It has been awhile since I gave you a little peek into my life so here it is. =)
My sister, cousin, and I decided that we would participate in the 100 days of happiness challenge. As of yesterday. You can find more about it at http://100happydays.com/. Basically, they’re challenging us to find one happy moment in life every single day for 100 days. You document those moments with a photo and #100happydays. In the end, you’ll have at least a hundred photos of the little things that make you happy. Are you up for the challenge?
The little things in life?
I’m excited for summer. I seriously cannot wait, as you probably noticed in my Iced Lychee Mint Green Tea with Strawberries post. Every time I go to the supermarket, I look to see what fruits are being sold. I see the first peaches. That’s why I’m waiting for.
But, in the meantime, here are a few exotic fruits that are in season, and I’m obsessed over.
Mini Mangoes. I snapped this photo while at the supermarket. The lighting is awful, I know. lol. But aren’t the mini mangoes so cute? They’re almost double the price of the larger mangoes. Isn’t that crazy?
Jack fruit. I love these, but it is such a pain to remove the fruit. It is extremely sticky. We had to wear disposable gloves and grease the gloves with vegetable oil to remove the fruit. Was it worth it? Yes! If you havent’t tried this fruit, and would like to, I’d recommend buying the frozen one first. It’s slightly cheaper and in smaller quantity.
Durian. It’s a love it or hate it kind of fruit. If you’ve been around this fruit, you know what I’m talking about. It’s infamous. Can you believe that these grow on trees?
I just wanted to share some little “happy” moments with you. Every single day is filled with its up and downs. But it’s up to us to see the bright side of things. My happy moments will probably revolve around food. I can already see it…
What did we learn about me today? I love exotic fruits. lol.
Until next post.
~ Andrea
I’d never heard of 100HappyDays but I love it and just signed up. Thanks for the info!
Good luck with the challenge! =)
oh, I am so happy you shared this with us 🙂 I am thinking of subscribing to 100happydays too 🙂 Sounds like a great idea!
I hope you do, Corina! I don’t know about everyone else, but I’m having tons of fun with it. lol.
Oh Andrea I LOVE the hundred days of happiness idea! Thank you so much!
It feels really rewarding to participate in it. You notice a lot more of the little things that make you happy in life =)
What an awesome challenge! This is definitely inspiring.
As for the mangoes, before I read your description I actually thought I was looking at potatoes and giant beans… ha ha.
I know. My photo wasn’t that great. But I took the photo right outside the supermarket and I didn’t know if I was allowed to. So I took a quick one and the lighting was awful. lol
I don’t think that you will have any trouble with being happy for one hundred days. It seems to me that you have the right attitude towards Life. Enjoy and be happy. The alternative isn’t so great. As for fruit…….I could not live without fruit!! Here the first of the season’s Mandarins are becoming available. Any recipe suggestions would be appreciated.
Hm… I’ll have to get back to you on that =)
This is a great challenge. My sister and I are also doing it and we’re on Day 37 today. It’s amazing how the tiniest things make us happy but we don’t think about it until we’re challenged to look deeper. Good luck with your challenge!
I know! I’m having a lot of fun with it. Good luck with yours too =)
One of the many things I loved about my trip to Hawaii two years ago was going to the Farmers Market. There were so many colorful new-to-me fruits! I bought a bunch and we snacked on them all week and had them at breakfast!
I went to Hawaii a few years ago and I was obsessed with the fruits there. We went to Chinatown and bought everything! I wish they were easier to access everywhere and that they were cheaper.
Good luck with this. I know a few people who’ve done it on facebook and I think it’s a great challenge.
It really is! I feel like I’m having so much fun with it =)
This post put a smile on my face 🙂 And I have to try jackfruit, it looks delicious!
I hope you’ll try it too =) I’ve only been doing it for two days, but I feel like it’s so much fun. lol
Wow! They look very interesting! I have had mango but not the others…I’d be afraid to try them, they look a little intimidating! 😉 xo
They’re so good. If you try any, I’d recommend the jackfruit. The durian is pretty intimidating for most people. lol. But I grew up with both of them so we have it often.
Thanks for the heads up!