to ask what are your simple joys?

[crochetmonkey74]

I'm a bit low at the moment and very overwhelmed with work. Live alone so can be lonely. I do have some things to look forward to, but I want to recapture my love of home and life. Think clean sheets, the perfect cuppa and the perfect biscuit
What are your simple joys?

Coffee
Walking in nature with a podcast
Running
Nice bath while watching IPad
Cooking while watching IPad
Clean sheets
Early night with the TV and snacks..esp Sundays.
A nice breakfast at the weekend
Waking early and reading a book
Going to a coffee shop alone

Get a cat if you can. It's so lovely when they come to greet you as soon as they hear the door unlock.
Why are people posting about their husbands and children, heartwarming as it may be, when the OP has said they live alone and are often lonely.

I have spent a couple of weeks with the lurgy on the sofa. Being curled up with a blanket and cushions and crappy TV has helped. I am now looking forward to walking outside and enjoying the change of season. I have the opposite to you, op, I have a demanding dc with SEN, so look forward to a quiet cup of coffee or tea.

Some things that may make you feel welcomed at home:
Tea you like in a favourite cup
Cosy blankets and cushions on the sofa
Favourite dinner in the slow cooker, or easy ingredients to hand
Something non-taxing to look forward to: book or magazine to read, series to watch, music to listen to
Plan some evenings out, but have some ritual/routine if you are home that's about you and reassuring.

Mine is bizarre to me. I am a life long atheist and nothing in the last few months could convince me of a benign overlord.
However, the last few weeks I have taken to walking up to the church at the top of the road. It's is 950 years old and sitting with my thoughts, some of which are difficult, for half an hour makes a difference. I start by thinking of all the suffering that has gone on through that 950 years and yet its still here and here I am. Context I guess?

the scent of autumn in the air
the first sip of coffee in the morning
really good sex
long walks on deserted beaches
a good view from a high hill
nature documentaries
true crime podcasts
a lovely hot shower on a cold evening
DS telling me he loves me
a friend, a bottle of wine and an evening of putting the world to rights

@ComtesseDeSpair I love your post too. The crows will remember his face. Mine is probably birds too, and nice tea.

Nature
Cooking/ baking
Friends
Coffee
Art
Music
Books
Baths
Hugs

Life is full of simple joys :)

Knitting socks for my family, sewing my own clothes and snuggling up in front of the fire with a good book. OOh and laying out a tea tray with cup and saucer, pot of tea, jug of milk and a tea strainer.

Walks up the woods with the dogs and kids getting muddy or swimming with my sister and my auntie in one of our local locks or the North Sea. Watching redbull soapbox races with the boys at night. And tamnavuilin Sherry cask with a book

Yes, have 2, dogs,you go shopping come back they are delighted, howling, always a warm welcome. Cuppa, got to be a China cup. Candles,fairy lights at this time of the year. Hygga, comfort,throws,fluffy cushions.Washing blowing outside (just got it in,) walks on the beach, wood, even when it's freezing. Soak in the bath, candles,wine, radio (not music for me,) early night with a good book. Get yourself some plants, greenery of flowering plants,bring the outside in.

Knitted baby clothes
Candles in autumn/winter
A good book
Watching Call The Midwife
Cuddling my babies
Morning walks
Spending time with my parents

Leaving work on a Friday afternoon. Knowing I have the weekend ahead.

Oh yes agree with plants.

Bubble bath and glass of wine

A nice long bath, with nice smelling bubbles. Cuppa within reach and a good book.

Nice body lotion, clean sheets, and no alarm the next morning - utter bliss.

Walking along the sea front.

A hair cut.

Getting nails done.

clean sheets
walking my dog in the early morning on a crisp, cold day
watching the huge, ancient tree at the bottom of my garden change during the seasons
robins
laughing uncontrollably
the sea
windy days

Laid under a warm fluffy blanket, watching a good documentary or series, fire 🔥 roaring and cat asleep on me <bliss>

that feeling when you are having a good workout and the endorphins are kicking in and you’re loving the music you are playing.

a singalong to songs I love in the car on my own

that feeling on a Friday evening when you have the whole weekend ahead of you

Forgot one : being immersed in a really riveting book whilst laid on the sofa under a blanket on a Saturday/Sunday afternoon

Hi OP what about an evening class or a trip to the cinema or something once every few weeks? Also slow cooker meal for when you get
home and a hot water bottle. What about a puzzle or embroidery or crochet or a book club? X

Cow biscuits!

Not the greatest biscuit in the world, but they used to give them out at preschool when I was 3. Finding one in the biscuit tin takes me straight back to childhood.

Is a cow biscuit , malted milk? Lovely dunked in tea

Hot chocolate with squirty cream and marshmallows.
Taking My duvet onto the sofa and watching a comedy on tv.
My dog curling up on my lap.

Drinking tea from my favourite beauty and the beast mug.
It always makes such a big difference drinking from a mug that makes me smile and feel warm, maybe you could get a mug with your favourite movie/ tv show/ band on? create a little collection for yourself!

Walking my dogs and coming home to coffee and movies .

My dogs.
Wine.
My dh and ds smell.
Face masks (skincare not covid)