Every week for about the last six weeks, I’ve read Polly’s lovely 52 weeks of gratitude post and every week I’ve commented to say how lovely her post was and how important it was to be grateful for the small things in life. I’ve probably even said a few times that I would be joining in and writing my own but I’ve never got around to actually doing it until today.
When you’re aged 9 and 12, pretty much anything is fun if you’ve got your wellies on an you’re out in the rain!
- This is my favourite time of year and I love that the nights are drawing in – we had a gorgeous walk on the beach in the dark one night last week and we loved it. It turns out paddling in the sea is even more fun in the dark when you’re wearing your wellies!
- After all my worries, Miss Frugal has settled in beautifully to her new school despite not knowing anyone when she started in September. I genuinely couldn’t be happier with the way things have gone – she has lots of new friends, she’s joined new clubs at school and her teacher thinks she’s settling in really well.
- Master Frugal has found something he loves to do – Judo. He is really enjoying his judo classes every week and I think it’s going to be something that he sticks to.
- Miss Frugal is teaching herself Yoga from Youtube and the expressions on her face are enough to make me smile anytime. She concentrates so hard that it can’t be relaxing in any way but it relaxes me just watching her so I’ll keep on encouraging her.
- My slow cooker is on and I can smell the pork shoulder cooking away. We’re having it in buns with apple sauce and stuffing with gravy which makes me more excited than I possibly should be!
- I’m on track for my quest to be completely done for Christmas by the start of December – I have almost everything that I need and because I’ve started shopping so early, I’ve got some fab bargains including £60+ worth of things from Claires for £10.
- I have Skittles vodka AND cherry ice cream in my freezer.
- My car no longer sounds like a tank and it didn’t cost a fortune to get it fixed.
- I have some new bedding and it’s so nice – it’s like new bed feeling every night.
- I have discovered heart shaped marshmallows which make hot chocolate even more super awesome.
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'm pretty sure number 7 should be WAY higher on the list, but it's a great post nevertheless! There've been a few big events in my life in the past couple of years and they've made me realise that it's far better to be positive and look at the good things in life than to collect up all the bad stuff and be weighed down by it, so this post really resonates with me.
Just such a lovely post so glad miss Frugal is settleing in so well at new chool
so happy to have discovered this again. i should start writing the good things happening!
PS: love those heart shape marshmallows
Heart shaped marshmallow are brilliant! Where did you find them?
Thank God for gratitude; a much appreciated feeling that makes everything better.
Well done, it makes such a difference to adopt gratitude as yoru attitude. Mich x
Thanks for linking up – and what a great first list! Nothing beats new bedding does it?! And I like the sound of skittle vodka…. one to try once I'm not pregnant I think!
Hi my dear – we all need to be more positive don't we – I love this, and the idea of sharing those thoughts, and having to think about it. If I have time, I am going to look into this – I could do with a cheer up 😉
Love these, esp the vodka and the yoga! The little things rock!
What a lovely list, and well done for everything you've done! I need to start some kind of gratitude journal, I'm quite easily pleased really and it's nice to have a written reminder of all the happy things in life. Can't believe you are nearly all organised for Christmas, I've not even thought about it yet and we are going away for a few weeks soon, nothing will be done until I get back!
What a fantastic positive post! I smiled at the yoga, that's very cool. As are the marshmallows! 🙂
Those marshmallows look delicious! I think it's a lovely idea to post something every week that you're grateful for. I'm currently grateful for Peppa Pig distracting my 2 year old!
What a lovely, positive post! Yay for successes!