Have you noticed that there seems to be a lot of… well, unhappiness going around blog land these days?

Maybe it’s the winter doldrums. I always find the February seems to be the hardest month of winter to get through. Despite our unusually warm temperatures earlier in the season, winter is definitely in full swing around here now and I don’t know about you, but it makes me want to curl up and hide inside somewhere!

Some people have recently lost loved ones. That’s hard enough, but when the weather is awful that sure doesn’t help.

Maybe it’s just a case of the blahs. No particular reason, just not feeling inspired.

Maybe everything is great with you and you couldn’t be happier! That’s awesome! Now wouldn’t you like to give that feeling to someone else?

I think we could all use a dose of sunshine, so won’t you join me for:

Isn’t my button making prowess sublime?

This is going to be a really simple, laid back along. There are only two things you need to do to participate:

1. Make something that makes you happy. You can knit, crochet, spin, cross stitch, whatever! Just make something that makes you happy. Are you longing for cables? Does that fair isle sweater call to you at night? Or maybe you are just dying to work with that amazing yarn you’ve been saving? Wait no more! Do it now because it will make you happy! And don’t worry about finishing whatever it is. Let’s just take this one happy day at a time.

2. Make someone else happy. Here’s the part where you get to spread the joy. What do you need to do? Anything that will make someone else happy. Does your friend need a hug? Would your mother like an e-mail from you? Have you been meaning to call that friend from college but just haven’t gotten around to it? Now’s the time! Do something to brighten someone else’s day. It doesn’t take much sometimes and who couldn’t use a little good cheer?

That’s it!

What do you need to do to sign up? Leave me a comment and let me know that you’re in. I’ll create a blogroll on my sidebar with the list of participants. Take the button (saving it to your own server of course!) and post it on your blog. Write a post about the Happy Along and maybe even tell your readers what you are going to do for yourself and others. I’ll keep the blogroll up on my site until April 1st.

Couldn’t be easier could it? Of course not! So, I hope you’ll join me in an effort to start spreading some joy in blogland! See you in the comments!

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