7 day happiness challenge

Tirelo Mputle
Jul 10, 2017 · 3 min read

You miss your family. You miss your dog. The food you make is barely edible and unexciting. Everyday is the same and you seem to be counting down the days, which is slightly scary because what are you counting down to?

Sounds like you’re in a rut and by you, I mean me. I’m in a rut.

I know like a lot of things in life, you’re never the only one going through the thing you think no one understands. The people around you probably do and in some cases are going through the same thing themselves or have been in the past.

I’m guessing since you clicked on an article about happiness, you’re also looking for some of it yourself. Whether it’s found inside yourself in a soul searching type of way or in a bowl of deliciously well seasoned french fries is for you to figure out.

Disclaimer: I don’t claim to know what I’m doing. Actually, I claim the opposite. I DON’T KNOW WHAT I’M DOING.

Now that that’s out of the way, let’s get into a list of totally random but possibly life changing things you can do to sprinkle a little bit of happiness into your week.

Make your bed everyday

Your room could look like an episode of Hoarders but if your bed is made, tiding up seems a little bit more manageable. Also coming back home to an unmade bed is demoralizing to say the least.

Make your bed. It’s the adult thing to do.

Meditate for 10 minutes

Everyone and their mother is meditating. Most say how it has significantly changed their lives. Oprah meditates. Enough said. I’ve tried it on and off for a while now but I want to get more consistent and less falling asleep after 3 minutes.

Drink a glass of warm water right after waking up

Someone I used to know was drinking a glass of warm water. I ask him why. He gave a vague answer I can hardly remember. I think he was constipated.

Apparently if you don’t poop in the first 30 minutes of the morning, you are technically constipated. Well then internet, I've been technically constipated my whole life. I can’t go through life being technically constipated. This is were the warm water comes in.

You can add a few splashes of lemon juice for more poop blasting potential. This is an additional step I’m probably not going to do but you can if you’d like to.

Go to bed at 10:30 pm

The struggle is so real with this one. I procrastinate going to bed. Like what the hell? Why? Am I doing anything of value like building a second line of income or learning a new language. No, I’m watching cat videos. I don’t even like cats! A late night leads to a late morning which is such a waste of the day and a habit I am working on letting go.

Have an empty sink before going to bed

My mom never let us go to bed with a sink full of dishes. Never. I remember laying on the couch until 4 am because although I was tired and wanted to go to bed, I couldn't because those dishes were still in the sink.

Since living on my own I have definitely dropped the ball here. Well not anymore because I’ll be sleeping with a dish free sink this whole week.

I’m going to implement this five things for the next week.
My expectations: A neat and tidy home space, regular bowl movements and a clearer head space. To my day 1 self that sounds pretty awesome.

If you’re planning to go on the 7 day happiness challenge, let me know. Also what simple things do you do to add a bit of happiness to your day. I’m planning to have another challenge next week as well so I’d really appreciate your ideas.

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