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an introvert’s guide to self-isolation

an introvert’s guide to self-isolation

It’s a concerning time, friends. I hesitate to use the word scary, but there are moments when it feels that way, aren’t there? As an introvert, I am perfectly capable of spending days at a time by myself without interaction and not noticing – but there is something about having to self-isolate that somehow suddenly…

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By Happy, March 20, 2020
munch the mint in your mojitos (and other life hacks for loneliness)

munch the mint in your mojitos (and other life hacks for loneliness)

It surprised me to learn that synonyms for wallow also include words like bask, delight, enjoy, relish, and revel.

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By Happy, August 20, 2019
it’s not about the apples

it’s not about the apples

Why, yes – I did fly from NYC to Chicago last week for a road trip to Michigan. Friends and strangers alike have declared me insane for footing the bill for a round-trip plane ticket and three days in a hotel, just to spend seven hours in a car with the end goal of picking…

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By Happy, October 16, 2018
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three-leaf clover picking days

three-leaf clover picking days

Modern technology does have its down sides (see Rob Bell’s recent series: A Brief Guide to the Undernet: Parts One, Two, and Three), but one of its up sides allowed for one of my dearest friends and I to spend an evening this weekend chatting via FaceTime while we cooked our respective dinners in two different…

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By Happy, June 24, 2018
a different kind of Sunday

a different kind of Sunday

I played hooky from church this morning.  I felt a little guilty about it at first – after all, one of my goals for 2018 is to make a more serious effort at finding a true community in this city – and showing up on Sunday mornings is part of that.  Skipping church tomorrow, I…

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By Happy, January 28, 2018
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Meet Happy
Simple Felicity is, at its heart, a blog based on the unshakeable belief that happiness really isn't all that complicated. It's often found in the simplest of things: good food, good books, and good company. So those are the things I write about, along with a few other things that really matter to me, including faith and feminism. A bit about me: My name is Happy. I have an amazing talent for misplacing my keys, a deep appreciation for whomever looked at the coffee bean and thought, "Hey, I wonder what would happen if I roasted this?", and road trips to Michigan are pretty much my favorite.
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