Never Let Anyone Dim Your Glow

The past week has been mentally and physically draining in Nashville. It has been filled with constant tornado sirens and wild storms- there were many sleepless nights for all. This morning finally brought a much needed change in weather with a cool breeze and the sun peaking out from behind the clouds. What a perfect way to reset our brains and bodies for the week ahead- to come together with the feeling of relief.

Today, I was able to give away almost 200 glow sticks to strangers who needed a reason to smile.

Sometimes we need to break before we can shine.

Glow up to your full potential.

This is your start-of-the-week reminder to shine like the Universe is yours, because it is.

Add some neon to this world and never let anyone dim your glow.

There are 52 Mondays this year and how you spend them is up to you. Start off the week knowing how powerful you are. Happy Monday! #thehappymondayproject PASS IT ON!

Break Your Mind Free From Those Monday Blues

Surrender Your Negativity; Practice Reckless Optimism // The time is not tomorrow- THE TIME IS NOW. There are no guarantees in this world. Life is precious. Don’t waste a minute of it. Are you stuck in a Monday funk?

Break your mind free from those Monday Blues. Today, I was able to give away over 100 “get out of jail free” cards as a reminder to take a chance, rise up, and attack the day with enthusiasm. There are 52 Mondays this year and how you spend them is up to you. Start off the week knowing how powerful you are. Happy Monday. PASS IT ON! #thehappymondayproject

The Last Straw

Attitude is Everything; Everything is Temporary

When it’s Monday and you’re already on your last straw... Here’s a spare to get you through the week. Life is tough, but so are you. You are not alone. Don’t let yourself sink. Mondays don’t have to suck!

Attitudes are contagious, and it is incredible to see how quickly I can brighten a stranger’s ordinary day with only the smallest of gestures. Today, I was able to give away over 100 reusable straws to those who needed a reminder that anything is possible with the right attitude.

Work hard. Dream harder! There are 52 Mondays this year and how you spend them is up to you. Start off the week knowing how powerful you are. Happy Monday- PASS IT ON! #thehappymondayproject

Create Your Own Magic

Who needs luck when you’ve got charm? Some days, you just have to create your own MAGIC. // Who doesn’t love lucky charm’s marshmallows? This week’s dreamy project was magically delicious!  There are 52 Mondays this year and how you spend them is up to you. Start off the week knowing how powerful you are. Happy Monday- PASS IT ON! #thehappymondayproject

Rehoboth Beach Celebration

The world is changed by your example, not your opinion. Today, I gave away bags of confetti to strangers at Rehoboth Beach in Delaware as a start-of-the-week reminder that every single day deserves a celebration. Throw kindness around like confetti! 🎉 There are 52 Mondays this year and how you spend them is up to you. Start off the week knowing how powerful you are. Happy Monday- PASS IT ON! #thehappymondayproject

Don't Let Yourself Sink

You never know who needs help to stay afloat.

Share a smile.

It’s a lifesaver. // Everyone you know is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Never forget that the smallest act of kindness can make all the difference in a stranger’s day. Today, I was able to hand-out more than 100 lifesaver mints to those who needed a reason to smile. There are 52 Mondays this year and how you spend them is up to you. Start off the week knowing how powerful you are. Mondays don’t have to suck! Life is tough, but so are you. You are NOT alone. DON’T LET YOURSELF SINK. ⚓️ #thehappymondayproject

Happiness Looks Great On You

Attitude is Everything; Everything is Temporary. Monday is what you make it—Your day is a direct reflection of your attitude. Smile! Happiness looks great on you. // Never forget that the smallest act of kindness can make all the difference in a stranger’s day. I was able to hand-out 100 small mirrors today to remind the world that you’ve got to be kind. There are 52 Mondays this year and how you spend them is up to you. Start off the week knowing how powerful you are. Mondays don’t have to suck! 🔮✌🏻️ #thehappymondayproject

Cheers, Jeff! This One's For You.

Cheers, Jeff! This one’s for you. ✨ This past weekend marked two years without you, and my morning coffee still doesn’t taste quite the same without our daily standing coffee date. Sometimes when chaos ensues at work, I still steal a glance at your favorite table in the corner and picture your contagious, shit-eating grin while I burst into laughter.

I got your regular drink order today- Venti Pike Place Roast with too much Splenda and a “boatload of cream.” I took one sip. I swear I could hear you laugh as I shuttered and made a disgusted face. I still cannot get the taste of Splenda and medium roast out of my mouth. You are the only person on the planet who could get me to drink Pike. The rest was poured out while I played a terribly unskilled game of frisbee golf in your honor.

Life is short. Have you thrown a disc today? (In loving memory of Jeff King.)

