I was right!  Four days running.  Karlie, Holly, Peggy, and yesterday Katie!  Katie along with a few other readers guessed that yesterday I was journaling from Baskin Robbins.  Heather did the honors of drawing the winning name at last night's House of Shine meeting.  We even did a Google search to make sure Wilmington, North Carolina had a Baskin Robbins and found out they have not one but two!  Two Baskin Robbins and a beach.  Sounds like a slice of heaven, Katie.

Guess where I am for my for my final leg of the, Where-in-the-World-is-Claudia-Tour.  The winner receives a $10.00 gift card to that location.  Come on Molly, Lindsey, Stacie, Amy, or anyone else out there with a name ending in a long-e sound.  Let's make it a perfect run!

Today is the grand finale of Robin's five-day guest blogging stint at the House of Shine.  Using the work of Richard Wiseman, author of 59 Seconds: Think a Little, Change a Lot, Robin is challenging us to increase our happiness quotient by participating in a five day journaling-cycle.  The beauty of the cycle is that you can repeat it any time you find yourself slipping into a slump.

I like the sound of that.  "Slipping into a slump."

Monday we journaled about something that was bothering us.  Tuesday we made notes about big and small things for which we are grateful.  Wednesday we closed our eyes and revisited a time when we shined and yesterday we wrote love notes to important people in our lives.

Now Friday - day five.

"Stop the negative self talk.  It’s way too easy to get mired down in what should be happening, but focus here on what is going right.  Write down one thing, even if it’s that your alarm went off on time and that you didn’t hit snooze.  Or that you didn’t get caught at the punishment light.  I found once I wrote something down, even something silly, it sort of snowballed.  I couldn’t help but smile as I got to the end of my list."

Please join me in the Community Forum section labeled, Today's Post for a few reasons.  First, let's thank Robin for a fun week of thoughtful journaling questions.  Second, tell us about at least one thing that went right for you this week.  And third, remember to post where in the world you think I am today.

Signing off until tomorrow when my vacation comes to an abrupt end.