We Love Awesome Things

Sometimes You Just Need A Little Pick-Me-Up

alt You know the kind of day where everything just seems to go wrong? The kind of day when you wake up to a flat tire, and then the bus comes late, and then your umbrella flips inside out in the middle of the pouring rain RIGHT before a big meeting?

If you've had one of these days recently, you might want to check out this website and book - The Book of Awesome.

Neil Pasricha has put together a collection of 1000 sweet little things to brighten your darkest days.

Although there are so many inpirational tidbits to choose from (Well, obviously. There's 1000. Duh!) here are a few of my favourite ones from the book:

#352 Successfully Regifting a Present to Someone Who Wants It
What do cellophane-wrapped mugs of mini candy canes, Season 3 of Mr. Belvedere on DVD, and framed photos of someone else’s dog have in common? They’re just what we never wanted. But that’s okay, that’s okay — because someone else might! Yes, now it’s time for some Regifting Magic, people. It’s time to regift like you’ve never regifted before.

If you’re a regifting machine, if you follow these three steps to freedom:

1. Smile sweetly. Never look a gift horse in the mouth. Instead, look them in the eyes while saying thank you over and over. You may also find it helpful to practice these lines (for these items): “I’ve been meaning to try that place!” (gift card to Taco Bell), “How did you know I liked puke green!” (puke green sweater), and “It’s perfect, it’s perfect — honestly, how have I even been wearing shoes all these years!?” (shoehorn)

2. Add it your gifts-to-give pile. When you get home make sure to write a thank-you card promptly and then toss the gift in the closet with your motorized self-twirling spaghetti fork, Streetlamps of the World page-a-day calendar, and novelty light-up ceramic angel. Let your inventory bulk up a bit so you’ve got good regift variety and be sure to hide the stash from future regiftees.

3. Annnnnnd… regift! This is the toughest step because you only truly succeed in regifting when you’re about 80-90% sure the regiftee will love the present. After all, there’s nothing wrong with gift cards to Taco Bell and light-up ceramic angels. It’s just that one goes to your backwards-cap skateboarding rascal of a little cousin and the other goes to your Grandma who loves tacos.

#360 Finally Cleaning Your Disgustingly Filthy Windshield
After momentarily blinding yourself under a thick layer of muddy smears you suddenly gaze out with sparkly eyes and a dropped jaw through a crystal-clear half-circle of sunshine. It’s like getting a new set of eyes.

#493 When That Zit Growing On Your Forehead Suddenly Just Disappears
Acne is not our friend. Blackheads multiply, whiteheads spread, and pimples pop up before prom, people. Yes, our silky smooth skin gets junked up with oily messes as we’re straightening ties and squeezing into prom dresses. Baby, whether you’re rocking Forehead Volcanos, The Rudolph Nose, or a full on Pizza Face, we’ve all been there and we know it ain’t pretty and we know it ain’t fun.

But that’s what makes it great when those bumpy omens of zits to come sometimes just disappear overnight.

Oh sure, you scoped that new baby zit in the mirror last night and you tucked it nice and tight into bed. Yes, you thought you’d wake up with it burning nice and bright smack dab in the middle of your forehead. But instead … it’s just gone, gone, gone away. Never to be heard from again.

You can purchase The Book Of Awesome here.

Cee Sando
		About the author:
		Obsessed with styling, [anti]fashion, design, found objects, social innovation and ideas translating into action; Cee has been straddling the corporate and entertainment worlds for almost a decade… In order to remain a functioning member of society, Cee puts her voyeuristic tendencies to (good) use, by documenting just about anything and everything. The subject matter is a situation, a piece of clothing, or a person; it is always something she has more than just a fixation with. Luckily she has many changing obsessions.
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