#100happydays began as an Instagram exercise in gratitude, a challenge to take a moment to be purposefully thankful for the many happy moments that make up my days.
Because this is an Instagram project, I am limiting myself to something I can photograph. Likewise, I use very few words to describe these images. Days 11-20 mostly fell during my family’s annual vacation at Beachwalk Resort. I probably could have posted 100 happy moments for each day of our vacation, but here is what I chose.
Day 11: Fresh haircuts for these handsome boys.
Day 12: Officially in my happy place.#beachwalk #terrapinstation
Day 13: He caught one! #fishing #beachwalk #lakekai
Day 14: Brothers #topdog #beachwalk
Day 15: 2 Pats, a sunset, a football & Lake Michigan. Perfect!
Day 16: So great to have a couple of days with Mima. #beachwalk
Day 17. A chill in the air won’t stop @matty1217 #pool #beachwalk
Day 18: Blueberry picking at Billy Boy’s. #tradition — at Billy Boy’s Blueberry Farm.
Day 19: A week of happy days and wonderful memories with these 3 angels. Bye-bye Beachwalk.
Day 20: Celebrating family and the first wedding anniversary of @chrisuphues and @jenkoehl
How about you? How do you practice gratitude?
All the images in this post are my own. Please don’t use them as yours.
alenaslife 
Looks like you had such a blast! I used to love family vacations as a kid, they definitely comprise the majority of my best memories. 🙂 I’ve been attempting to SHOW my gratitude towards others in addition to verbalizing it. Saying “thank you” is awesome, but not reciprocating thoughtfulness makes the words almost seem hollow to me. It’s tough (cause I’m lazy), but I want to be remembered as the girl no one could say or think something bad about! Have fun with your next week of happy!!
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What an awesome goal, especially for someone of your age. I don’t think your generation gets enough credit for thoughtfulness.
And I’m glad to hear you hold vacation memories dear. That’s certainly what we hope to give our sons. Thanks for visiting and commenting.
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I think this this is a lovely idea, such a great way to capture memories 🙂
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Thanks Mishka. I highly recommend taking on the challenge no matter if you make it public or private.
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Are you aware that you look like a darker Kate Winslet? Because you totally do.I love that photo of you and your three boys – you can tell they just adore you.
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No one has ever told me that but it’s one of the nicest compliments because I love Kate Winslet and think she’s as sexy as hell so THANK YOU!!! I’m really glad I forced the boys to take this picture because I love how it turned out. Thanks for the love.
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What an amazing idea! I have been struggling with my fitness goals, but reading this helped me keep my eye on the prize and get moving. I did great last week, but this week I have been stationary. It’s hard for me to accept that even going for a 20 min run is good. I don’t have to run a 10k every day!
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I’m trying to treasure the small moments, especially to BE in the happiness my life holds.
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That is an amazing attitude that sometimes I struggle with maintaining!
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I think we all struggle with this, but thank you so much for the positive feedback.
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🙂
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