Lately: Peonies, Walks & Picnics 

How are we all, campers? Got a fun packed weekend of adventures planned? Do tell. 

I had a little experiment on Instagram this week. I made notes each day of all the good things that  had happened and listed them at the end of each day, par a couple of days when I fell asleep earlier than norm. 

Looking back I came away with 40 (ish) moments that made me happy. In comparison to the handful of worries I’m facing (family, health, money etc), it was a nice reminder to myself to purposely look for the good, appreciate the simple stuff and let go of things I simply cannot control. 

1| Enjoying a takeaway cappuccino and pastry. 

2| Walking in the woods & discovering new unexplored paths 

3| Buying cereal (Crunchy Nut cornflakes, not the magazine). Guilty pleasure alert.

4| Reading Manage Your Day to Day – a great read if you’re looking for practical tips to help you be smart with your time and organised at work.

5| Watching Moneyball.

6| Playing mind training games on Peak (I’m getting a bit obsessed with this!)

7| Eating chocolate birthday cake (my lovely sister-in-law’s) 

8| Using my new umbrella (yellow and stripes for the win!)

9| Birthday gift research for my sister, niece and nephew 

10| Starting a new notebook 

11| Listening to Father John Misty on my iPod

12| Surviving Roller Derby training 

13| Writing my to do list

14|  Coming home to Polly’s welcome – there’s nothing quite like it.

15| Eating a well deserved bar of chocolate after training (it tasted SO good). I exercise so I can eat ALL the chocolate.

16| The smell of cut grass

17| Coming home to a tidy house – thank you OH. 

18| Appreciating the simplicity of the Craspedia flower amongst my peony bouquet from Bloom and Wild

19| Getting a lie-in (7am is good for Polly!)

20| Listening to Courtney Barnett on my iPod 

21| Bumping into my friend 

22| Learning the minefield that is called Photoshop…I’m getting there.

23| Listening to My Sharona in the office

24| OH has gone 6 days without smoking cigarettes. So proud!

25| News that a friend has a baby on the way

26| Getting my pins out 

27| Watching Game of Thrones 

28| Seeing a hare skip through the woods (luckily Polly didn’t notice!)

29| Hearing The Strokes new single 

30| Walking out into the morning dew 

31| Ticking a lot of things (not all) off my to do list

32| The prospect of a 4 day weekend 

33| Roller Derby training  (Part two) with lovely skater folk. They’re all awesome 

34| Getting a wedding invitation 

35| Seeing my friend Katy enjoying her holiday (she deserves it!) 

36| Planning family get togethers 

37| Family walking adventures to Oxenhope

38| Pancakes for breakfast 

39| Friday afternoon drinks in the pub after a long walk 

40| Enjoying a picnic (including  Prosecco!)

Catch me over on Instagram and share your positive moments too (don’t forget the hashtag #sharethepositive).