Three Ways to be Slightly Happier in 2011

1. Cook. If you're not gonna raise it or grow it or kill it or harvest it, you should at least be able to prepare it. When it comes to life skills, cooking is pretty basic - and so is the satisfaction you'll get out of it.

2. Be creative outside of work. Labour at something because you want to and not because you have to, whether it's a physical activity, a song, a photograph or a new hat for your cat. Actually, don't do that. It's mean.

3. Shift your focus outward. The more sensitive you are to other people and the world around you, the less significant your own problems become. Much more easily said than done, of course, but it certainly can't hurt to try.

Take care of yourself.

Seriously.

Happy New Year!

Love,
Rebecca