Well, I didn't check to see if this topic had allready been discussed in this here guide assortment, but with the state of affairs in the U.S.A., anything I can do to help my neighbor is number 1 on my list.  Your only as happy as your neighbors; eventually thier dirty laundry will begin to spill over into your yard (trust me on this one!)  It's simple really, always smile, regardless of the day you've had.  Your smile may be the only one they received!  If you're shoveling, as in snow (not the pooh), try to shovel a bit of thier sidewalk too.  Why you ask?  Just do it, it's one of those things that make you happy.  I'm not writing a guide on why it makes you happy, just how to be happy.  Since I've allready made the metaphor "laundry", let me put the rest of it to you this way;  don't question why thier shirts are always striped on Tuesday, don't insult thier children because they wear skirts on Wednesday, even though you were brought up to wear yours on Saturday.  Don't mock them because thier designer clothes are 10 years old, and don't lose sleep when they introduce you to a new designer!  Basically, let their laundry be theirs, and your laundry be yours!

Number 2 on my list would have to be "how to keep my home happy".  Once you get the neighbors undercontrol, it's next important to also have your home under control so you don't spill back onto the nieghbors (you know, the one's you worked so hard to help keep happy).  For atleast one straight hour a day, regardless of how big my EBAY pile is, or how high the laundry is getting, I "hang" out with my kids.  If it's watching something rediculous on TV, or FORCING them into a walk outdoors with me, or laying around in my bed before bedtime, I try to make it a daily thing to spend this time together.  I have 3 children of very different ages, and it's also a time that forces them to spend together, and somehow, that time is usually spent laughing with one another.  I know what you parents are thinking, ya right, my kids would kill eachother after an hour together.  It's amazing what happens when you throw a parent into the mix.  It's like the "chill pill".  I use to never be late.  Once I had children, I've never been on time.  And you know what, I just tell people that!  Be honest not only with those around you, but more importantly, be honest with yourself.  If you can't possibly be on time, don't lie about it once you get there!

Number 3; pay attention to nature.  Some of you live in the city, and you ask, "What Nature?".  There is still nature.  My favorite is to sit under a tree, and just watch the leaves.  Cloud "guessing" is exciting too.  Never outgrow your child instincts; watching the stars and clouds, making snow angels, walking through mud puddles, and building snowmen.  My husband and I wait in excitement for the first snowfall of the year, we wait for the children to get into bed, and we walk.  On our return, we plop down in the front yard and make our yearly snow angel (the past couple of years its taken a bit longer to get up) and if the kids are lucky, they wake up to see the remnants of our angels and say, "You guys always have fun without us!"

Number 4, SELL ON EBAY!  I look at EBAY as a huge planet saving, recycling, money saving entity!  Sell your used clothes in huge rediculous, overpriced shipping lots so they get used instead of thrown in a landfill!  There are many buyers on here who buy for non-profit organizations, and believe me,Uubmray in Africa don't really care what tag is hanging on the inside of the shirt that he was given for free!  RECYCLE&RE-USE. 

Number 5, stay up late and write rediculous guides that people actually NEED.  Yes, you need to be happy.  You don't need the last five items you bought on here (unless they fall under categories 1-4 on being happy), but you do need to be happy, otherwise, what REALLY is the point in life?