7 ways in 7 days to be happy -- Day 1

These steps listed in the "7 ways in 7 days" to be happy series are not listed in any particular order. All are about equally important. The first step involves making sure you plan something in your day to look forward to. The reason for this is that the many demands of life can easily cause you to fall into a rut: you wake up, go to work all day, come home, spend some time with your family, eat dinner, do some house chores, prepare for work the next day, go to bed, and start the next day all over again. What kind of fun is that? Some people only build fun activities into the weekend, but why have 5 days of boredom in between? If you consciously tell yourself that you are going to make some time for yourself each day, then you will find your week much more enjoyable.

So what kind of fun things am I referring to? Well, it can be anything really and it best if you can schedule multiple small activities throughout the day. For me, I look forward to either reading a chapter of a book each night, working in the woods in my backyard, watching a favorite TV show, and/or working on developing my website. For you, it can be something like the above or something completely different. But just make sure you find something to do each day that you look forward to and enjoy. It will help get you through each day and will make you happier when you are at work.

Please share your ideas on fun activities you do each day so others can get some additional ideas. Go here for Day 2.