Happier at Home: Kiss More, Jump More, Abandon Self-Control, and My Other Experiments in Everyday Life

A Little Princess (greatest vindication story ever), The Golden Compass (greatest animal character ever), and Little Women

I were looking back at this decision, five years from now, what will I wish I’d done?

168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think, Laura Vanderkam

September’s efforts had proved to me that happiness is not having less; happiness is not having more; happiness is wanting what I have.

Story of a Soul.

What am I waiting for? What would I do if I weren’t scared? What steps would make things easier? What would I do if I had all the time and money in the world?

The true secret of happiness lies in the taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life.

Here was a shelf of nothing but Harry Potter, here, my worn copies of the Narnia books, there, my beloved Little House books (Santa Claus brought me one volume each Christmas for nine years). The Elizabeth Enright and Edward Eager books I’d read so many times. Mary Stoltz, who didn’t get the attention she deserved. Streatfield, Barrie, Canfield, Co

I also employed the weapon of convenience by making it easy to behave the way I wanted to behave.