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To ask you to share something joyful this Wednesday?

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MantisAndCrumpet · 01/05/2024 05:46

So much negativity and sadness, so AIBU to try for a thread of small (or large) joyful things?

I’ll start: the dawn chorus is beautiful today and I have decided to adopt it as my welcome to Wednesday from the world.

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Imicola · 01/05/2024 09:30

I slept like a log last night for the first time in ages.

And the SNP and much shite that goes along with them seems to be falling to pieces.

stayathomer · 01/05/2024 09:28

It’s sunny!!!!!

CumbersomeRobes · 01/05/2024 09:28

I love this thread. Congratulations on the lovely news people have shared.
My dd has managed to go to school for the third day in a row and I have started a lovely new jigsaw of days and plants!

MabelMaybe · 01/05/2024 09:06

@MantisAndCrumpet download the Merlin app to your phone and it will tell you which birds are singing. I stand at our back door, cuppa in one hand, phone in the other, learning that we have a robin and a rook and sparrows and dunnocks out there somewhere around us. It's very soothing.

MonsteraMama · 01/05/2024 09:04

Little joy: I heard a cuckoo in the woods at the bottom of my garden this morning. I haven't heard one since I was a child and it brought back some memories of childhood springtime (although perhaps not so joyful for the poor little birds who are now raising the big chungus)

Big joy: My gorgeous sister who has been trying to have a baby for years and had given up after her third round of IVF failed last year found out yesterday that she's fallen pregnant naturally and is actually about 18 weeks along. She just thought she was getting fat lmao. She's coming over for a celebratory lunch and I'm just so, so happy for her I can't wait.

Cantdoitallperfectly · 01/05/2024 09:03

My housework is done (mostly yesterday) and dinner is made so I can concentrate on my masters work. I had been feeling quite overwhelmed with it all but spoke to my tutor yesterday and we came up with a plan so I’m feeling much more motivated and like I can actually achieve it!

GoBonobo · 01/05/2024 08:59

Justsomethoughts · 01/05/2024 06:04

The cherry blossom tree outside my house is still in full bloom and looks gorgeous!

We had a breeze yesterday and some of the blossoms came off the trees. Walking up the lane beside the house is like walking on a pink snowdrift!

AstralSpace · 01/05/2024 08:57

I've had a go at planting some vegetables this year. They're in pots on the window sill and are flourishing.
The weather should be good to plant them out side this week.
I haven't got a clue about what I'm doing but it's really exciting!

shellyleppard · 01/05/2024 08:55

The birds have been having a huge singsong since 4am ..... absolutely beautiful sounds x

asterixa · 01/05/2024 08:55

This thread is fantastic timing for me, today I made the final payment on a loan we’ve been paying off for 8 years! Finally a little more breathing room in our budget!

WonderingAboutBabies · 01/05/2024 08:54

The sun is shining and I've just found out that I'm pregnant ❤

SparklingPinkCat · 01/05/2024 08:53

My baby-girl Daisy in an Emma Bridgewater grocery bag. Always makes me laugh with her antics xx

To ask you to share something joyful this Wednesday?
Snoopystick · 01/05/2024 08:46

There’s a system issue at work so I’ve got less work to do 😁

Womblingmerrily · 01/05/2024 08:46

I had a lie in today and now I'm sitting drinking coffee, eating a warm crisp croissant and looking out at a garden full of life and greenery.

Bet01 · 01/05/2024 08:42

My little whippet did a low growl of happiness and brought me a toy when I opened her bedroom door this morning. She then went to say good morning to DS, wagged her whole body frantically, and dashed outside to look for cats. She brings us so much joy, dogs are really amazing!

ivegotthisyeah · 01/05/2024 08:41

I bought some garden furniture I was putting off assembling and tackled it last night - opened the box and it was all assembled!! Over joyed!
I absolutely love it and can wait to have my morning coffee sat on it when it's warmer

Allshallbewell2021 · 01/05/2024 08:37

OP thank you for this thread 😍

Trimthehedge · 01/05/2024 08:36

I have a small, narrow terrace house which I bought 2 years ago. The council tax band is A. Last year, out of nowhere, I was informed the band would now be B. The previous owner owned it for nearly 2 decades and have not done any extension. In fact, the whole row is of the same layout and enjoys tax band A. I challenged this, got rejected. Then I Appealed. Today, after 9 months, I received an email saying it will go back to band A. So, happy news for a Wednesday!

TeamPolin · 01/05/2024 08:34

I got a seat on the train this morning!!! 😄

Runnerduck34 · 01/05/2024 08:26

The sun is shining, the birds are singing

5128gap · 01/05/2024 08:23

Yesterday afternoon the sky was blue, the sun had a little warmth in it, the blossoms were out and the light was soft. I took a client to view a local authority flat she'd been offered after nearly two years in refuges and temporary accommodation. She cried with joy. I think my hay-fever had started because I had a little sniffle myself.

grapeomelette · 01/05/2024 08:22

It's not raining!!! That alone is reason to celebrate. ☀️☀️☀️

ChatteringStarling · 01/05/2024 08:20

@philosoppee I saw a tiny cygnet yesterday! It seemed really early and unusual to see just one as well. After a mild panic, wondering what had happened to its siblings, we found the other swan sitting on its nest. I guess the parents are still working on the other eggs 🤞

dudsville · 01/05/2024 08:20

Lovely thread!

Yesterday I was able to wear a pair of trousers I had grown out of in the pandemic.

This morning I'm having toast and eggs with coffee at the moment and put DH's delicious homemade marmalade on one piece. I don't mind winter and although I really appreciated the sunny and dry weather of the last couple of days, I also like this reminder of a cozy winter's day.

ErrolTheDragon · 01/05/2024 08:20

There's a chiff-chaff chiff-chaffing in my back garden somewhere. Lots of other birds but that's the most obvious and one I don't need the Merlin app for. That's giving me joy too at the moment. So many birds near here.

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