5 Happy things 10

1. The Dodo birds in the Natural History Museum are back. Last time I visited they were undergoing conservation and weren't on display. I love them so much. 2. The Victoria and Albert Museum.  So. Many. Beautiful. Things. 3. Spent a day with my family being tourists. 4. The weather has been good and I … Continue reading 5 Happy things 10

Things can only get better

If you're getting tired of my using song lyric puns for post titles sorry​ not sorry... It makes me laugh. My sense of humour is dogey and always has been. Bad jokes make me giggle, such as: Q. What do you call a laughing piano? A. A Yamaha-ha... I know. Terrible.  Point is I find … Continue reading Things can only get better

5 happy things 6

It's a bit late again. But here is last Sunday's 5 happy things: 1. Family meals 2. Cups of tea and biscuits  3. Spring bulbs 4. Hawthorn blossom the side of the motorway  5. I won a 3 pikachus and another pokemon I don't know the name of from the penny pushers at the arcade. I … Continue reading 5 happy things 6

It’s here again

It's here again. That 1 day a month where it feels like I've been gutted and I'm just a walking shell.  It has been 4 months since we lost Emmet on the 22nd. Every month I think 'maybe this day will get better' and every moth this day feels exactly the same. Every month is … Continue reading It’s here again

Five happy things 4

Then 'New Human' in the family is a girl and the in laws are calling her Skye. This makes me happy, being able to buy baby clothes with happy thoughts makes me feel like a ton of bricks has come off my chest after the grief of last week/ the last 3+ months. I spent … Continue reading Five happy things 4

Look up to the Skye and see…

Today I found out that my 'sister in law' (sorta. We'll call her this for simplicities sake) is having a baby girl, and that they plan to name her Skye. When I first learned that my brother and sister in law (on my partners side) were having a baby I was heartbroken, I felt so … Continue reading Look up to the Skye and see…

Blue tit on the window

Focus on the happy things.  Today this was a bluetit on the window feeder 😊

Piss off I’m just an auntie 

My partners brother (henceforth termed brother in law) and his partner are having a baby. People on my side of the family keep teasing me about knitting baby shoes when we gather to watch tv on a sunday with the whole clan together. 'Ohh are you expecting' 'Look someone's broody' 'It'll be your turn soon' … Continue reading Piss off I’m just an auntie 

Five happy things 2

Harry Potter quiz night was Friday, that was a lot of fun. And I met my partner for cake on the market cross and book shopping in the afternoon which was exactly what I needed. I am grateful for fluffy fluffy pjamas and fluffy socks because they make me happy even when I'm really sick. … Continue reading Five happy things 2