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Pay It Forward

Pay it Forward. “Kindness has a domino effect. Aim to be the Start.” Begin your Monday on a positive note and the rest of the week will follow suit. Happy Monday // Never forget that the smallest act of kindness can make all the difference in a stranger’s day. I woke up before the sun to work at Starbucks this morning and then spent the afternoon looking for people who needed a reason to smile. By the end of the day, I was able to hand-out more than 100 dominos to help remind the world that you’ve got to be kind. There are 52 Mondays this year and how you spend them is up to you. Start off the week knowing how powerful you are. Mondays don’t have to suck! 🔮✌🏻️ #thehappymondayproject

Never Hide Your Magic

Do the Universe a favor- Never hide your magic. Dare to colour outside the lines. We may all be a little broken, but broken crayons still colour. 🌎🎨 // Never forget that the smallest act of kindness can make all the difference in a stranger’s day. I woke up before the sun this morning looking for people who needed a reason to smile. By the end of the day, I was able to hand-out over 100 broken crayons to help remind the world that you’ve got to be kind.

Life is precious. Don’t waste a minute of it. Love yourself, love your friends, love your neighbor. We may live in a cruel world and it can be a dark place, but love will always win if you never stop chasing the light.

There are 52 Mondays this year and how you spend them is up to you. Start off the week knowing how powerful you are. Mondays don’t have to suck! ❤️💛💜💚💙 #thehappymondayproject

Make Every Monday Your Vacation Destination

If you are working for the weekend, you are doing it wrong.

Make every Monday your vacation destination.

Life is too short to not have a little umbrella in your drink. // Some days, you have to make your own magic. Today, I gave away more than 100 drink umbrellas to those who needed help getting back into the weekday grind after a week of freezing weather. There are 52 Mondays this year and how you spend them is up to you. Start off the week knowing how powerful you are. Mondays don’t have to suck! #thehappymondayproject Happy Monday- PASS IT ON!

Good Vibes And Warmest Wishes

When a customer came into the store with a loom for me, I had no idea how much it would take hold of me. It was mid November when I made my first hat, and I was hooked. Every spare moment gave me opportunity to get a few rows in on the current hat I was working on- breaks at work, school pick-ups, putting my kids to bed. I would even take it out of my bag while I was in line at the grocery store. I made it my mission to create as many hats made as I could. When strangers would hear that I was trying to make 100 hats to give away, I was met with a lot of doubt. That doubt could have easily broken my spirits, but instead it fueled my goals. I was able to make 113 hats, even after taking a few weeks off around Christmas.

When you say that you don't have time, is that accurate or is what you are trying to do just not a priority? Most phones have a metric that says how long you spend on your phone each day. If the only thing you changed in your life was to put the phone down, it is wild the amount of literal hours you can reclaim in your day. Stop doom-scrolling and take back your life.

When I heard it was going to be a record 10 degrees in Nashville, I knew that hat Monday was here. I was pumped to spread positive vibes all around town. I made a promise to help 113 strangers stay warm by giving away hats to those who needed to know that they matter. There is nothing like a hand-made hat to make you feel loved, even on the coldest of days. I gave hats to everyone from teachers on school car-line duty, first responders, and caffeine fueled commuters. At sunset, I finished the day by warming the heads of those on the pedestrian bridge downtown. Nothing prepared me for the stories shared to me by the displaced wanderlusts that live on the street in Downtown Nashville. You never know who needs help to stay afloat. Kindness can be a lifesaver. If you are waiting for a sign..THIS IS IT. I'll forever be the one with the flower headband and endearing enthusiasm. Mondays don't have to suck!

If You Are Waiting For A Sign...

“If you ever get to Nipper’s Corner on a Monday…”

Come visit me to get your caffeine jolt this morning and I promise to make you smile. After that, catch me spreading positive vibes all around town. Nashville! If you need to stay warm in this ten degree weather…one of these 113 handmade hats is meant for you. If you are waiting for a sign…THIS IS IT.

I’ll be the one with the flower headband and endearing enthusiasm. Mondays don’t have to suck! #thehappymondayproject PASS IT ON!

Feel The Love

Warm Hands // Warm Heart

Every soul encounters those who brave the cold- a crossing guard, a mail carrier, or even a stranger waiting at a bus stop. If you have a grateful heart that is warm indoors, pass this hand-warmer on to a stranger to warm up their hands and their heart.

When it's cold outside from a winter storm

And it's hard to keep your fingers warm

Toss this in your pocket or in your glove

And with its warmth, you'll feel the love. //

Today, I gave away 100 hand warmers to strangers who needed a reminder that they are loved and they matter. There are 52 Mondays this year and how you spend them is up to you. Start off the week knowing how powerful you are. Happy Monday- PASS IT ON! #thehappymondayproject

Get Weird And Take Some Dance Breaks

Maybe you experienced a magnificent start-of-the-week revelation today. Maybe your biggest accomplishment was getting out of bed. Wherever you are in life, it is right where you are suppose to be. Embrace it and don’t forget to take care of yourself.

You are allowed bad days. You are justified in your struggles. I want you to know that you are loved, seen, heard, and understood. Being an adult is literally jumping from feeling like you are on top of the world to feeling like you cannot even take another step. Just take a breath! You are not alone. You are alive and you are doing the damn thing and for that, I AM SO PROUD OF YOU.

