Tell me something small that makes your life better

[jennie0412]

I go to the library every Tuesday and Friday, without fail. I bring my macbook and study books and earphones, and it really helps me focus, more so than I can at home, and so I get a lot more work done. Plus, I get to eat lunch in the café . It helps break up the week (I'm at college Monday, Wednesday and Thursday), and makes it seem a bit more full.

What do you do?

Chocolate. Seriously. Helps when I’m tired, fed up and generally out of sorts. Failing that, a really good cup of tea.

@Bargebill19 i haven't had a proper bar of chocolate for so long I'm trying to be good!

Bacon. Gets me out of bed most mornings. I hate days with no bacon. They’re not as good.

I buy myself fresh flowers almost every week. I go to the lovely local florist and choose a selection of flowers and foliage that the florist makes up for me, ready to just put into a vase.

A lovely bubble bath and a good book

Tea
Cat
Flowers

Soap, I just love soap of any kind, I love cheap soap like Palmolive just as much as Molton Brown handwash. Love all the different smells. I have dozens of bars and bottles which I rotate between bathroom, kitchen and downstairs loo

A rest on the bed. Just a 10-15 minute horizontal respite.

Pot of filter coffee in the morning - helps give routine to working from home. Ditto gin and tonic after work

That first cup of tea in the morning with the tv and no one else up ☺️

The old duvet on the sofa. So snug.

Outdoor swimming at the local lido.

A fat hairy cuddle.

My fat. Their hairy.

Zen meditation music, hot bath, nice smelling candles.

Meditating in bed each morning with my cat on my chest purring.

Our one year old tabby cat. When she curls up as a little fluffy warm ball next to me and softly purrs.

I love it when I’ve time to have a long shower, apply body oil, lie on my bed while it “sinks in”, dry hair properly and put some make up on (if I get this far definitely some red lipstick). It makes me feel great and I walk a little taller. Self care shouldn’t be underestimated :)

I also love getting lost in a good book.

Tea. My gangly teen son's cuddles. My daughter's swamp coloured eyes.

Baking every other Sunday. I make two loaves, a fruit loaf of some kind and sometimes cookies. Then I slice it all up and bag it up for the freezer. Stops me pigging out! Gives me a feeling of sublime wellness and contentment.

My dogs happy face when I open my bedroom door in the morning and he's there waiting for me ,smiling and wagging his tail , to take him for his early morning walk.

My morning dog walk, watching him skipping around the woods in the autumn sunshine. And a big mug of coffee when we get home

Putting clean bed sheets on, have a bath and an early night

I am pretty fun at parties just in case you were wondering

@KeepOnKeepingOnKeepingOn that's lovely

Cryptic crossword with a couple of good friends via WhatsApp. We always have one on the go.

Music - literally the thing in my life that can keep me going when no-one else is there.
Trying to find the humour in things that would otherwise drag me down.
Not small, but my children, even though they're grown-up or almost! (My life and my love.) 🥰