Every Day Should Be Hawaii Day...

So said my friendly assistant in the Home Depot. I agree 100%. I went in there yesterday morning feeling rather grumpy, due to a heavy cold, combined with paint intoxication, and the news a friend of mine in Calgary had thrown herself off a bridge. She went to heaven without telling me she was leaving. So I guess, I had good reason to feel grumpy. My sombre grey t-shirt displayed every colour I had used in the basement and back garden - Moroccan red, custard yellow, virgin white, Greek blue and fern green. I sure was colourful, but nothing compared to my friendly Home Depot lady. As I went to pay for my paint supplies, I got a whiff of cocount oil from this sunny, smiling girl who was wearing a beautiful cheery garland of flowers around her neck. "Hi there" she said with a smile that warmed my weary heart. "How are you today?" Do your really want to know I thought to myself..because if you do..I wondered if I should tell her about my friend who jumped off the bridge but then the line up behind us was too big. "You know every day should be Hawaii Day" she continued. "Have you ever been?" I asked her. "No, my mum has been 5 times and loves it. I want to go SO badly".

"Me too" I agreed. Just then memories of the happiest family holiday we ever had, in Hawaii, flooded my mind and as I left the store with the perfume of coconut oil wafting in the air, I felt happy again. "It is the first day of summer and that is why we should all celebrate" the lovely girl continued.

I thought about this nice girl for the rest of the day and it reminded me of something I had read some time ago about how being cheery and friendly, like a smile - it costs nothing, but creates much. It can brighten an otherwise tedious day and pour sunshine onto the daily lives of others.

So, with all that in mind, I dressed up today like as if I was on holidays in Hawaii - minus the lei! What fun I had! Every place I went, people would smile and say "I love your colours".. "love the top"... "What a beautiful colour green". It was sunshine and smiles all around.

So without further ado...Go out there and make every day a Hawaii Day!! Coconut oil...flowers in hair...and tonight light up the barbecue...

Enjoy!

Delisha xxx