Daily Gratitude's 2020

[Lessstressedhemum]

A safe, friendly thread where we can pause, think and count our blessings

Everyone is welcome here. Whether you have a faith or not, whether you are grateful for huge things or simple pleasures, whether you post every day or just once; stop by and join us, we would love to see you.

Sunbathing in peace and quiet today. Wonderful!
Cup of tea by the fire with DH.
The beauty and energy of young people.

The lovely little wren building a nest in my garden.
Early morning walk today.

Kids much better behaved than yesterday.
Helped DD start to get back on track with college.
Roaring fire and Mumsnet.

A good pastoral care zoom meeting today
Delicious tea from Offblack (other brands are available😃)
Looking at the moon in the night sky. I find it very calming somehow

Milk man came a day early ( we have him three times per week) so we have milk for the bank holiday weekend.

It’s a lovely sunny day again.

Walk in the sunshine and the time to exchange pleasantries with people I don't know (observing the cordon sanitaire, obvs!)
The positive attitudes most of my friends and family are still able to maintain
Seeing a tour of a Picasso exhibition at the Royal Academy online, which almost made up for the fact my arrangement to see it in person was cancelled a couple of weeks ago

A peaceful day
A good chat with ds2
Dds new liooy arrived today so that cheered her up. Might seem shallow but because uni is closed and travel is restricted there's no way she can get enough of her anti anxiety meds to last till uni goes back, so the doc has advised weaning herself off them. So she's having withdrawal symptoms and extra anxiety, so a new lippy from beauty bay is a small price to pay to help her feel better.

@Lessstressedhemum hope that dd withdrawal symptoms subside. It’s a worrying enough time for everyone without having underlying MH issues.

Spent a bit of time in the garden weeding and pruning. In fact one bush looks more like bonsai now! It was just the right temperature for me outside. It was lovely.

According to an email, Boots order should be coming later today it contains essentials such as sanpro and hayfever meds so I’ll be glad when it’s delivered. Also managed to get the mint shower gel that dh likes which is good. He needs to make the most of it though as I may decant it to the soap pump if we/ when run of soap!

Breakfast in the garden.
A lovely quiet day at home, so slow and restful.
An evening walk with DH and DS2.

Seems like we're all doing ok...

Dc changed their own beds today which saved me a job!

Out of hours doctors
Antibiotics (having just got rid of cough/sore throat/breathlessness, I've now got a UTI, oh joy🙄)
A beautiful sunny afternoon

Oh dear @Lessstressedhemum home you feel better soon.

It’s been a lovely day weather wise here.
DH has been teaching dc to play chess. Dc sat and took turns and listened!! 🙈

It’s Easter Sunday! It may be very odd and exceptionally sad across the world but it’s still a special albeit more quiet day.

Westminster Abbey Easter Sunday podcast
Hugs from DS2
Takeout

Easter hope, more important than ever just now.
All the wonderful church stuff online and on TV
Beautiful weather. It's not warm here, but bright, sunny and glorious.

The little purple flowers that have appeared on the grass verges by my road. The verges have not understandably been mown for a while and some lovely flowers have grown. I don’t know what they are but they are so pretty.

They might be vetch, orchid if they are upright. Or self heal if they are low growing and sprawly. Or forget me nots, if they are tiny. All purple, all wild and all beautiful.

Thank you @Lessstressedhemum they aren’t forget me nots but from your description could be vetch. 🌺

Lovely sunshine this afternoon. A fun time playing board games.

More lovely line-dried washing today
Sitting out in the sunshine to wrestle with a quiz I'd been emailed
Fish and chips for tea (from the freezer, not the chippy, but an acceptable substitute, given the circs)

Yes more washing out today.
Hot drinks in the garden.
Neighbours that wave to you.

Some gentle gardening in the sun
Bumble bees
Lots of sunny washing 😃

A long evening walk with DH through some beautiful suburbs nearby.

Contact with an old friend.

Chat on what's app with old friends.
A glass of wine after the day's work.🍷
DS1 won a rap competition!

A tasty cake I baked.
DC made lovely rainbows for our windows

Watching the bunny bink about his outside enclosure. He was so full of energy
A lovely, gentle walk with DD and ds4
Spending some time with ds2

Trimming my own fringe (with the assistance of YouTube videos) was quite successful!
The phone calls to and from friends that brighten our days, even if the subject matter is somewhat limited
Pigeons cooing in the high trees nearby