Days 18, 19, 20...

Well, this is an odd combination of challenges for one post: Happiness, Unhappiness, & My Favorite Word

Happiness: 
Happiness is really many different things for me. One thing that makes me happy is being home with my family, crafting and shopping with my Mom while I'm home, and going on walks in the lush, green country with the dogs.

Unhappiness:
I don't really like thinking about the negative so I don't have an unhappy photo. However, something that makes me unhappy is when children don't cooperate and choose not to do what you ask them to. I substituted last Wednesday and Thursday and, while I didn't have any classes that are too unruly, I did have a couple of students who didn't want to do what I asked them to.

Favorite Word: 
Like Miss Ellaneous, I've never really thought about my favorite word. When I considered this prompt I thought about words of things that I like, like chocolate, love, and nature. However, I decided on the word GRACE. I think it's a smooth sounding word with a powerful meaning.

Floccinaucinihilipilification

Unhappiness.

Yesterday was fairly happy. It was sunny and I got to eat lunch at the Pinnacles. I was productive at work. I really don't think I have an unhappiness from yesterday. One unhappiness is the lack of posts on this photo challenge. C'mon friends!


My Favorite Word

I've known what word I would put on this post as soon as I saw this on the challenge.

This word is very fun sounding. I don't particularly like this definition because I've always seen this word with more of a positive connotation. I think of lackadaisical as a laid-back, care-free daisy chilling in the sunshine.

Another fun word that I learned in AP Language in high school is floccinaucinihilipilification. It is pronounced "floxi-noxi-neh-hila-pila-fa-cation". It is a noun to describe the act of declaring something worthless. Hehe. This word itself could be argued to be worthless. I might floccinaucinihilipilificate it. According to Google, this word is mostly used in books about words. Fun fact: I used this word on my AP Language exam, and I think I even spelled it correctly. I got a 5 out of 5 score.

Cheers!

Happiness is...

Happiness is...a good stash of tea. 

There's a different tea for different moments.

Need a wake-me-up tea? Try breakfast tea or assam.

Craving something warm but it's almost time for bed? Try chamomile or an herbal tea.

Hot and you're parched? Try a watermelon cooler or watermelon, lime, and basil iced blend. 

(These are new for me.)

Have an upset stomach? Try something with ginger (I like lemongrass ginger.)

I get most of my tea from the tea shop up the road a piece. Every month I send them $16 and they send me four bags of organic loose leaf tea. By the end of the year, I will have tried all of their 52 flavors of tea. 

Cheers!