Why "Happy Tracks"?

I credit my beloved Boston Terrier, Percy, and my frustration with corporate life with naming my blog.  For years, I had been tired of my corporate job.  One day, about two years ago, I’d had a particularly rough day at the office.  So, when I got home, Percy and I harnessed up and headed out for a walk.  As we sauntered along in our usual way, it began to rain (totally par for the course for that day).  While the rain fell and we walked on, I thought about my life.  I was pretty miserable.  I’d been miserable for a while.  I needed to get away.  Perhaps a vacation would help? ​

Over the course of the past few weeks, I’d been reading The Happiness Project, one of my now all-time favorite books from one of my all-time favorite writers (and secret mentor), Gretchen Rubin, and in an attempt to combat my negative thoughts, I began pondering the things that actually made me happy.  Percy made me happy.  My family made me happy.  Pizza made me happy.  Escaping made me happy.  Working for myself (many years before) made me happy.  I came back to the escape thought.  Escaping for me meant traveling and not being tied to an office every day. ​

As the rain came down, it began to pool on the sidewalk.  At some point, I glanced up and noticed that Percy, oblivious to my internal strife, seemed to just skip through the puddles without a care in the world.  He was happy.  Truly happy.  And with each bouncy step, he left his precious little happy tracks behind him.  That was my moment.  In an instant, I made a mental shift.  It was time to move forward and make new tracks- happy ones- full of life, gratitude, grand adventures, and heart-happy memories!  I immediately took this precious photo of my inspiration, and when we returned home, I bought the domain www.happytrackstravel.com. 

Here we are and here we go!  I hope you'll continue on this journey with us!

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