While laughing can give you some serious abs, did you know that the mere act of smiling can do wonders for our health? Between changing our mood, relieving stress, boosting our immune system and making us more attractive, the simple act of ‘flashin’ your grillz’ goes a long way. Here are some things which have made me smile me this past week (and hence lowered my blood pressure ;)):
1) Browsing the Autocorrect site : Some of the changes autocorrect makes drives me loco but it’s hilarious when I’m not the victim
2) Breakfast in bed on Thursday: it’s the little things
3) Tentatively planning my upcoming travel plans
4) Retail therapy at Zara
5) Laughbook’s regular tweets throughout the day: Almost all make me crack me up but their best yet is undoubtedly:
“I’ve got 99 chores and I aint done one”- LayZ
6) Receiving Peanut Puffins as a gift from my friend Lisha: the girl knows me too well (or just reads my blog ;))
7) My sister and bro-in-law’s last minute plans to spend Chinese New Year in Mumbai: They tried to play the “Let’s surprise KT” game…didn’t fly!
8) Oprah’s visit to India: While I wish my Facebook status earlier this week was true, its nice to know that my hope to eventually meet Ms. Winfrey is that much more possible.
9) Watching a random’s proposal: I’m a sucker for romance, which is why its not surprising I couldn’t stop smiling while watching this link my friend sent me
10) My new workout plan which focuses on weight training: I’ve embraced the burn and am all about going big or going home now. My muscles hate me but oh well ;). On that note, here’s one of the workouts that left me limping smiling this week:
- Leg Press
- Barbell Lunges
- Barbell Squats (3 sets)
- Weighted Calve Raises
- Barbell Deadlift
- Dumbbell Step Ups
- Calve Raises (body weight)
- Single Leg Press
- Lying Hip Extension (1 set…I felt too awkward to do the 2nd set ;))
Other than today being Friday, what’s making you smile this week?
How funny…I know some of the people in the video! It was a really cute proposal!
And today being Friday made me smile this morning!
Wow that’s so cool…and proves just how small this world is ha!
Khushboo, I absolutely love this post! A couple years ago I read an article that was all about the benefits that smiling brings. Whenever I am down, upset, or stressed, I force a smile on my face, hoping it will start getting the endorphins a-flowin’ and the silliness of that usually makes a real smile come. When I first started running, I used to force myself to put on a BIG smile every couple minutes (whenever a song would change on my iPod.) It would remind me to be happy and keep going because I was running and putting myself through that pain for my own health.
I think I’m going to have to steal your idea again and post a similar blog entry of what makes me smile 🙂 Have a great weekend!!
Looking forward to reading your list of things which make you smile! 🙂
ha! I’m the master of strange iphone autocorrect errors!!
Awww LOVE that proposal. Thanks for sharing!
Aww that proposal is glorious! You know I like this post as I did something quite similar last week with smiles and laughter 🙂
Those glute bridges always feel so awkward to me too, but they’re really good, especially for runners. So i suck it up. Great looking workout!
Ha ha I should probably reserve glute bridges for doing at home!
I love flash mob proposals. There are so many online with the whole bollywood thing. OMG, I know Oprah is in India chillin’ with Big B, Ash, and Abhi – so jealous! I didn’t meet her in person, but I went to her show in NYC – and I was sitting in the 6th row. I was tearing – her impact is quite powerful. Love your status!
🙂
Wow I’m SO jealous…what was she discussing during the show you watched??
love this blog! and that autocorrect is great hahaha
Thanks 🙂
Oh my gosh, I love watching flashmobs on youtube… 😀
Working out brings a smile to my face (maybe not during but afterwards, usually).
Breakfast in bed sounds nice too.. 🙂
Awwww your friend is so thoughtful 🙂 Isn’t a food item gift the BEST KIND?
Definitely enjoyed this post <3
Retail therapy at Zara = bliss. I loooove that store, but I rarely get to go since I have to be in the city! Autocorrect screws me over all the time. Sometimes my tweets make no sense because of it!
I know what you mean- the Zara here is like a 45 minute drive away which explains why I rarely go!
Glad you got to try peanut puffins! What a thoughtful gift to get 🙂
That workout looks AWESOME! I’ve been trying to incorporate more strength moves into my routines lately, too. That flashmob proposal is really cute.
Definitely give this workout a shot- such great soreness after 🙂
Hahahaha at #1! Totally made me smile! 😀
I love retail therapy at Zara too! And at Urban Outfitters. And H&M. And of course Lululemon. Dang girl, now you’ve just made me want to go shopping!
Haha it’s probably a good thing Urban Outfitters isn’t in Mumbai…yet! I can’t control myself in that store!
oh my gosh… go meet oprah!!! i LOVE her. hope your workout program is going well!!
I love the autocorrect website!! Always good stuff on there.
OPRAH!! Aaaahhh!!
and that flashmob proposal is simply great! I saw a proposal in a movie theatre once. It was so cool. A guy made a homevideo and his girlfriend was at the movie theatre watching the video and his proposal. She was totally shocked! How cool 😉
That’s so sweet- very cool you were able to watch it…bet the rest of the audience was just as shocked!
Your blog makes me laugh.So thank you! 🙂 Just found you through twitter.New to blogosphere so thot I’d better be reading a few great blogs! And yours is amazing! 🙂
Do peep into my blog! I’d be more than happy! 🙂
Thanks and welcome 🙂
I’m a sucker for romance too. And those auto corrects make my sides hurt. They’re so funny. I’ve been celebrating my birthday all week and that is keeping me pretty happy!
Woo when’s your birthday? Glad the celebrations have already started!
Laughbook’s tweets are high on my list too, always making me laugh! 🙂