Bad Day? Try this Lemon Trend.  

Hey Fun Friends, do you ever have one of those upside-down days where nothing seems to go right?  Including your increasingly bad mood?

You know the kind: You can’t find your car keys—swearing someone must have moved them (but no one else has even been home)? You “accidentally” turned off your alarm instead of hitting snooze and woke up way too late in a hot mess? You finally get it together, head out the door… only to see your garbage can tipped over on the street, proudly displaying your recent guilty pleasure: not one, but two empty cartons of Ben & Jerry’s? Oh yeah. Nothing but fun.

Or… is it? There’s a trend making waves right now called “lemonading”—and it’s talking my fun language.

Yes, it’s rooted in the classic idea of turning lemons into lemonade, but with a twist: It’s about using playfulness as a tool to reset your mindset when things go sideways. Here’s how I “lemonade” my way through life’s curveballs—with my top 3 playful strategies:

🎲 1) Turn It Into a Game When I’m stuck in traffic and running embarrassingly late, I play a game:  I look at other drivers and imagine what funny or weird meetings they might be late for too.

“She’s probably on her way to pitch a new flavor of bubblegum to a Clown Company.”  Suddenly, I’m entertained instead of irritated.

🧦 2) Fun Rewards After 20 frustrating minutes of trying to find matching socks, I declare it: sock rebellion day!  Then I treat myself to a new pair—with my favorite hot pink cheetah print.

🍰 3) Tiny Rebel Moves Break the routine just for fun:  Eat dessert before dinner.
Wear a ridiculous temporary tattoo.

The sillier, the better—it sends your brain the message: “Fun is allowed—even on tough days.”

🧠 Science agrees: “Playfulness serves as a reset button for a person psychologically,” says Dr. Ignatov.  “It eases our jaw, takes the stress away, allowing creativity to flow through the brain.”   Want more lemonading tips? Check out this article from Real Simple: 👉 Lemonading: The Trend That’ll Make You Happier

 When life gives you lemons… Let fun reset your day.
Speaking of fun (surprise, surprise) — I can’t wait to see you July 12th @ 10 am PST!   

Bring a few friends for 15 minutes online and be part of the Fun Movement with my new Podcast Launch:  The Finding Fun Experiment, Cracking the Fun Code to Health & Wellness, sharing your 20-second laugh with the world.  👉 Sign me up!
Yours in living lively, Treena x