Fi Phillips

Back in May, I told you that I would be taking part in the 100 happy days challenge. You can find that post here  but, to recap this is the challenge: Take a photograph on each of your 100 days of something that makes you happy, then share your photograph. I chose to post my photographs on my Tumblr blog,  What I see, what I hear, what I am . You can find all 100 on there. It was an interesting one hundred days, keeping up the discipline of not just photographing something happy, but also taking the time to notice  that thing. Some days it was difficult because I was crazy busy or ill. Other days, I had a whole host of happy things to choose from. It's been a good experience and I find myself still in the habit of looking for happy things. My photographs weren't as exciting as those posted by some of my friends - talking at events, modelling on a catwalk, new shoes - but they were very much me, visual, colourful, warm. Here are a few of my favourites. Day 1 o...

Have you heard of 100 happy days ? Yes? No? I hadn't until I started to see photos cropping up on various social networking sites with the hashtag #100happydays. Some friends posted images of their latest adventures. Others shared photographs of their loved ones, recipes or most recent purchases. The subject matter was of no concern - these were images of things that had made them happy on that particular day. The 100 happy days website says this, " We live in times when super-busy schedules have become something to boast about. While the speed of life increases, there is less and less time to enjoy the moment that you are in. The ability to appreciate the moment, the environment and yourself in it, is the base for the bridge towards long term happiness of any human being." "71% of people tried to complete this challenge, but failed quoting lack of time as the main reason. These people simply did not have time to be happy. Do you?" The aim is simple....