other day that read: “Kids are learning their ABCs and 123s, but they aren’t learning the one thing that has the greatest impact on their happiness, confidence, and success in life—it’s their mindset.” You know, it’s not just a kid issue—after all, that sounds a lot like the premise around…
Learn something new! [video]
Athletic pursuits have made up my life since at least junior high, when I really started caring about basketball. I focused on that sport pretty quickly, and got to be pretty good at it. 😉 My identity has since at least partially been defined by being an athlete, so when it came time to learn…
The Ranch
I’ve mentioned that I started helping out on a ranch. There are 8 horses, over 1,000 acres, and over 22 miles of trails. It’s a little slice of heaven on earth, and the feeling of escape so close to town is simply amazing. We’re not quite into spring yet in Aspen, so expect some even…
Feel Good Friday 042012
Feel Good Friday is a roundup of the things that made me feel good or that I’m grateful for all week. Join me and leave your Feel Goods in the comments! Um, hello? Guys? I have been writing this ENTIRE MONTH as 039912 … it’s actually 04. Apparently I am stuck in March. That doesn’t…
Compliment or Insult Video Edition
The game that started it all … via dailyhap.com Compliment or Insult: Bar Edition Compliment or Insult: Where’s the Bigger Weight? The Original Compliment or Insult
Happy: Willpower Cushion
Happy: is a new category of posts for this is life in austin & aspen. As I’ve developed DailyHap.com, which I encourage you all to visit daily, I’ve come across mountains of research, blog posts, articles, supportive pictures, and so on that can help lead to happiness but are not “filed” under that category. Here,…
Austin: Give 5% to Mother Earth
The third year of the “Give 5% to Mother Earth” campaign has blown up in Austin, with over 120 businesses committing to donate five percent of gross sales on April 21st, the Saturday of Earth Day weekend, to six non-profits that dedicate their time and energy into making Central Texas a better place. The business list is…