What are the simple things that made a true difference to your quality of life?

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For me it is terribly pedestrian.

Hot soapy shower before bed. Getting into bed all clean and warm makes me feel so good.

Peppermint tea before bed- same

Getting up at 5.30 am and having a quiet cup of coffee and reading a book before everyone else gets up at 6.

Walks hearing birds singing seeing wildlife being amongst trees (though I miss the sea) the sun lighter evenings my pets my children

Drinking lots water every day

Weekly 121 yoga lesson

st 65, I’m in as fit as I’ve been since my teens, just sorry DM is not around to see me doing what she always encouraged me to do and I resisted til .. she wasn’t around any more.

Ooh @Echobelly which ones do you have? I'm after some myself

Buying an Oodie and never being cold. Acknowleging that reading is my most enjoyable hobby and diving deeply into it. Joining my local Women’s Rights Network.

This cheered me today. I dont know why. Good for you. Long may it continue <3

Lol! You beat me too it! My DCs refer to it as my 'precious baby'.

Having a garden.
Deleting facebook.

Making time to walk my kids to school and nursery and trying to finish on time
to see them in the evening.

Parkrun every Saturday
Reformer Pilates
Spin class
Drinking less/more mindfully
Our dog
Dinner with friends every few weeks
Walks with my daughter

My dog
fresh coffee in the morning
yoga
meditation
dropping working from 5 days to 3 days

Where did you order from?

Gardening.
Being able to sleep until 12.30pm.
Getting over my phobia of the dentist.
Uber/taxis.

Getting rid of my ex
Finding a lovely new partner.

(Actually, neither of these was that easy.)

Morning coffee
Walks
Cuddles with my daughter

Yes @Echobelly I’d love to know too what wireless headband you have.

Having cold-brewed iced tea permanently in the fridge. I buy a whole range of different blends from Bird & Blend, then each night before bed, I make a caffeinated one in my special bottle (it has a built-in sieve). In the morning, I decant it into another bottle and prepare a decaf one for the afternoon. Means I drink so much more water because it tastes nice!

Is that list in order of importance? 😉

i joined a Pilates class and it’s my favourite time of the week, I fell stronger and happier

my family and my dog make every day better

walking from my house straight into the countryside, seeing swans, ducks, trees and beautiful scenery every day

Gardening
Dare i say it - Mounjaro
Having great friends
being able to cycle to work (not at the moment but im on the look out for a different job)
having our own bathroom separate from the kids

And @twinmum2007 - they're called Musicozy. You can get it on Amazon - I got a different make after one of the wires broke on my musicozy because I've been trying not to.use Amazon, which is the only place I've seen them. But the other make wasn't as good (band was too big, sound quality not as good) so I bought another set of musicozy and keep the other ones as backup.

The beach, lakes, rivers. Basically the sound and view of water.

You, madam, have just revolutionised my life. 10 minutes ago I had never even heard of a coverless duvet, and now I have one winging its way to me.

Yoga
Ice machine on my fridge - feels like such a luxury!
Spending time with my adult sons ☺️
Walking in the woods
Cup of tea in bed in the morning
Shopping and lunch with friends

DH (second marriage) making me a morning cappuccino.

Snuggling up in bed with DH before we go to sleep.

Good quality food.

Walks in the countryside with good friends.

Picking vegetables from our little garden that we've grown from seed.

Seeing my now (just) adult DS doing so well in their studies.

I second the Musicozy headbands. I listen to podcasts, music or twitch streams in bed most nights and drift off to sleep regularly because you can lie on your side, your back, whatever and they're so comfy. I used to take SO LONG to fall asleep, now I get mad because I fall asleep and miss the end of my podcasts!!

Another life saver for me is formula 1. My family aren't interested but know to leave me be to watch it, often they go out when it's on so I get those few hours to watch the sport I love, knowing that I won't get interrupted or asked to do anything.

Also Sanctuary products, my gorgeous cat and an hour or two reading with a hot chocolate.

Exercise, especially running and dance, but I also strength train 4 times a week and feel good after. Running and dancing gives me the high while I'm doing it.

Morning coffees. Look forward to waking up for this.

Worldle over said coffees.

Treating myself to healthy cafe food.

Working from home and working part-time.

Walking through my local gorgeous park.

Feeding and watching the waterfowl in the park.

Walking and running almost everywhere, if not then cycling.