As I have previously mentioned, I want to take more time to appreciate the simple things in life. There are loads when I think about it but here are some highlights from this week...
• Chocolate cake. As someone who is trying to lose weight, I am trying to avoid those naughty but totally delicious foods. I'm not doing too badly but after feeling a bit naff for a few days, I was presented with the opportunity to wolf down a rather large slice of homemade chocolate cake. With butter icing. It was AMAZING. And I don't feel guilty about eating it all.
• Time with friends. This really encompasses lots of small but wonderful things (watching films, eating beans on toast, having a good moan ) but time with friends is never to be underestimated. Time with good friends is balm for the soul.
• Nosing round gardens with my mum. My mum has been green fingered for as long as I can remember and as I have gotten older I have started to get more interested in gardening. I have a small patch of garden which is a work in progress but when a local house decided to open its garden for charity this weekend, mum and I jumped at the chance. Thrown in with a bit of sunshine, a good natter and the previously mentioned chocolate cake and a cracking afternoon was had by all (well me and my mum).
• Nighttime indoor picnics. As I've previously discussed, the arrival of a baby significantly affects one's abilty to go out for an evening. In some ways it's not a problem. My husband and I are usually so tired that we just sit gormlessly in front of the telly but this Friday evening needed something slightly different. So we put a blanket on the floor and had a picnic of fajitas whilst watching a film. It was bloomin' lovely.
A pretty good week all in all.
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