It's been a tough week and yesterday was a tough day at work. But I am so grateful for friends who meet me for coffee and bring me flowers!
It's the small gestures in life which add up and make a difference....


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I absolutely love this podcast, called the Shift, with Sam Baker.

When I started reading RED magazine all those years ago (2007?) Sam was the editor.... and now her podcast tackles all the midlife questions and has fabulous guests. I can't recommend it enough... Anyway she always ends with the questions below and I felt inspired today to answer ( Read more... )

Life is good, enjoy the little things. Someday you will look back and realize they were the big things.

I remind myself of this quote regularly... 2023 was a tough year, for many reasons, but when I put together all my snapshots, I realized that the many, many small, positive, happy things more than balanced out the few big shitty things...

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I love Daylio, it's my favourite app. A daily check in of mood, activities, pics of the day, a few sentences. I passed 2'000 consecutive days using it this year, very proud!

So here's my stats for 2023.... the moods go from
dark green (excellent) to green (good), to yellow (okay),
to orange (tired/bleurgh) to red (sad/anxious).


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Every week I noted down things in my 2023 smartplanner, that I was grateful for....It's amazing how the list grows and the mix of big things and little things to be grateful for....
Just like in my 2023 snapshots...
grateful for in 2021 and 2022


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Proud to say that I have reached 2000 days of daylio! I log my mood, activities, a sentence or two and some pics each day. love it! I have now reached Unicorn Status, apparently....


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Sometimes it's easy to forget the little pleasures in life...

I'm so grateful we have an outdoor green space to use (even if I do spend a lot of my time picking up the litter in the shared garden...)
I sat in the garden enjoying the warmth of the sun on my face, a magazine to read and lunch to eat!


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I didn't manage to write or keep resolutions in 2022.

Here's my simple list for 2023 - less is more

1. Run the London Marathon on 23rd April 2023
2. Lose weight in 2023
3. Start work as a volunteer in 2023
4. Catch up with all my blogs and blog once a week
5. Celebrate turning 50! 

Life is good, enjoy the little things. Someday you will look back and realize they were the big things.
I try very hard to be mindful, to appreciate my life and the blessings I have and these snapshots help. They showed me that however hard 2022 was, we still had LOTS of moments of love and joy and friendship. And lots of walks!
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Every week I noted down things in my 2022 smartplanner, that I was grateful for....It's amazing how the list grows and the mix of big things and little things to be grateful for....

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