To wonder what gives you a sense of wellbeing?

[WashingFanatic]

For me, it's watching washing on the line. DH thinks i'm a loon.

There's just something about watching clean washing blowing in the breeze that fills me with a sense of general wellbeing. If i'm stressed or grumpy, it instantly makes me feel better. I don't know why.

What is it for you?

They have to be distant mind. Loses it's magic when they're under your window screaming "CHLOE!!!! Give me my scooter BACK!!"

You lot inspired me to clean my house this morning. 3 hours it took me. And 2 loads of washing out on the line, DP is cutting the grass. Shall have a lovely relaxed afternoon knowing it's all done

MrsWinn

You remind me of Terry Pratchett's Susan Sto Helit

..she enjoys listening to the sound of children playing while she is reading, but always positions herself at such a distance that she is unable to hear what the children are saying, lest she find it unsettling.

Come to think of it reading Pratchett gives me a feeling of wellbeing because he has a humorous and kindly eye for humanity while at the same time an acute grasp of our foibles and failings. Life affirming in the best way.

Reading Alice Munro does that for me Northlight. The clarity and domesticity.

Otherwise
Sunshine
Flowers
Dc' fresh hair and softness
Good music

The usual really.

Marsha I must read some Alice Munro this summer.

Swimming
Rock climbing
Cloud watching
Paddling in the sea
Pottering in the garden
A mug of tea
A great book or film
Having a huge bowl of salad or fruit
Yoga
New shower gel
The view from the top of a mountain
Sunset

Big sun setting skies. Warm breezes. My children snuggling close enough that I can smell their hair. Being able to see greenery and trees from the window. Early evening solitary dog walks or weekend morning dog walks, when theirs not much traffic around. Basking in the sun. Any live music. Being shut away in the kitchen baking or cooking something of my choosing, listening to the radio uninterrupted. That would be radio 4 mid-week, radio 2 on a late Saturday afternoon and 6 music on a Sunday. It's guaranteed to take me out of a bad mood.

there's not theirs

Busy doing nothing. Sometimes just sitting or lying down alone doing absolutely nothing is the best tonic I can ever have.

Easy life, peace and quiet; that's all I've ever wanted.

Walking up our fields of a summers evening to check the horses over if they're out all night . Usually done with a glass or two of wine , and watching the greyhounds rooting round till one catches the others eye , and they suddenly take off for home like the clappers , suddenly realising slightly too late that they're getting to the yard , and whirling their whippy tails round and round in the delusional hooe it might slow them down faster .

Chasing and actually catching a suspect , most of whom are usually less than half my age . Although that's not immediate well being , I have to catch my breath first !

The smell of grass cut just a few minutes earlier.

Waking up and feeling tired, then looking at the alarm clock and finding out that there are still three hours before you have to get up.

United losing at Old Trafford (bless you, David Moyes).

Getting on a plane and finding empty seats around you.

Diazepam

I only got a couple of weeks' worth to see me through a tough patch. Shame, I can totally see why people got addicted to it!

Knowing I've given my DS a really good day - watching him playing happily with other kids when we're camping for example.

Another one here for clean washing on the line, a clean house and fresh bedding.

Eating in the garden on a sunny day.

Camping in the summer, all that fresh air.

Chilling out listening to music.

Getting my to-do list at work down to only one side of A4

washing blowing on the line

Hearing my children laugh

watching my family tuck into a meal I've prepared

clean bedsheets/home

looking into my Dp's eyes as he tells me how much he loves and adores me

Going home after a rubbish shift knowing that I've made a difference to my patient's life

watching a mafia film. Or preferably two, back to back.

Hot bath, warm pajamas then cold, fresh sheets to get into. Preferrably line-dried in the winter. Mmm.

A cup of tea after coming in from the cold.

Snuggling under a duvet on the sofa when I'm sick.

Proper breakfast while reading the paper.

The gardens I walk through on my way to work

Freshly laundered bedding

A new book

Rain drumming on the window

Watching dogs running on the beach

Along day at the beach in hot weather, followed by a cooling shower and hotdogs. Then laying on the fresh clean sheets of my lovely bed drawing [ i draw cartoons] or reading.............

I feel relaxed just typing this.

The sound of the sea.
Sharing a laugh with friends and family.
clean cold sheets on a balmy night.

Cuppa tea
Clean bed sheets
Clean pj warmed on the radiator
Hot bath

Having a shower, wearing new pjs and getting into a freshly made up bed

Tea and toast in bed when DH is in charge of the DC

Sniffing more like ferally inhaling my DC's necks

a line of washing drying in hot sun.
my garden.
my garden.
my garden.
my dogs messing about in my garden.
A clean bed.

Bathing ds after he's had a day in the garden and getting him into bed in clean pj's
Watching the dogs sleep after they've bad a big walk
Sitting in my kitchen drinking tea when everyone's still in bed with the back door open and listening to the birds
Sending someone who needs cheering up some flowers/small present..
The beach..

Really good cup of tea.
Washing on the line if it is pegged correctly!
My cat stretched out in the sun
My DDs telling me about their days.
Dancing in the kitchen.
Taking off my makeup.
Washing my hair
And unfortunately, Prosecco....