Daily Gratitudes 2018

[Lessstressedhemum]

A new thread for a new year.

A safe, quiet place to pause, breathe and count our blessings, great or small. Everyone is welcome: of all faiths or none at all, whether you post regularly or just once, whatever you are grateful for, you are welcome here.

We would love to share all the things that bring us joy or just make life a little more bearable.

A catchup with friends who both put a dilemma into perspective for me
Finances looking better than I had anticipated this time last year
Juicy tomatoes, juicy peaches - summer's bounty

Walking at dusk and seeing 2 hares zooming across a field of wheat stubble. Moment of absolute beauty.

Decorating the space for our friends’ wedding tomorrow. Being part of the excitement.

Mum’s cooking.

A very quiet day
Migraine beginning to ease off
Kids who are old enough to look after themselves when I can't

Dancing with my baby, and nearest and dearest to celebrate our friends’ wedding.

Fried egg sandwiches in the sun for breakfast

Feeling beautiful in my newly-sewn frock: having a window of being at peace with my body just as it is.

A short but much needed lie in

Fresh veg for tea

Old friends

Cuddles

Cardio

Cake

Some progress with finding out what is wrong with my foot
Being inside listening to the sound of heavy rain on the windows
A warm, snuggly cardi

Walking in the woods

Good coffee

Poetry

Homemade bread and jam
Kids having friends round for good company and laughter
An early night

Came across this thread and what a positive idea. I think I really need this on my life right now. Hope I can just jump in. So my few for today

Freedom to manage my own time so that I can balance my priorities

Nice lunch with family

Home comfort

Calpol (the small one is teething again; poor love)

My sister’s kindness

The sound of rain on the windows.

A rainy day that doesn't scupper any of my plans but will do wonders for the garden

The warmth of old friendships

Seeing my lot in life to be very fortunate

Hot almond milk with treacle
My children having a laugh with each other
Wee birds at the feeders

Loving my in laws; feeling lucky to be part of a brilliant family and enjoying seeing them with their grandson.

Silly loving drunken messages from honeymooning friends.

Looking at our wedding pictures together (it’s our anniversary) and feeling full of gratitude and delight, even though our first anniversary involved an extremely posh meal in a snazzy hotel, and this one involved someone in our household doing an actual poo on the floor at breakfast time (so also: thank goodness for tiled floors, and also I have learnt about the wisdom of leaving nappies off too long)

DD is getting the medical health she needs to get better

We have the option of being able to go private and provide her the support she needs

Despite the illness she has done really well in her exams

11 month old dancing

A hot shower

Family

I love towpath babies dance, Verbena , they are so full of joy

All the kids home for tea
Being able to cook good, nutritious food.
A fluffy bunny sitting beside me on the couch.

Clearly that should say to watch babies!!!

A posh lunch

Laughing to the point of near collapse with friends who have seen us through thick & thin (&appear to like us anyway )

Reminiscing and realising how many tough times I’ve got through in one piece. Feeling proud and glad and strong.

And yes to the unadulterated joy of a dancing baby. He sticks one index finger in the air, and his tongue out, and it’s my favourite.

Help from my husband when I needed it, without having to ask.

Homegrown tomatoes.

Evening light

Home made soup and brioche
Music
Literacy

Cheese!

Finding a bargain

Ripe plums

A lovely evening with friends old and new
DD successfully navigated college induction
Children having a good support network of friends.

lessstressed you sound so warm about not only your kids but their friends too. My folks were the same when we were in our teens and now our friends are their friends too and go over for dinner/a gossip even if my sister and I aren’t around. It’s a lovely thing

Walking by the river and through the woods and the whole landscape feeling abundant and alive: dragonflies and ants and spiders and birds and rabbits and fungus and flowers and acorns - summer and autumn colliding.

Having time to potter about cooking.

Filling another charity bag and giving myself (false) hope that one day I will live an uncluttered life.

Banana muffins

Lovely things in the post

Homegrown tomatoes