I was recently tagged by the gorgeous Kat who blogs over at Beau Twins to take part in the ’50 Things That Make Me Happy‘ post. I do write a weekly gratitude list, but I thought this would give me the opportunity to share the general things that make me happy in my life, rather than specific events of the week.
1. My beautiful Baby
2. I married my best friend
3. Seeing my friends
4. When my sister-in-law comes to stay
5. My blog and all it has brought me
6. Every single time Baby says Mama
7. Helping my friends
8. Going to the beach (whatever the weather)
9. Feeling the sun on my skin
10. When I write a post and it helps someone
11. Baby’s laugh when I tickle her
12. Those first gulps of something cold and fizzy when I am really thirsty
13. Christmas with family
14. Sunglasses on a sunny day
15. Watching Baby play with our dogs
16. Getting fired up and inspired by conversations with friends
17. When Mr Hubby puts his hand on my back while we are walking
18. Baby sleeping on me
19. Ice cream
20. A new notebook
21. When Strictly starts again for the year. It signals the Christmas countdown too for me.
22. Taking a picture that captures exactly what I wished for
23. Meeting someone who you know will be a friend for life
24. Strawberry milkshakes (yes I am a child!)
25. Being the person that can help people in a given situation
26. Baking a cake and watching people demolish it
27. The buzz when a pitch pays off
28. Watching Baby enjoy riding as much as I did.
29. Snuggling on the couch under a blanket when it’s chilly
30. My head on a cold pillow
31. A cup of Tea, usually followed by another cup of Tea.
32. Fish and chips by the sea
33. My husband still making me laugh after 16 years!
34. Going on holiday
35. A trip to the Zoo or Safari Park
36. When a song I love comes on the radio
37. Clothes shopping for Baby
38. Cake
39. Mr Hubby coming home unexpectedly early from work.
40. My new DSLR camera
41. My blogging tribes
42. When a fabulous email arrives in my inbox
43. Playing with Baby in the park
44. Reading a great book or amazing blog post.
45. Finding the perfect gift for a friend
46. A cream tea
47. Dancing with Baby
48. That Mr Hubby knows me better than I know myself
49. Thoughtful presents
50. Having a full calendar of lovely things to look forward to
That’s my happy list, 50 things that always make me smile. What would you add?
I tag these fabulous people if they would like to share.
Em at Snowing Indoors
Caro from The Twinkles Diaries
Gretta from Mumma Plus Three
I would love it if you could spare the time to vote for me in the BIB awards (‘Family’ probably fits my blog best)
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What a lovely list darling. I love trips to the zoo or a safari park too. And I am completely addicted to tea. I can’t understand why anyone wouldn’t want to drink such loveliness. Hugs Mrs H xxxx
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I know me neither, tea is the answer and I don’t care what the question is! xxxx
I adore this lit. Made me smile ear to ear reading it. Oh gosh, cold side of the pillow on a summer morning!! Yes!! Love you and your blog. It brings me much happiness. Thank you for taking part. Huge love to you for spreading happiness on this sunny day. Mwah xxxxx
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Thanks so much huni, thanks for tagging me xxxx
Awww!! Aby this is a lovely lovely list. I nodded away to most of it, I bake cakes all the time and never thought about how happy I am that it gets demolished, but I am. Thank you so much for tagging me, it is an opportunity to think about happy things in general rather than just the last week. BTW I love that picture of you and Baby on the horse – gorgeous xx
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Thanks my love. I can’t wait to read you list xx
Beautiful list, you had me smiling right from the start, especially no.2! And I am right there with you on cake! hehe! Thanks for the tag! x
Oh this is a lovely list. Strictly always marks the start of the Christmas countdown for us too! 🙂
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So exciting isn’t it 🙂 x
Sometimes we need to step back and look at the small things that make us really happy don’t we? I love your idea of a weekly gratitude list, such a great thing to do. xx
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I find it keeps me looking for the positives xx
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I find it really helps to keep me positive x
I have learnt to use some version of this every day to keep the negative gremlins in my head under control. The latest one I have come across is to ask yourself “what could be good about this?” when things are feeling out of control. I did this while taking my daughter into hospital recently and while hard at first, it made the experience quite uplifting.
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Wow that is a great idea. I bet it is challenging though at times like that x
Yes, it can be hard, but I forced myself to stay with it, because I knew the alternative was going to take me down fast. The thing that was interesting was it got easier pretty quickly and then sustained me throughout the whole experience.
Does dancing with your hubby make your hubby happy? 😉
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Doubt it! x
I love this idea, looks so much fun.
Great post x
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You should write one, consider yourself tagged 🙂 x
Hey I guess I am a child too, strawberry milkshakes YUM! Lovely list
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I could drink them all day! x
Lovely post idea! I may have to write one of these! x
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It was actually lovely to write x
I love this list, I just made my own today when I got tagged “I married my best friend” that’s probably my favourite on your list awww x
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Thanks huni, I will have to pop over and read yours x
What a lovely list… I love horse riding too! #TheList
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Thanks for linking up x
What a lovely round of the fifty things you love and makes us so grateful to write them all out sometimes. Lovely post. Thank you so much for linking up to Share With Me. Have a great weekend. #sharewithme
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Thanks huni, it was lovely to think about them all x
Aww what a lovely list to think about & write! I love shopping for my tot too! X #thelist
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Thanks, it was lovely to write. Baby shopping is such fab therapy xx
a lovely list of happy things #thelist
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Thanks huni! Love a happy list x
Such a happy list, I found my sunglasses today and they made me happy 🙂 x
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Thanks huni, sunglasses are aces! xx
Such an lovely list, each time I read someone else’s I pick up a further 25 items to add to mine 😉 not a bag thing I guess.
#sundaystars
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I am the same, I might do 200 things that make me happy! 😉 x
I love the one about your husband putting his hand on your back. My husband is much more likely to try and drag me across a busy road!
I love when Strictly starts up too!
#sundaystars
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Ha ha! Mine would do that too! Strictly is my absulte favourite 🙂 xx
Lovely list! Everytime I read one of these I add on another 50 to my own..currently clocking up 200 things that make me happy! Going to steal fish n chips and tea from you! #thelist
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That is fine, you have it 🙂 x
Love this list and I have to say my 50 things would (or should I say will) look very similar. Lovely that you call your husband your best friend, I feel the same about mine. #sundaystars
I love it when my hubby arrives home early from work unexpectedly, and when Strictly Come dancing starts as that’s the start to my Christmas countdown too! 🙂 x
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It is the best isn’t it x
Done! Sorry it did take a while longer than I intended. Lovely to read your list and get to know a bit more about you X
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Don’t be sorry huni, there was no pressure. Thanks lovely x
Your number 17 just made me cry a tiny little bit. It is something I miss as a single mum. Luckily I quickly remembered the constant arguing proceeding the bloke convincing to go for a walk with me and the toddler. We really weren’t a good match 🙁
You have a lovely list, I might make myself one to reflect on at later times x
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It good that you remembered the negative, but I am sorry that you have had to go through the bad times x
What a great list. I love that you have so many things that make you happy. It got me thinking about things that makes me happy too. Sometimes I get so involve in whats happening right in front of me that I forget the bigger picture.
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Thanks, I write a list of 10 things I have loved each week and it really helps we stay in the moment x