Happy Monday!

If that greeting seems an oxymoron to you, consider this:

I came across that eye-opening video while checking out the website associated with a magazine I recently received free for review. The magazine is called Live Happy and is chock full of inspirational, uplifiting stories and insights on a variety of topics, all encouraging readers to pursue — and promote — happiness. Funny thing: Even the ads feel happy and inspirational.

I highly recommend checking out Live Happy for yourself — the website and the magazine. Both made me happy and likely will you, too.

(Disclosure: The FTC requires that I make it clear to you that I received a free copy of Live Happy and that I wasn't paid to tell you I think it's pretty darn awesome.)

I'm choosing to live happy today despite the Monday-ness of it all. How about you?

GRAND Social No. 102

One thing that makes me happy every Monday is the GRAND Social. I'm so pleased you're joining me this time around. I look forward to your links.

How it works:

• All grandparent bloggers are invited to add a link. You don't have to blog about grandparenting, just be a grandparent who blogs.

• To link up a post, copy the direct URL to the specific post — new or old — that you want to share, not the link to your blog's home page. Then click the blue button below marked "Add your link" and follow the directions.

• You can add up to three posts, but no duplicates, contests, giveaways, or Etsy sites, please.

• Adding a mention such as This post linked to the GRAND Social to your linked posts is appreciated. Or, you can post the GRAND Social button anywhere on your page using the following code:

• The GRAND Social linky accepts posts through Wednesday evening, so please come back to see those added after your first visit.


• If you're not a blogger, you have the pleasure of being a reader. Those sharing a link would be honored to have you visit, read and, if so moved, leave a comment even if just "Hey, stopping by from the GRAND Social." Bloggers who link are encouraged to visit and comment on the links of other bloggers, as well.