Daily Gratitudes 2015

[stressedHEmum]

A lovely new thread to continue counting our blessings.

Everyone is welcome, of any faith or none at all. Just drop by to pause for a moment and think of what has made you smile or has gone well for you, however small it seems.

[Lessstressedhemum]

Tea
Hot baths
Irn bru!

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Blankets
Comfy sofa
Strictly!

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A nice morning with DS.
Dinner being cooked for me - a rarity.
A warm, comfy home with family in it.

[Lessstressedhemum]

Nativity plays and all their wonderful chaos
Christmas carols
Ds2 home for the holidays

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Less - nice your DS is home

Cold remedies
Central heating
Not being at work, so guilt-free recovery time (as long as I don't dwell on the state of the house)

[apieceofcake]

New Years resolution is to be more positive so am going to start now and get ahead.

Quiet ds off I've skating with friends. Good to see him going out
Making progress with dds room. Post teen apocalypse now ready to be redone.
Trees up and looking lovely.

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A house of chaos whilst DC bake and craft .
Dark evenings with candles and fairy lights.
DH on last day tomorrow.
Crochet - again .

[Lessstressedhemum]

All the wonderful folk who donate to food bank
That we are still able to help so many people
A day in the house tomorrow
A safe place to live and everything I need

[Lessstressedhemum]

Absolutely fantastic Christmas service with our local additional support needs school - the kids are always so full of enthusiasm and life
Support of good friends
The gift of literacy
Hope

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Wishing you all a wonderful Christmas. 😊

[Lessstressedhemum]

On this Christmas morning, I am grateful for the incarnation of God in Christ.

May you all have a joyful and blessed christmas

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Family
Family
Family

Happy Christmas xx

[ginorwine]

Seeing the love in my teens eyes as they gave their presents to dh and myself

[Lessstressedhemum]

All my children at home together, even if it is just for a short time.
Things have been mainly peaceful over Christmas
We have food, clean water, safety and shelter

[KinkyDoritoWithJingleBellsOn]

Chocolate - I am grateful, my scales, not so much
Peaceful time with DS and DH
An afternoon nap - don't think it's just the DC that get overtired at Christmas
To be home, with tree lights on, candles lit and new crochet hooks to play with

Family

[ginorwine]

For a lovely clean house .
My Christmas treat to my self was three cleaners for one hour - I cleaned alongside them .ive got very behind due to working long hours and my house was getting grubby .
It feels great !

[KinkyDorito]

Lovely ginorwine. I could do with them here .

A lie-in. Weird.
Time with DS, playing games and chatting today.
Gathering the resolve and actually doing some work, which I always struggle with in the holidays and then panic on the first day back. Lots still to do, but at least I've begun.

[Lessstressedhemum]

ginorwine, can you send them my way, please?
kinky, work during the holidays is the pits, isn't it? I have paperwork to do that I just can't face, yet. Am in so much pain just now, that I can't even bear to think about it, but it needs done in the next few days

Gratitudes
Shelter from the storms
Selfishly, that we don't live near a river
Painkiller, deep heat and hot water bottles.

[KinkyDorito]

It's a real pain - that's why I feel grateful I finally got the resolve to do some; it is a battle every single holiday. I can't help feeling begrudging that I have to work in my holiday, but if I don't, chaos will be unleashed.
Usually I put it off until the last minute and get very cross with myself. I did a couple of hours yesterday, will do a few hours today, tomorrow and then most of Saturday and Sunday. Hopefully that will put me in a decent position.

I'm grateful to be safe from the storm and floods, although I really feel for anyone caught up in them. We're in Leeds, so many in this area have been badly hit by it all.

I'm grateful for all of the emergency services and troops who have turned out to help people, along with the charities and volunteers trying to put together the clean up. If I didn't have DS at home with me, I'd go down to do some tidying help.

I'm grateful for quiet time with family.

[ginorwine]

Yes would love to
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[Lessstressedhemum]

I know, poor souls. It must be heartbreaking. My DS1 and his fiancée live in Cumbria. I am so grateful that they are in one of the areas that hasn't been flooded.

Thank goodness for emergency services, volunteers etc. who are so willing and able to help. Thank goodness as well for the community spirit that draws people together at times like this. Hopefully the worst is over for the time being, to give folks a chance to recover a little.

[KinkyDorito]

A gentle NYE with my family, eating too much cheese, playing games and watching films.

Happy New Year all - new thread tomorrow?