Happiness

I talk a lot about happiness.

The internet has heard me talk about my jobs and how I quit for happiness probably a thousand times. And frankly I'm not sorry about it so I'm going to do it again.

Earlier this year I was working at a bank; making great money, had awesome co-workers, and I thought I was pretty happy. 

A few months and a mental break down later, I realized I wan't happy. 

I tried a couple different things to fix it; I tried taking more days off in the week, I tried planning special trips, and when that didn't work I tried to fix my unhappiness with some not so healthy options like alcohol and shopping binges either alone or with friends.

Nothing worked, so I quit my job.

I had another jobs that I really enjoyed so after talking to my "support system" aka my boyfriend, sister, mom, and best friend, we decided it was the best thing for me to do. And I'm so glad I did.

I didn't realize how much that job and being unhappy was affecting me.

Since quitting, I shower more, I eat more, I clean the house more, I do laundry more often, I smile more, I have more ambition, I have more free time, I don't wake up feeling anxious, I don't wake up and dread going to work, I'm less stressed, and I've lost weight.

It's just crazy to me to see how one little factor in your life can affect you so dramatically.

I guess the moral of the story is this- Do more of what makes you happy.