Why Don't You?...Maltese Kat Style

That was fast, here is mine! I could have gone on for pages and pages - but these are HOT on my list right now. I am no Sarah Jessica Parker, but I hope you still enjoy it!

Why Don't You?
The Maltese Kat shares her tips for a fun and fabulous life.

• Eat dinner at the table at least 5 days a week. No distractions, just dinner and conversation. If you are alone, even better...just enjoy your meal in silence. Either way, you will digest better sitting at the table.
  
  
• Carry a compact/packable shopping bag in your purse or car at all times in case you stop on the way home for groceries (or whatever, really).
  
  
• Write in a journal at least 3 times a week. It is like therapy. Just you, your favorite pen and journal. You will learn incredible amounts of interesting things about yourself. Need someone to just listen and not give you their opinion? Have a secret you a dieing to release? Write it down, you will feel incredible. Just think how fun it will be to look back when you are 80! I have learned many lessons by writing in a journal.
  
  
• Use coupons for as much as you can! There is no shame in my game, I scour the Internet for them all the time. I am not brand loyal so I have probably saved hundreds of dollars this year so far.
  
  
• If you don't like what's in the store, MAKE IT YOURSELF. Nothing is as satisfying as making something yourself whether it be a meal, a blanket or a scarf. If you don't know how to make it, take a class or ask someone to teach you.
  
  
• Trade when possible. You teach someone something, they teach you something. You babysit for them, they cat sit (in my case) for you. I love trading - I owe Ali over at Lostfoot a trade and she is in Scotland (Ali, I have not forgotten).
  
  
• Pass your already read books on...are you really going to read them again?
  
  
• Drink a TON of water each day. Your entire body will perform a lot better for a lot longer when its well moisturized.
  
  
• Read blogs! Learn about other people, try their recipes and ideas. You never know what you might pick up and incorporate into your everyday life. I am constantly inspired by the blogs I read.
  
  
• Get together with your girlfriends for a weekend at least once a year. The time together is amazing, rejuvenating and priceless.
  
  
• Take time for yourself even if you don't think you need it. Do something for yourself each day even if you have to lock yourself in the bathroom to have some time alone in silence to clear your head and check in with yourself. Tell yourself you are fabulous, thank your eyes for seeing you through another day, thank you hands for working, thank your feet for carrying you around.