Have you done any of these things?

A) Hide a book you wanted to read inside your math or history textbook?

B) Read while walking down the street?

C) Sneak a quick peek at your book a stoplight when you were driving a car?

D) Stay up way too late because you just had to know what was going to happen next?

That’s the reading joy we’re claiming in this episode. So, if you’ve ever read a book out of a sense of obligation or that vague, guilty, feeling that it’s something you should do – this episode is for you! This is your permission slip to NOT finish that copy of Moby Dick that you’ve been working on for five years now. To skip over the next book on your TBR pile if you’re not feeling the love. To pick the book you’re excited about instead of the big important book everyone else is reading if you’re just really not into it. Life is short – read what you love.

Download and listen today, then drop us an email at onehappythingpodcast@gmail.com, or find us on Instagram and tell us what you’re loving right now:

@all.things.kerry

@maddiedaws

Jennifermoorman

We get it. We’ve all been laughed at for being too woo woo,so sometimes we hide our magical selves away from people who might not understand. But in this episode, we’re all in with sharing our favorite woo woo practices. From writing down what we want as if it’s already done, to believingthat everything we need (and maybe even the universe) lives inside of us, to secret fireside gatherings of magical mystical women—we’re done hiding.

Maddie’s book that we mentioned (after we finally rememberedthe name of it!) is Snap Out of It, in which lovable main character Billie is the Heartbreak Bunny, an on-call performance artistwho can heal anyone who’s been burned by that four-letter word, LOVE, by hopping about and whisking away sad mementos from their past relationships. It’s a Maddie book, so of course there is magic and healing and all the good feels.

Download and listen today – and then tell us how you feel about woo woo and share any of your practices with us. Drop us an email at onehappythingpodcast@gmail.com, or find us on Instagram:

@all.things.kerry

@maddiedaws

@jennifermoorman

We asked debut author Jacqueline Pennewill (nickname HappyWanderer) to tell us her One Happy Thing—which not surprisingly turned into all of us talking about a whole lot of happy things. Jacqueline started us off with a heartwarming story about her son, and from there we traded stories aboutkids, writing, and fur babies. You can find out more about Jacqueline's YA novel, THE BOOK OF ETERNITY(and find buy links!!) on Jacqueline’s website here: https://jacquelinepennewill.com/book/the-book-of-eternity/

About Jacqueline Pennewill:

When Jacqueline was little, her parents gave her the nickname "Happy Wanderer" because as soon as she began walking, she frequently and happily wandered off by herself. That became a problem for her parents-but not for Jacqueline. In fact, she's stillhappiest when she's wandering, especially in her imagination. She flies with angels, swims with dolphins, and rides dragons through magical forests, with her puppy, Shadow, a black Shi Tzu, at her side. Jacqueline is forever grateful that her parents encouraged her imagination. She attended the School of VisualArts and has a background in writing and filmmaking. Her screenplay, "And Then She Was Gone," was made into an award-winning short film. She also played Lillian on HBO's Boardwalk Empire where she won a SAG Award for Best Ensemble Cast.

Thanks for listening!