Despair: If all else fails when you are despairing, play with your pen.

What I Learned In Class Tonight.
by Kendra Osburn

First, do this.
{get ready}

Then, do this.
{put your pen in your mouth}

And then, do this.
{remove your lips but keep biting on the pen}

Lastly, do this.
{remove the pen from your mouth, but keeping your mouth in the same position}
Hold this pose for a few seconds.*

Because you have now tricked your body into thinking it was smiling, new levels of dopamine and other happiness-enduing chemicals are coursing through your body.

WHAT THIS REALLY MEANS:

you are now scientifically "happier" than you were just a few moments ago, pre-pen.

I hope your day, like mine, just got a little bit better!!

*At the very least, done with a partner, this is great for a good laugh. 

Special Thanks To: Kara Kimball, lovely model {and fabulous roommate} for tonight's photo shoot.