Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project and Happier at Home, was at the Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park, so naturally Margie, Maria and myself made sure it was on our calendars! We have all be so inspired by Gretchen's books and love the inspiration about seeking happiness in our everyday lives. It has been fun to share our love of this book and now, to go together to meet Gretchen Rubin.
Gretchen's talk focused on some concepts from her newest book, Happier at Home. It was a great reminder about how practical happiness can be--such as having a fun breakfast on a holiday or intentionally greeting your family when someone comes home. I even got to ask a question!! (as Margie said, "Of course you asked a question" :) I asked Gretchen about how it seems easier to do things that contribute to our happiness at the beginning of the week or the month, but then it's easy to get in a rut and forget about these things by the end of the week. It's funny, I was sort of hoping Gretchen would have some silver-bullet answer--something clear and simple that I was missing. Clearly, that was not the case. Gretchen talked about how consistency is key with any of this. We must help ourselves be consistent everyday, such as reviewing our goals each day to see how we did.
Overall it was a wonderful evening together! We loved getting our books signed by Gretchen!! She even commented on Margie's picture of the three of us with her on facebook the next day. It was so exciting!
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| Maria, myself, and Margie ready for the big night! |
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| Gretchen was a great speaker--funny, to the point, very inspiring |
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| We loved her! |
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| A true highlight--meeting Gretchen with the M's! |
We, just like everyone else there, were so excited to meet Gretchen. We were also so impressed with how down to earth she is and how relatable she is. You would never guess she has two books on the top of the NYT best seller book!
