Hunger Games characters, according to my imagination :

Peeta Mellark 

Finnick Odair

Primrose Everdeen

Haymitch Abernathy

Johanna Mason

Katniss' Father

Things I do not necessarily need, but want, nonetheless :

Elephant Paper Clips

Pinwheel Push Pins

Flamenco Shower Curtain

A few good things :

• Working in an empty house
• Open windows
• Birds chirping
• Ocean waves
• Shampoo-scented hair
• Homemade breakfast smoothies
• Greek panzanella
• A good pen
• A clean room
• Walking barefoot
• Coral pink
• Rainy, dark days
• Unexpected kindness

Imminent threats :

An 18 unit course load combined with 20-hour work weeks seems quite terrifying, but I'm hoping and praying that I will do this just fine.

My Own Personal Commandments :

1. Be Natalie.
2. Act the way I want to feel.
3. Do now, wait later.
4. Breathe.
5. Shake it out.
6. Take courage to love and love well.
7. Be in the present tense.

To be continued.

To start your own or get some inspiration, visit Gretchen's site here:

http://www.happiness-project.com/

Hey Jude :

FUCK, man.*

The build-up and climax of the Beatles' "Hey Jude" (from 3:02 - 3:07) is five seconds of the purest joy I could ever feel while listening to music.

*for those of you who don't know, I'm prone to cursing at times. I've accepted and made my peace with this.

"Forget all the reasons why it won't work and believe the one reason why it will."