Hello Blog world! Welcome to our new blog The Long and Winding Road to Happiness! My name is Lindsay and I will be co-blogging with my best friend Missee. I have known/loved and admired Missee for 17 years now, and boy have we both been through a lot in those 17 years! Between the two of us we have Depression, Anxiety, Bipolar and ADD. Its been a long road coping with these illnesses, but a lot of good has come from them as well. We have been able to reach out and help others who are struggling with similar problems. For a handful of years we have both volunteered for NAMI (The National Alliance on Mental Illness) teaching teens how to cope with their illness.

The thing I have learned from my life so far is that happiness does not come natural to me, I have to choose it. Its not easy, but its possible for me to be happy. I just have to choose happiness and continue to focus on it. It's a work in progress... Slowly getting better. I thought this blog would be a fun way to show others (and remind ourselves) of all the wonderful happy things around us! And hopefully it will help others out there who are struggling. What might you see on our blog??? Tips on coping with mental illness, tips on how to be happy and also things that make us happy (fashion, our favorite things, books, food, movies, ect.)

Side note: The name for the blog was created when I wanted to mash up with something I love with how I feel about dealing with my depression and anxiety. Seeing how Missee and I LOVE the Beatles, The Long and Winding Road to Happiness just seemed too perfect :)!!! Don't you love when things just come together?!