Welcome to what I hope will be an interesting, fun, positive and inspirational place to visit!
It won't take long for you to discover I have quite a curious nature.
And I'm very curious about a LOT of things. Normally all at once.
To give you an insight into a few of the current curiosities (and a bit about me);
I'm easily distracted.... very enthusiastic about things I start (even if they don't always have an end result)... studying massage part time.... interested in natural remedies.... am in a relationship with a wonderful man, with whom I share the love of our gorgeous dog... trying to start a 'Sunday knitting squad' at the regular gig my partner plays at (despite never having knitted anything before)... recently googled (and spent several hours reading about) Buddhism for Beginners... trying to give meditation a go, again.... always looking into things associated with healthier living.... have admiration for people who are inspirational to others.... count calories (and watch the biggest loser).... work full time in customer service (it pays the bills).... often neglect various versions of our veggie garden... organise 'The Half Dozen Challenge' (currently a 6 week pedometer challenge) and of course I dream of sunshine, lollipops and rainbows :)
Aside from clearly bordering on having one of these 'scanner personalities' that folks are talking about (something that will appear in the blog at some point), what I'm really here for is that I recently found myself increasingly aware of how the attitudes of others were affecting me and others alike. I noticed around me some really negative, unhappy, and intolerant people. So much so that I found I was letting myself become weighed down with all their negativity to the point I felt like I was turning into one of those people! How the heck did that happen?!
As a result of this light bulb switching on, I stepped back, had a look at myself and my own attitude and made a conscious decision to try and not let people like that get the better of me.
And since you can't change other people, here I am. On a journey of sorts I guess, to try and learn how to change my own attitude and become a generally happier person. I want to be more in control of how I react to different situations and I don't currently have the know how and the tools to do this on my own... So I'm turning to the internet in the hopes of finding some inspiration and guidance to help me along the way. And so far, so good :)
I have been browsing through some truely inspirational, beautiful and positive web pgaes and going where random links take me and some of the stuff is so powerful I just wanted to share it with others and hope that they may also be inspired.
And so we have, The Happy Rummager.
My intention is to have a kind of 'warm fuzzy' blogspace for you to drop in and have a nosey at the findings from my rummagings through positive, inspiring, hilarious and basically just feel-good pages from the internet.
Hopefully by sharing with you the things I come across, I can bring a smile to your day or give you something positive to think about and in turn help to shine the spotlight on the good that goes on amongst all the mayhem and crazy on this weird little planet of ours.
Laughter, peace, inspiration, happiness and just general positive goodness. That's what I want in MY world.
I'm not sure where this will take us, but at least now, thanks to my brain coupled with the wonderment of the intertron, I have an outlet for exploring my many curiosities, I get to share tidbits of information too good to be kept secret and hope in the process to spread some light, love and laughter.
So keep smilin' and watch this space :D
~The Happy Rummager
