As part of my mother's Christmas gift, and because I love her, I attended Christmas Eve Church services with her. I've done this a few times with her in the past couple months and noticed it brings her happiness. But after a night of staying out too late, being lazy all day, and a big dinner it became a challenge to not pass out in the pew at 10 pm Christmas Eve services. 

And can we talk about the murder mystery television shows on HLN and MSNBC? I encountered a few episodes during my lazy day yesterday that had me cracking up. 

"It is your duty and obligation to find happiness." That quote is continually coming up in my life. But what does that mean and how do you start the journey to find happiness? This question often comes up in real life conversations I have with people that want to be happier. I am a constant work in progress and will continue on the happiness finding journey for my entire life but what was the situation for me that started the journey. Who I was to who I am today in night and day, so what was it that sparked my fire? I still have my down days, but nothing like I used to. 

A "holiday" the majority of us know about because of the television show "Seinfeld", but what exactly is Festivus and is it a real thing?

I'm in my hometown of Topeka, KS for the Christmas holiday weekend and staying at my parents'. This morning when I noticed my mother was up early like me I saw the perfect opportunity to sit down and record a podcast episode with her with us drinking coffee sitting at her kitchen table. Using a list of questions I found on the internet titled "50 Questions To Ask Your Mom If You Want To Know Who You Really Are" my mother had a wonderful hour long conversation and I got to know more about myself and her.

Link to the questions mom and I discussed: https://thoughtcatalog.com/holly-riordan/2017/07/50-questions-to-ask-your-mother-if-you-want-to-know-who-you-really-are/

I don't know what has overcome me but I'm feeling the holiday spirit in a positive way. Shit, I even listened to some Christmas music this morning before work.  Talking about resolutions today on the podcast and ways I'm going to keep the positive vibes flowing over the holidays and in the new year. 

Here's the link to the Buzzfeed quiz in today's episode:

"Answer These Christmas Questions And We'll Give You A New Year's Resolution"

https://www.buzzfeed.com/jemimaskelley/new-years-resolution-ideas?bfsource=cleanhpcontrol