A happy positive thread 😃

11unicorn

Your post is sooooo lovely... wowwww the girl bought herself a goat, you are spreading happiness across the world... THAT is wonderful.

Everybody's happiness is sooooooooo wonderful to read...really, really fabulous.

Tomorrow I am going to my craft group that has developed into a circle of lovely friends then I am going to see a friend who has just returned from Spain, so a day of happiness 😊.

Let's all put the happy things in our lives to the forefront and smile ... and the negative to the back of our minds. We know every mortal thing in life can't be sweetness and roses, we know that but we have control over whether to allow it to monopolies our life or not. I CHOOSE NOT and so its as far far far far back as is possible.... and it can stay there..

HAPPINESS RULES.

😊 😊 😊

I went a nice walk through the woods with my lovely dog this morning, called in on one of my GD’s who is off school with Tonsillitis and made her a hot chocolate. This afternoon I’ve Spring cleaned (well Autumn cleaned) one of the spare bedrooms, put some nice new bedding on and I’m off to a knit n natter group this evening.

Nannan2 That’s lovely news. I hope you’ll be very happy in your new home.

Chatting to my daughter she said she'd bought winter flowering pansies reduced in Home Bargains. I said I'd looked everywhere for them and she said I could have hers!

Had the results of a full set of blood tests. After 13 years of GP forgetting I should be tested due to reaching different ages and I'M all NORMAL!

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Lovely

11unicorn
A 🐐 for her birthday!
That is truly a wonderful gift...

It's a gift that has gifted you right back! 😍

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I am having a delightful happy week, with incredibly lovely thoughtful people and all on the same wavelength

This morning we went to a coffee shop we haven't visited before (but will go back). They employ people with disabilities, and it's a popular cafe.

I felt so much lighter today after reading, last night, the messages of support for the poster who is having to consider that her DH may have to go into a care home. I have spent a few years now feeling so guilty that my late DH, who suffered from Parkinson’s and Lewy Body dementia, spent his last two years in a care home. It has been with me at all times, but now I can more readily see that it was justified.

due to a lot of pain in my back awake at 3.30am, and couldnt get back to sleep. did some emails etc and decided to go to RHS Harlow Carr. I cannot manage to walk round now but was able to organise to use the scooter. It looked as though it might rain, but rain held off. I put my mac, and bits and pieces and my small binoculars in the bag and this meant that when I saw a plant at the back of the bed and could not see the label the binoculars let me check it out. So I ended up being able to go all round, the plants were giving a great autumn colour display with sedums and michaelmas daisies etc. Have been a member of RHS for some years but as I was unable to book ahead have not been able to visit all through covid etc. So today I was happy to see it all again and have renewed my subscription. This gives me gardens to look forward to visiting this year, and as you are allowed to bring one guest with you free, I plan to go back shortly with a friend. It was great to get outside, at home there were jobs that needed doing etc and it was more relaxing to be away from the flat. The trees were just starting to change and it was great to get out and look forward to more gardens in the future.

I reckon this thread should continue like a diary for whoever wants to post either happy or sad. The support is tremendous and at a time when life has its challenges there is someone we can relate too that is refreshing.

We had a wonderful weekend in San Francisco, celebrating my Granddaughter’s birthday, my birthday and DS and DIL’s 20th wedding anniversary. Monday DH and I were home again, and went to a local restaurant who were celebrating their 1st anniversary, and as that was the actual day of my birthday we had another joint celebration. To round it all off, we were at a friend’s 80th birthday party yesterday. On Saturday we leave for a week in Nashville to stay with dear friends.

These posts are truly wonderful, reading each 1 brings forth a lovely sense of positivity...... each 1 is leaping off the screen with fulfilment..... WONDERFUL 😊

Just want to say to madeleine45 that I have visited Harlow Carr a couple of times ( we live about 10 miles from there ) brilliant idea of the binoculars...... its amazing how we find a different way of doing A, B and C which results in us still maintaining the pleasure and bringing us happiness 😊

Which brings me to 2 particular instances that involves my walking stick ( or 1 of them, i have 9 !!!!! Colour coordination to my clothes haaaaa ) anyway so the 1st instance was when i was at the supermarket and the item i wanted was top shelf and the LAST IN THE BOX so right at the back ... ping ... idea i got my stick and hooked down the item in question.....

2nd instance my GD was going to climb up on a chair to get something in the house, DA-DAH I said use my stick.... job done.

improvisation wins the day

Spent an hour in the garden pottering about. Our aging spaniel was very in the moment, she charged about full of the joy of spring. Just watching her made me smile.

Covid and flu jabs for us both today but off to the Grange Garden Centre after for more plants (wallflowers we hope). Hope all are having a good day.

The sun is shining and my laundry is drying outside.

As I did my hair this morning near an upstairs window a little girl of about two spotted me and waved at me merrily as she trotted along the pavement behind her mum - how adorable! ❤️

I usually use Bluetooth to listen to playlists from my phone but I have a new phone and I haven't sorted the music yet. For some reason, my car radio has 'defaulted' to Radio 3, which I wouldn't have chosen, and I'm enjoying it, mostly. I'm not keen on the odd bit of jazz they play but mornings are usually pretty lively. On my way home this morning, they played the rondo from Beethoven's 4th piano concerto. It was totally brilliant, exciting and uplifting. It was almost dangerous to be driving! I haven't quite come down from it yet but I'm safely at home! 😂

A lovely thing happened to me today. In a phone call earlier this week I'd told my friend I was apprehensive about forthcoming cataract op and another procedure due. Today a package arrived in the post from her - a Christmas decoration and a bar of good chocolate. To give me something to look forward to and treat to help me relax. What a good friend she is. I'm very lucky.

My neighbour came across and handed in two bars of chocolate for me. 🥰
She noticed I hadn't been about.

and thought I must be unwell again.

Sorry I only got one bar of chocolate but at least it was Lindt

Aveline

Sorry I only got one bar of chocolate but at least it was Lindt

Mine was three Turkish Delight bars and one Galaxy Gold.
I'm not proud, any port in a storm!!! [wink}

I agree there so much doom and gloom in this world and not much positivity reported. There is a website that only shows positive news www.positive.news/ which is so refreshing with articles that certainly lifts your spirit.