It's Friday...but are you happy?

 The winter blues are settling in and everyone seems to be so busy with hectic schedules and mundane tasks...aside from a fresh new do with some of the girls @alicehairwanaka we have researched a few other tips to keep you happy and motivated over the winter.  Sure this is a bit of a bizarre tangent on hair...but we just want to keep you happy!

Like this guy. He is STOKED!

If you find you're not quite as enthusiastic as him about life today then here are some tips:

• We have been told that rather than apparently focussing on a lifetime of happiness one should focus on flourishing in our day-to-day lives.  The website authentichappiness.com provides a survey to identify your top 5 strengths from a list of 24, Dr Martin Seligman believes that if you incorporate the 5 strengths into your lifestyle  and develop new ways to use each characteristic you will develop greater wellbeing and satisfaction with life.

• The next step is to set aside 10 minutes before you go to bed every day for a week to write down what went well today and why.  Apparently the long-lasting effects on your sense of wellbeing will be seen and you will be less depressed, happier and addicted to this exercise six month from now.

• In the salon we recommend getting out there and getting active, exercise releases endorphins which motivate you to keep going and are often dubbed 'happy hormones.  We also recommend tasty treats (especially if you have done your exercise before hand) chocolate, coffee, wine, cheese just a few of these naughty treats

• Probably our best advice would be LAUGH, get together with your girlfriends, man-friends, family or whoever you can relax around and have a good old giggle!

Now we are not at all saying that all of our readers are depressed by any means...but we all have our good days and our bad days and if you are having a sluggish one then why not try something new?

I must admit,
I spent 5 minutes writing down 5 things that had gone well in my day and why I believe they had and if anything it certainly reminded me how much control I have over my day.  It also made me think about what I could do tomorrow to make it a good one.
I mean It was all very exciting...

e.g 1) My children ate their vegetables because I made a smiley face out of them and fed them before they were over-tired and over-hungry 
You can see how this makes you dwell on the positive rather than the negative like...
e.g 2) My child told me he hated how I cut square peanut butter sandwiches and that all the good mums cut them in triangles...awesome!

ANYWAY!!!! What we are really trying to say is
FOCUS ON THE POSITIVE BITS, HANG IN THERE...THE DAYS ARE COLD AND TRYING..BUT LIFE IS PRETTY AWESOME (most of the time)

Now, we can't sell you this:

but...we can freshen up your hair style and have a laugh with you while you sip your tea or coffee.

Call us 03 443 5678 or pop in to 62 Ardmore st.