spread the smiles

you know that "life is good" company?

where they have jake as the stick figure logo?

<if you don't, just go to their website: lifeisgood (dot) com>

they have all kinds of cute sayings on t-shirts, mugs, and water bottles, and bags.

very fun, happy-go-lucky.

i've got a water bottle, i've got a tote bag

i've had a travel mug - which, of course, I lost

because i can never hold on to travel mugs, i think they do more 'traveling' than i do

(where am I going with this?)

well, a couple of years ago

one of my sisters and i went to a life is good shop

back home in wildwood, mo.

and i stumbled upon this stationery with the saying you see in the picture below,

"We shall never know all the good a simple smile can do."

i guess it wasn't stationery, totally.

it was a pad of paper with the saying written on the bottom.

i bought three pads of the paper

i still haven't used it all - after a few years

i want to use it, oh so badly, but

i don't want to run out!

i tried looking on the website, it seems they don't print it anymore.

but the more i think about it...

i can still spread the smiles,

and keep the paper for a special occasion.

i have plenty of students who walk in and out of my office

every day.

between exams, and tests, and homework and 8 hours of school

plus extracurriculars - they are quite busy.

some of these kids don't even have a lunch period because they choose to take let's say,

a science class, instead

(omg!? that's a whole different post.)

ANYWHO

I figured, I can start the smiles right here, in my office

I found the 'take a smile' idea online and put my own twist to it.

i am so glad some of the students have taken on to my idea.

whether you are in an office, or traveling, a homemaker, retired, a student

go on out out there...

Spread the Smiles! Attitude is contagious!

note: my shamrock plant, some shamrock cutouts in the background? my curly girl calendar?

pretty safe to say i am starting to love this job.

this office area puts quite the pep in your step

and, i've already had people come to my office for a breather because 'there are nice people in it'

<i LOVE that>

plus, i am able to keep up with my blog

i mean, not really.

but kinda.

(oops?)