The Happiness Hub

Becoming A Girly Girl: Lately I've Been On This Self Healing Journey, Taking More Time For Myself, Making Sure I Give Myself The Care I Need And Deserve. I'm Leaning To Love Me And Who I Was Created To Be. It's The Best Feeling. I Figured With This Blog Post I Would Tell You About The Things That Have Helped Me Become The Girly Girl I Have Always Wanted To Be. I Have Created A Whole System That Helps Me Stay On Track But The One Thing That I Cannot Stress Enough Is: Consistency! It Is The True Key.  Now I'm Going To Give You A Short List Of things that Have Helped Me Feel Better In The Last Few Weeks. First Off, Eliminating Soda, Drink More Water, Even If You Have To Flavor It. Just Start, It Gets Easier, I Promise. Second Off, Limiting My Bread Intake, It's Rough Because I've Always Been A Bread Lover But It's Getting Easier By The Day, I Usually Tell Myself That I Can Have Bread Once Every 2 Or 3 Days. Lastly, Adding Something Green To My Plate, For Pretty...

  Who Am I? Finding Your True Self Have You Ever Just Sat And Wondered Who Am I, And What Was I Really Created To Do, Ow Who Really Was I Really Created To Be? This Is The Exact Place I'm At In My Life Right Now. I'm Slowly Learning Who I Truly Am After 28 Years. I Feel That's So Sad To Say But That Is Where I'm At. I Know That God Created Me For A Reason, And I Truthfully Believe That With Every Fiber Of My Being, But I Just Want To Figure Out What's The Next Step Is. I Have Been Through So Much And Now I'm Stuck Like I've Never Been Stuck Before. I Mean Infertility, A Miscarriage, A Failed Marriage, And A Few Other Things That I'm Not Ready To Talk About Yet And I Still Don't Know Where I Stand. I Want To Be Successful, I Want To Be Accomplished, I Want To Finish Building The Life That I Started Building A Few Years Back. I Want To Be Proud Of Me, I Want My Fiancée, And My Family To Be Proud Of Me. Really Deep Down, I Want My Momma And My Stepdad T...

 30 Before 30: Unfortunately That Age Of 30 Is Getting Closer Than I Would Like To Admit. It's Hard To Sit Back And Think That I've Been Alive Almost 30 Years And Have Very Little To Show For It, But In The Year In A Half That I Have Left I Have Planned To Make The Best Of It. Which Brings Me To Today's Blog: 30 Before 30. I Have Took The Time To Make A Small List Of 30 Things That I Want To Complete By The Time I Turn The Big 30! Somethings Are Smaller And A Few Are A Bit On The Larger Side. All Of It However Is Able To Be Accomplished. So This Is My Challenge To Myself To Use The Next Year And A Half To Accomplish Some Things That Are Meaningful To Me But Also My Relationship At The Same Time. I Will Now Give You My List To Challenge Myself In The Next 18 Months: Take A Road Trip To Florida Visit The Ocean With Zack Develop My Own Personal Style Get Another Tattoo Learn To Bartend / Mix Drinks Buy My First Designer Bag Become A Better Writer Start A Scrapbook Catch A Driv...

Mama In The Making: I Have Always Wanted To Be A Mama Ever Since I Was A Little Girl, It Is All I Have Ever Wanted, Besides Being A Good Wife Too. I Can't Think Of Anything I've Ever Wanted More In All My Life. I Have It All Planned Out, Every Single Little Detail. Names, Room Themes And Ideas, Outfits, And The List Goes On And On. Unfortunately I Have Not Accomplished That Dream Quite Yet, Being Almost 30 And Struggling With Infertility, That Road Hasn't Been The Easiest. It's Actually Been Quite Tough Believe It Or Not, Many Many Prayers And Tears Later I'm Learning That My Road To Motherhood May Look A Little Different Than The Traditional Road For Most Women. We Have Started Looking Into Surrogacy And Adoption For The Sake Of Our Future Family.  I Didn't Really Know How To Feel About It In The Beginning. It Hurt My Heart In Ways That I Could Never Explain. I Have Always Had This Dream But My Momma Pointed Out To Me That My Dream Is To Be A Mama, And Sometime...

Just A Plus Size Queen: All My Life I Have Been Know As The "FAT" Girl. I Have Always Had Self Esteem Issues And Confidence. The Scale Has Always Has A Leash Around My Neck. I've Been Made Fun Of For Years Because "I'm Fat And Ugly." So Much So That My Nickname Through Every Year Of Middle School And Most Of High School Was "Warthog." Only God Really Knows How That Affects Someone And The Mental State That It Will Put You. I Have Also Struggled With Mental Illness Really Since My Middle School Years As Well. People Always Think That Making Fun Of My Weight Or My Looks Will Effect Me And Most Of The Time It Does But I'm Getting Stronger Every Single Day And It Is Getting Easier To Love Myself The Way That I Was Created To Be.  There Is So Many Things I Have Conquered In Life And Being The Fat Girl Or The Fat Friend In The Group Is The Biggest One. I'm The Friend Who Weight Is Always A Low Key Issue That's Why I Rarely Get Invited To Do A...

Christmas,  My Favorite Holiday Let's Talk Holidays. I Think Pretty Much Everyone Has Favorite One. Do You? If So, What Is It? Mine As You Learned Above Mine Is Christmas, But Probably Not For The Reason Your Thinking, It Does Not Have Nothing At All To Do With The Money Aspect. It's The Lights, The Tree, The Holly Jolly Feeling, And Most Of All, Jesus. One Of My All Time Favorite Things About The Whole Christmas Season is The Lights And The Décor. I Would Be Lying If I Told You That I Didn't Stay Up Later Than Everyone Else In My House So That I Could Sit In The Dark Living Room And Stare At The Tree And All Twinkling Lights. It's The Most Amazing Feeling. I've Always Been The One To Decorate As Soon As I Could For The Christmas Holiday. The More Décor The Better In My Opinion, And Yes In My Head We Have To Have A Brand New Theme Every Single Year (Lol). This Year I'm Thinking Rustic Or Simple Western, But Honestly It's Still Early So Who Really Knows. Now ...