Eat ice cream unapologetically before noon and bumble your way through the rest of the day. Just do it while dancing and smiling so hard that your eyes close. Make your mindset this year to get weird and take some dance breaks. Dance it out- find your groove and always stick with the humans who pull the magic out of you.

WORK HARD. DREAM HARDER.

There are 52 Mondays this year and how you spend them is up to you. Start off the week knowing how powerful you are. Happy Monday- PASS IT ON!//

I kicked off the first Monday of 2015 by handing out fresh flowers and positive vibes to those around me. Attitudes are contagious, and it was incredible to see how quickly I was able to brighten someone else’s ordinary day with only the smallest of gestures. As each week passed by, I turned it into my personal mission to see how many people I could get to smile back at me every Monday morning.

The project quickly evolved from a personal mission into an entirely new lifestyle. I now spend days preparing with “Happy Monday” stickers, countless handwritten notes and 100-200 little pick-me-up gifts to give out to strangers each and every week. My efforts to get people to be as stoked about Monday as they are about Friday have proven difficult on some days, but the positive feedback has been so encouraging.

I may not be able to change the world, yet, but inspiring this kind of human connection with strangers the last ten years is the beginning and end of everything. My heart is bursting at the seams and I cannot wait to embark on the adventure that is year eleven of #thehappymondayproject

Monday is coming…are you ready?

High Fives And Good Vibes

High Fives and Good Vibes // Stop waiting for the world to give you a round of applause.

Give yourself a high five-

It changes the way you walk out into the world.

Clap back at self doubt. You made it!

Life is tough, but so are you.

You deserve to be celebrated- hands down.

Make some noise for the light chasers, the world shifters, the daydreamers. I made the last Monday of the year count by giving away more than 100 hand clappers to strangers who needed a reason to smile. There were 53 Mondays this year and how you spent them was up to you. End this year and begin the next knowing how powerful you are. #thehappymondayproject PASS IT ON!

Lost In Your Thoughts?

Lost In Your Thoughts? I gave away more than 100 warhead candies to strangers as a reminder that sometimes all you need is a silly little grounding technique that encourages you to focus on the present moment. Use your senses to shift your thought process- a jolt to your taste buds is all you need to see things different. Monday is coming…are you ready? #thehappymondayproject PASS IT ON!

The Triumph Of Light Over Dark

Attitude is Everything;

Everything is Temporary

Shorter days - Longer nights

out of darkness emerges the light.

This is your start-of-the-week reminder to celebrate the brighter days to come.

Happy Monday. // In honor of the Winter Solstice this week, I handed out 150 tea light candles to strangers as a reminder to always chase the light. No matter what happens this week, daylight will begin to return and your darkest days will soon be behind you. The triumph of light over dark. It quite literally only gets brighter from here. There are 53 Mondays this year and how you spend them is up to you. Start off the week knowing how powerful you are. Happy Monday- PASS IT ON! #thehappymondayproject

When You Have A Bad Day...

Monday Fit Monster

When you have a bad day,

When nothing goes right,

Don’t lose your temper and get uptight.

Just leave those breakables

Where they sit,

Then pick me up and throw a fit.

Happy Monday. //

Never forget that the smallest of gestures can make all the difference in someone’s day. Today, I was able to give away more than 100 “fit monsters” to strangers who needed a reason to smile. Life is tough, but so are you! Sometimes, all you need after a super rough day is to just throw something. Toss that negative energy away from you and start over. It’s just a bad day, not a bad life. There are 53 Mondays this year and how you spend them is up to you. Start off the week knowing how powerful you are. Monday is coming…are you ready? #thehappymondayproject

Emergency Dinosaurs

“Dopamine Dinos”

Tiny dinos, big grins, Mondays are more than just head spins,

In pockets, on desks, they’Il boost your dopamine on a whim,

A dash of joy, a reset for your brain,

Each little dino, a cheerful way to stay sane, Life’s too short to fret, let’s share dino delight,

In every corner of this silly adulting life, let happiness ignite. Happy Monday! //

Never forget that the smallest of gestures can make all the difference in someone’s day. Yesterday, I gave away more than 100 “dopamine dinosaurs” to strangers who needed a reason to smile. Atticus taught me early on the importance of always carrying emergency dinosaurs in your pocket. Life is tough, but so are you! I’ve loved hearing the stories about the adventures strangers took with their dinosaurs this week- everything from costco runs to big team meetings to first therapy appointments.

Reset your brain in silly ways to add more joy to your life in tiny bursts. Keep your dino in your pocket or on your desk within eyesight. When you see them, I guarantee you will get a ping of dopamine. Sometimes, all you need is a silly little companion in your pocket to remind you that all this adulting bullshit you have to do today is really not that serious.

Monday is coming…are you ready? #thehappymondayproject