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'Happy Moments' Jan 11th '15

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Hello and welcome to the first HM of 2015! Now that the dust has settled and we're all back into the swing of things after the Christmas and New Year festivities, I thought it would be good to start thinking again about our gratitudes and blessings, or just sharing good news etc. I often feel that this time of the year can be pretty tricky to negotiate. We tend to put pressure on ourselves to make resolutions about all sorts of life aspects when perhaps we should take that pressure off because January can be such a hard dark month to get through. Maybe baby steps are what';s needed and focusing on a few positives. So why not join me?

Ok, I'll start of as usual... Rather than hurl myself back into work last week I did some tidying and sorting, and purging in my house. I did a couple of small sewing jobs for myself to get me in the right frame of mind for work and I sorted out a niggle with my car. I'm now feeling really happy about the tidiness of my living space and ready for work.

I had a lovely evening with pals on Friday, celebrating a pal's birthday with a curry. 10 of us went and we had a blast ,including playing blow football across the table with foil covered chocolate balls, and one lady taking a group photo using her telescopic selfie stick! Hilarious! Not sure we'll be allowed back in the restaurant again though!

Yesterday was also nice, as we finally got around to seeing the final Hobbit film at the cinema, followed by pizza..yum

Next week I will be back sewing for clients again and planning my next project for my own clothes too I'm grateful for clients who are loyal and who don't rush me

More gratitudes... DS settling back at school nicely.... my mum knitting me a lovely red sweater...DH emptying the dishwasher... my car problem not costing anything as it was a mistake by the garage

Over to you now. Don't forget links and photos if you want.

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Louise

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Wasn't the Hobbit brilliant, I saw it last weekend with a friend.

Back to work for me this week but I had dinner with a couple of old school friends who I'd lost touch with and we've arranged further 'dates' so we don't lose touch again.
I headed up to the greyhound rescue yesterday and had a relaxing afternoon strolling across the fields with Johnny, Blake and Jane then I had a lovely cuddle with Johnny, I went into his kennel and crouched down to give him a snuggle and he laid his head on my shoulder. Such peaceful creatures, they really cheered me up.
I'm considering joining the gym we have a new one open up locally and I've heard good reviews x

Style Fan

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The weather here has been very snowy and very cold. Makes for limited driving. The good news is that hiking on the trail that goes by our house is extra beautiful. Our dog is in heaven. This is her time of year. She looks very cute with her little purple boots, purple name tag and new collar with purple peace symbols (we are sixties people after all).

Went to a very good Yoga class on Saturday with a teacher we hadn't seen in a long time. Felt very fortunate that so many good Yoga teachers are in this area. Also, thankful that DH and I share this interest.

Today I wasn't feeling well. I had a migrane. DH went swimming and came home with a pizza for dinner. What a sweetie.

Lots to be thankful for.

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Anonymous

Yes, it was good Louise and not too busy as the film has been out for a while. How nice to catch up with friends you haven't seen for a while and a good way to combat the back to work blues. Walking the dogs sound lovely too.

Stylefan, those are lovely photos. Isn't your dog absolutely beautiful! Both walking and yoga sound very nice. You and Louise are making me feel a tad lazy! Hurrah for pizza from a caring hubby...hope your head feels better today

Alassë

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A new cookbook arrived last night, and I want to try almost everything! http://www.amazon.com/Chocolat.....=tmm_hrd_t

Anonymous

Yum! That book looks great! You must check in sometime and tell us what you cooked.

Alassë

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The chocolate peanut butter cup ice cream gets 2 thumbs up.

Angie

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Your year is off to a happy and healthy start, Diane. BRILLIANT. The birthday bash sounds fabulous - you had me with curry and chocolate. I also love that you're giving the active part of your life some love. xo

Alasse, pass the ice-cream. xo

Louise, there is a special place in heaven for you and your amazing greyhound rehabilitation efforts. xo

Style Fan, I always enjoy pics of you and your doggie. Hope you're feeling better. xo

I love my new power yoga class. It does wonders for my head and soul. Also just finalized a warm weather holiday in Feb. And the sun is shining very brightly right now. Happy Days at the Cox Castle.

Summer

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It sounds as if you have got the new year off to a flying start - youv'e cleared the decks, had a great time with friends and prepared yourself for work.

I'm grateful that I finally signed up to YLF , which was actually my New Year's resolution for last year! Better late than never. Also, I have been working through some behaviour problems with my new dog, and, finally, I think we might have turned the corner - fingers crossed!

Anonymous

Angie, It's lovely to plan a holiday. I'm glad you're feeling chipper!

It's lovely to have you as a new member on YLF Summer Good news too that you're making progress with your new four legged friend.

Sarah Kay

What a lovely idea! I'm new to the forum, and I have to say, this seems like the nicest bunch of ladies!

I'm happy that 9 months after having a baby, I've finally figured out how to add time for exercise back into my routine. It makes such a positive difference in my mood, and I feel so much better just being in my body. So glad to get back into it! And after days of dreary, cloudy, drizzly weather, I just noticed the sun is shining today - nothing better than that!

Alassë

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Welcome, Sarah, and congratulations on your little one!

Anonymous

Yes, welcome Sarah! This is a regular post which I started to do about 18 months ago when there was a lot of horrid events in the news and some forum members were also going through some bad stuff. It helps me when I write it as it encourages me to think positive and it's fun to read and share in each others news etc. other than fashion stuff. Well done for the exercise btw. I'm just trying to do the same myself. I really need to make it feel like a habit rather than something I'm forcing myself to do :). Lovely to see the sun too, enjoy!

Sarah Kay

Thanks for the welcome, Alasse and Diane!

Diane, as for the exercise, I finally gave up trying to follow someone else's prescribed plans and found what I enjoy doing (yoga) and am sticking with that. Once I accepted I'm never going to be a jogger or a weight lifter and just started doing the exercises I liked, it stopped seeming like a burden and starting being fun. Hopefully you can find something that works for you, too!

Vicki

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Wonderful post, Diane, on the HM's in our lives.

Like you, I begin the year with some sorting, donating and discarding to refresh and begin anew. I joined a bi-weekly Community-Supported Agriculture, CSA, program where I get a box of locally-grown organic vegetables and I'm hoping that this inspires me to eat even more vegetable and find ways to prepare some that I don't often buy, like beets.

A few of my friends are having health challenges. One is a former student with stage 4 breast cancer, and the other is a wise octogenarian friend who is having some cognitive issues. Along with that, my sweetest, best friend in the world, my cat, is having renal failure and we'll find out if we need to give him subcutaneous drips on a regular basis to keep him hydrated and comfortable.

All of this is life, and I am keeping present to it all by calling my friends, having lunches with them and just sitting and reading with my cat. It teaches me to simply appreciate and treasure these moments.

I also plan to do one new or fun thing each month, and we saw a live concert recently and went to a museum I'd never visited (hey, that's two things already!). Having coffee with a couple of friends on a regular basis is very healing as is my continuing learning of French at my French Cafe class.

Thank you, sweet Diane, for reminding me of all these wonderful things.

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Thank Sarah Kay!

Vicki, thanks for joining in It's so sad about your friends, yet I'm glad you are keeping some positivity going and making time for them. Your poor kitty too, I'm sure I would be just the same with my dear Bilbo. I'm liking your healthy eating plans and especially the 'do one new or fun thing' a month. I will join you in that, what a great idea! (the veg look yummy :))