To live a quiet life

[Booksandcatsandtea]

Here is a thread to celebrate living a quiet life, small joys and simple pleasures 💕

My life is quiet now that I’ve separated from (abusive) DH and it’s just me and non verbal DS.

My life is not exciting or full of parties and social engagements but it is quiet and steady and I’m doing my best to appreciate living a quiet, peaceful life.

Things that bring me joy -

Planting seeds and watching them grow 🌺

After the school run I clean the living room then enjoy a cup of tea and a chapter of my book 📖

Walking in the woods with DS, throwing stones into the river and watching them splash, sitting and listening to the sounds of the forest and spotting butterflies, bugs and birds 🐦

Creating art, sketching and painting 🎨

Cuddling on the sofa with DS and watching a film 🍿

What small things bring you joy?

I'm so glad that you and your DS are safe and at peace now 💐

I enjoy a quiet cup of coffee mid morning. Spending time with my two cats. Listening to music, Audible or a podcast.

Going to the gym or pilates and feeling my body move and mind empty. Watching a favorite television programme with DP. A good meal

Just the peaceful rhythm of a quiet day. I wish you a lifetime of joyful moments.

Oh I love this post!!! 💕
Little things bring me joy, a lie in on a Saturday, spending Sunday pottering at home with DH, listening to the rain

Sitting on the sofa enjoying a (late) morning cuppa, shaded but a lovely breeze coming in, Ddogs laying beside me and total silence apart from the birds in the garden.
What I am doing at this precise moment actually!

Sooooo peaceful.😚

Sitting in a lovely hired field with my doggy watching him bounce around happily with a Podcast on. Peeeeeaceful.

That life sounds blissful.

Walking in nature, watching wildlife, clouds, sunsets and sunrises bring me almost more joy than anything else. Free and available every day, wherever you are.

A good book is an amazing adventure.

Cuddling up in a safe peaceful place with DC is the best thing in the world.

Making a cake and having a warm slice with a cup of tea.
Pruning back a plant and watching it thank me with new shoots.
Feeding plants with nutrient mixes - I always think it is like making health potions when I make soups for them depending on if they are fruiting or rooting.

I have a very quiet life, and often feel like I'm judged.

I have the usual Monday morning chat with colleagues 'what did you do at the weekend', pretty much the same as I do every weekend - family and pets and nice food and stuff at home and a bit of walking.

I get that it makes for boring conversation but I have thoughts and ideas, would be happy to discuss politics or ethics or psychology but they're not that sort of crowd.

I married at 20 and it was the first time I felt safe and at peace with my life. I am 80 now and so grateful to have a life where I can enjoy my life my garden and my family.

My living room has all glass window looking out over my tiny garden. I never get tired of loving it.

Well done for leaving OP, it’s hard but the peace you clearly feel (been there too) is really worth it. I enjoy a coffee outside early morning. Just listening to the birds etc. I love a couple of pints at the pub after walking my dog across the field. I also love the quiet life, my DD17 has AUDHD and has a lovely time in our new home, away from noise and neighbours

I also live a quiet live. I'm very introverted and hate noise and bustle. I love planting my garden and sitting out enjoying it, knitting, reading, going to the woods and being around nature and wildlife, and listening to podcasts and audiobooks.

I had a chaotic life up until about4 years ago and since then I've been making the most of things being gentle 😌

Op your life sounds lovely a drama free now that you’re away from your ex, embrace that life of peace - you totally deserve it.

I live a busy but largely peaceful life. I have dh and 3 dc (2 grown up and 1 teen), now what mostly keeps me busy is my own hobbies and catching up with friends/family so it’s my own doing and I only do what I want and don’t think twice about turning down invites to things that aren’t for me.

The last couple of years have been really restorative for me and I massively appreciate weekends like we’ve just had, doing a few jobs at our own pace, eating nice food, lying in the sun in the garden, just living at a slower pace.

Listening to the birds singing and watching them hop around in my garden.
Going for a run.
Sitting with a cup of camomile tea and a book in the evening.

after the school run in the summer months i treat myself to 1 chapter of my book for every half hour I clean/tidy! Such a small thing but sitting outside when the sun is shining (hopefully) the cats on my knee is just bliss!

That sounds blissful and I'm glad you've found peace. I crave a quiet life but unfortunately real life keeps getting in the way 🤦🏻

cutting flowers from the garden and putting them in an old jar on the table...

Get the merlin app for twitching.

I also enjoy a quiet life now. I separated from my husband 20 months ago now and then spent the whole of last year nursing and assisting my dad until he passed at Christmas. I hit total burn out and through some grief councelling I realised I was living in flight or flight with high adrenaline since probably a year before my separation.

Now I go to work which I mostly enjoy it can be fast paced and stressful but nothing that's overwhelming. I visit my elderly mum, have an occasional catch up with a couple of friends and the rest of the time I enjoy spending time in the house that I have decluttered, move around and bought new things for since my husband left. I love reading, gardening, sitting in the garden with my kitten, spending time with my teen son. I just hope it continues and I don't end up back in the complete chaos of last year

I like a quiet life too, I recently moved to France and it feels easier to find a slow way of living here. Gardening, baking, hiking and the odd bit of paid work.

Family and pets and nice food and stuff at home and a bit of walking

You're living the dream as far as I'm concerned!

I can't bear competitive busyness.

I bought a large stone bird bath and regularly stand and watch birds splashing around in it, from my kitchen window. It’s pure joy.

Sitting on the sofa, listening to music and reading a good book is how I spend most of the day, fuelled by an assortment of flavoured teas.

Birds bring so much joy don't they? I am lucky to live in a spot where there are so many (although they start going nuts singing at around 3am which isn't ideal!)

Getting up early, making a cup of tea and curling up on the sofa with a book. Doubly enjoyable if my cat joins me.

I love this OP and so pleased for you and your DS. I have worked with some non-verbal young adults and they have been a joy to support so I wish your DS well with his future.

My simple pleasures that bring me joy are:

My mid-morning coffee whether that is at home or in a coffee shop.

Laughing especially if it gets to the point where I try to speak and can't.

Meeting my friends for lunch and having a really good catch up putting the world to rights.

Reading - has to be an actual book not a device.

Watching a series or documentary on Netflix. I've recently enjoyed The Four Seasons, the Kylie doc and I'm in the middle of the latest season of America's Sweethearts.

Wishing you and your DS all the best for a peaceful contented time x

Birds bring me a lot of joy. I absolutely love waking up to them singing. The full dawn chorus isn't a daily thing any more like it was in May, but there is one blackbird one who signs loudly outside my window and it's just beautiful.

My daffodils that I grew from a packet of deeds, started on my kitchen window sill back in March are now tall and strong and proud out the front of my house, and I see bees and butterflies enjoying them, as well as all of my garden flowers.

The light evenings and light mornings, even when it's cloudy and rainy, I am so much happier not getting up in the dark and slowly watching the sky darken in the evenings instead of everything pitch black at dinner time.

I am very easily pleased and I am very much a "enjoy the little things in life" person.

Oh what a wonderful thread!

I adore my quiet life. Just me and the dogs since my DH passed, I work in the creative field so have a little studio in my back garden surrounded by trees and birdsong. Early mornings are my time, a cup of tea and the dawn chorus, and dogs on an old squishy sofa in the corner while I lay out my tools and plan what I’m going to make. I spent years in the rat race in London and this feels like my reward. I love every minute of it.