Sunshine Day

For those of us who grew up on The Brady Bunch, one of show’s greatest highlights is the Brady kids’ talent show debut with the irrisistably, saccharin sweet “Sunshine Day.” I can still remember the first moment, and then the 250th, that I saw the Brady’s perform their poorly choreographed and earnestly sung soon-to-be-mega-hit. As a kid, I could never imagine a rainy day for a seemingly sunnier group of people.

June is supposed to be the start of summer, but for me it’s really just signified some of the most horrific rains, including one incredibly weird, hurricane-like episode complete with hail in the middle of the month.

Given my recent quest for sunshine, it’s no surprise I’ve become obsessed with citrine. Like turquoise, citrine is supposed to transform negative energy into a positive form. It’s supposed to open up your mind, and healers believe it helps create new thoughts.

It’s said that you should wear citrine when you need to TCB (take care of business!) – this includes family matters. Did Elvis know anything about citrine when he designed this groovy Graceland lounge? (Maybe you can’t see here, but this room has “TCB” written all over the walls!)

Citrine is said to encapsulate the sun’s energy, and has been used since the middle ages to treat those suffering from light deprivation syndrome and depression.

It’s supposed to be helpful in all aspects of success, communication, and relationships.

It is also extraordinarily beautiful… And comes in a wide variety of yellows and oranges.

They weren’t expensive, but I recently purchased these modest citrine earrings as a way of carrying a little sunshine with me throughout the day.

What I really want is this gorgeous bauble… (Look at it in all its glory, surrounded my tsavorite garnets…yum…)

Until then, I’ll just have to sing along with The Brady Bunch – and hope that the more citrine I have, the better my luck is!!!

Click here to sing along!

I think i'll go for a walk outside now

the summer sun's callin my name(i hear ya now)

i just can't stay inside all day

i gotta get out get me some of those rays

everybody's smilin

sunshine day

everybody's laughin

sunshine day

everybody seems so happy today

it's a sunshine day

I think I'll go for a walk out side now

the summer sun knows me by name

he's callin me

I gotta get u, gotta get out, gotta get away

I gotta get away, get away, get away, get away

Into the sunshine day....

Cant you dig the sunshine

Now its all but the same

Cant you hear him callin your name?

Oh, I think I'll take a walk everyday now

the summer sun has shown the way to be happy now

I just cant stay inside all day

I gotta get out get me some of those rays

everybody's smilin

sunshine dayeverybody's laughin

sunshine day

everybody seems so happy today

it's a sunshine day

Cant you dig the sunshine

Now its sounded the same

Cant you hear him callin your name?

i think i'll go for a walk outside now

the summer sun's callin my name

I just cant stay inside all day

I gotta get out get me some of those rays

everybody's smilin

sunshine day

everybody's laughin sunshine day

everybody seems so happy today

it's a sunshine day

everybody's smilin

sunshine day

everybody's laughin

sunshine day

everybody seems so happy today...