 Infertility Warrior:  Fighting For My Rainbow. It's Not For The Weak, And Only A Chosen Few Battle It. If You Have Ever Been There Then You Know What It Feels Like. It's Really More Than Anyone Should Ever Have To Bare. It's Month After Month Of Negative Tests And Seeing Countless Baby Supplies And Just Wanting To Break Down And Cry. You Just Wanna Scream Into a Pillow Just As Loud As You Possibly Could. God Only Understands How That Feels Deep Inside. The One Thing That I Want To Express Here Is You Are Never Alone, No Matter What Your Story Is, I'm Here For You. I Have Struggled With Infertility And PCOS All My Adult Life. It Is The Hardest Most Emotional Thing I've Ever Been Through. Although, Thankfully I Did Have My Aunt Who Understood My Story, I Also Know How It Feels To Have The Feeling That You Don't Have Anyone On Your Side. The Biggest Suggestion That I Can Give You Is To Find You A Tribe Of People Who Understand Your Story And Your Pain. Don't G...

  The Self Care Rainbow It's Time! Time To Get Down To The Nitty Gritty. I Know We All Feel Like We Could Be Prettier And More Attractive, To Look Better, To Embrace More People With Your Beautiful Aroma, To Smile Your Brightest Smile And Shine Your Brightest. Do You Have Products That Make You Feel This Way? Or Are You A Basic Girly Like I Was In The Beginning? Let Me Tell You From Experience That The More You Learn About Self Care And The More You Do It, That Much Better It Makes You Feel. I Used To Be A Basic Girly Myself But Now That I Have Opened Myself Up To The Self Care Rainbow, I Can Honestly Say I'm Addicted. Below I'm Going To Give You The Detailed Rundown Of My Self Care Items That I Use On A Daily Basis. The Routine A Blog For Another Time.  First Off, I Am A Tanning Girly. The Tanning Bed Is My Oasis (LOL). My Tanning Lotion Choices Are As Follows: I Really Like Bali Beach Or #Beachtime By Ed Hardy. I Am Also Currently Waiting On A New Lotion To Intensify My C...

Comforting Memories: Have You Ever Been Flipping Through The Channels On Your Television And Came Across A Show That You Haven't seen In Forever? Maybe It's A Movie, A Certain Scent Or Perfume, Or Maybe It's A Certain Song From A Specific Time In Your Life. No Matter What Kind Of Memory It May Be, Something About It Brings You Just A Little More Comfort In Your Adult Life. I Have Had Quite The Experience With This Exact Thing. I Find A Substantial Amount Of Comfort In 90's And Early 2000's T.V. Shows. When I Say That I'm Talking More Like Full House, Gilmore Girls, Friends, Will And Grace. Just To Name A Few But I Could Go On And On About Comfort T.V. Shows. Now Music That's A WHOLE Nother Story. I Was Raised With A Taste Of Music Somewhere Between Rock And Classic Country. My Momma Was A Major Bon Jovi And Nickelback Fan While My Daddy Was A Classic Country Bumpkin If You Will, It Was All Conway Twitty And Don Williams With Him . So I Can Name Pretty Much A...

Books That You Should Definitely Read:  A Few Months Back I Found My Desire To Read As Many Books As I Could And I Took It And Ran With It. Reading Is So Therapeutic To Me. It's Calming And Soothing And The Journey A Book Can Take You On Is Unlike Anything Else. So With This Blog Post I Had The Idea That I Would Tell You My Top Ten Books That I Recommend For Anyone Who Is Looking For Their Desire To Grow Personally. I Look For A Few Things When I Look For Books To Recommend. I Like Motivation, And Self Improvement A Whole Lot. So Here Are So Recommendations From My Own Personal List:  Girl Wash Your Face By Rachel Hollis Girl Stop Apologizing By Rachel Hollis Start With Why By Simon Sinek Counting The Cost By Jill Duggar Free Indeed By Jana Duggar A Good Girls Guide To Murder By Holly Jackson Pretty Girls By Karin Slaughter The Year Of Yes By Shanda Rhimes Good Vibes, Good Life By Vex King Trying By Kobi Yamada All Of These Books Have Personally Spoke To Me In One Way Or Anoth...

Hey Everyone,  My Name Is Krista, And I Am The Writer Behind The Happiness Hub Blog. I Figured As My Very First Post It Would Be Relevant To Write A Post And Tell You All About me And Why I Started This Blog. First Of All Let Me Formally Introduce Myself. My Name Is Krista Meador And I Am A 28 Year Old Blogger From Northwest Georgia. And I Would Like To extend My Greatest Thanks To You For Giving My Blog An Opportunity To Speak To You. Now That We Have That Out Of The Way. I Want To Introduce Myself A Little More In Depth. I Want You To Really Know Who I Am And My Story. So Like I Said Before, My Name Is Krista Meador, I'm 28 Years Old, And I'm From Northwest Georgia (Well, Actually Born And Raised).  I Am An Avid Lover Of Many, Many Things And Have A Whole Lot Of Favorite Things: I Absolutely Love Sunflowers, Rainbows, Heartfelt Earrings, Anything Disney Related (Especially Winnie The Pooh), Anything Farmhouse Or Western, Babies, Clothes And Shoes, Bath And Body Works. A Few ...