What are you looking forward to?

[HarryMcGraw]

This was a journal prompt I saw, and alarmingly I can’t think of a single thing. It might be depression but equally it might just be being a mid-40s working single parent who is a bit exhausted.

What are you looking forward to?
I think there must be things I’m just forgetting or missing (due to aforementioned tiredness) but even fun things coming up, I would secretly be happy if they were cancelled.

Or they involve so much organisation/childcare that I can’t be bothered.

The best thing I can think of is a half hour lie-in at the weekend!
When did it come to this!?

I'm going to see The Lightning Seeds next month. Yippee!

Seeing Pirates of Penzance next month.

A holiday i've got booked.
My lodger moving out
Christmas
Retirement

Christmas
The mulled apple juice cooling down on the stove
cold crisp weather next week.
picking DS up from his first day in work tomorrow and hearing how it went!
Finishing decorating my lounge.

5 random days off work during December
Getting my hair done
Short break in January
Catch up coffee and chat with various friends

Might not seem like a lot but I make myself see and appreciate the small things.

There's nothing wrong with appreciating an unexpected lie in either!

A few things actually!

Brand new car will be delivered on Friday

Receiving our wedding photos hopefully in the next two weeks

Trip to Edinburgh to see DH between Xmas and new year (he's working away for 3 months)

A cheeky sun holiday in January for my birthday, though not booked yet but we were looking at a cottage or log cabin. It's cheaper to go self catering in Tenerife for 5 days and be warm!

My dinner being ready (15 minutes). Shakshuka tonight.

FA trophy match locally on Saturday.

Finishing the mad rush on housework that I planned for this week.

I've found a charity shop Christmas present for my chess opponent and I am looking forward to cleaning the chessman (probably 90 years old).

Oh lucky you (do du do dooo)

I'm looking forward to the weekend where I have nothing planned.

I have a free day on Friday I plan to get as much house stuff done as possible.

Starting a new job Friday, the end of next week so ddog will have been seen by vet again and hopefully stitches will be out, Wicked in the cinema, Christmas fair, sleep tonight 😅

Meeting my new nephew at the weekend.

A 10km race I’ve signed up to the weekend after to do with my brother who only see rarely cos he lives in the. States.

Watching last nights bake off with a cup of tea in front of the fire cos it’s freezing tonight.

😃😃😃

Thank you all. You have reminded me of some little things I can also look forward to. I am normally ok at appreciating little moments of joy but today must have been one of those days and I am feeling “the grind”

Namely I’m having lunch out at the weekend - it’ll be a long drive but hopefully yummy food. And maybe I’ll get a nosey a around a charity shop at the weekend too.

Early night. Got splitting headache

Nothing. But I'm still grieving a bairn so it'll probably be shit for quite a bit. It's always useful to count blessings when the grind gets us down I think and it's always useful to make a plan to do something fun and something to look forward to. It's self care stuff I think.

A cold sea swim tomorrow morning.

Heading to Cornwall and Devon for a little weekend break on Friday. Can’t wait!

It may not be big moments atm, but any little things in your day? Such as when your child’s in bed and you can have some chocolate/watch/read something? Or a catch up with a friend? Or getting out the house?
It sounds tough for you atm.

DH and I are going to a dinner party on Friday evening with some dear friends, four other couples who are all just all round great people.
I am getting my hair done in a couple of weeks. I only have it balayage-d every six months or so, so it’s always a massive treat!
Christmas is coming and our three year old is the perfect age this year to truly ‘get’ it
And a big one, we’re due our second child in March!

Also, I'm due my third in May!

I have a new little nephew who has started smiling, today he was very close to doing his first ever giggle. I can't wait for this!
I was so depressed last year, it's amazing how happy this little bubba is making me.
I'm also looking forward to opening the Quality Streets and Baileys.

My first thought was retirement…I just turned 46 😂

Snow (supposedly) next week and my lounge being decorated next week.

I find looking forward to small things such as going to bed early to read a book or a cuppa at the end of a tiring day are just as pleasurable as the big things.